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Buy a flat, take cuttings, have two flats in two weeks?
Comments (3)Ok, I very strongly disagree with "shrubs_n_bulbs". I seldom disagree with him, so he is probably right and I am wrong, but here goes my advice/experience: impatiens root very very easily. You can root cuttings in seed starting mixture or simply in water. If you root impatiens, then you can get flowers in 4-5 weeks. 2 weeks to get roots is right, but 4-5 weeks until flowering. at that time, the impatiens have all the roots they need to establish themselves. if you make the cuttings indoors in 70-78 deg F temperatures in subdued light (e.g. behind a sheer curtain, or under the light of a fluorescent light bulb) the impatiens will root in 7-10 days. You can either fill a pot with a well draining seed starting mixture (available at garden centers) or use potting soil. You can fill a 6" pots and put several cuttings around the edge of the pot spaced a few inches apart. each pot should hold 4-5 cuttings each. Enclose the cuttings in a plastic bag and if the seed starting mixture/potting soil was very moist then there should not be a need to water again until the impatiens root in 7-10 days. You can also fill a pan with water and put cuttings around the edge so they do not slide into the water (make sure no leaves in the water.. only the stem). Change water every few days but keep everything at 70-75 deg F. Once roots appear and they are 1.5-2" long, repot in seperate pots. it may be helpful then to place the pots in enclosed plastic bags for a few days to let the cutting recover. they are usually a bit under the weather (no pun intended) after being repotted from growing in only water. We always makes tons of cuttings each year this way. I can only start so many seeds indoors, but once one flat of impatiens go outdoors, I make more cuttings for family and friends from these. Generally, impatiens grow and flower 4-5 weeks after you make the cuttings. We have never had a problem with undevelopped root systems.. not for a fast grower like impatiens.....See MoreCare to take a guess ?
Comments (11)Thank you all for your help. And you can call me Dirtpig if you want..LOL..you haven't seen me after a day in the gardens. I think I'm going with Queen of the Seas. I hate it when you lose the top half of the tag.All I have left is the bottom and all it says is shady oaks. I have Niagara Falls and Komodo Dragon in different spots of the gardens,with full tags.Now if I could just find where I put Marilyn Monroe??She's out there somewhere.Maybe tonight after work. Thanks again....See MoreGuess Ill take em back in
Comments (30)Mike, you really don't need to dig up much of the rootball if you want to try the mulch-in-a-plastic-trashbag method of storing over winter. The main woody roots will be fine and most of the feeder roots you lose by shaking off the soil will most likely die off during winter anyway, to be quickly replaced in spring. I shook about 75% of the soil off mine (only 3+ year-old seedlings and established rooted plants, no newly rooted!) and put about 8 in one bag, tied it tight and just left it in a trash can with rags in the bottom. A couple of the big boys I just pulled out of the ground without even digging and put into pots with some soil or mulch. If you cover the remaining roots in the bag with mulch you probably don't even need to add any water over winter. I used no mulch so I added just a half cup twice over winter. Come April when I checked inside the bottom of the bag there were new feeder roots growing in the little remaining soil at the bottom. Pretty amazing, really!...See MoreBacksplash help - guess it takes a village to select one
Comments (14)Thanks for the feedback and reassurance, I know what I like but keep second guessing so it is nice to hear others agree. This place has steered me in the right direction so far, so I trust the feedback. It is so exciting seeing everything coming together after the months of planning. Christine - your backsplash looks great! I just love those accent pieces, and I can just imagine how great that mix of them looks behind your range. Question for you, the samples that I have are quite a bit thicker than the cream tiles that I have. Is that how yours are as well? Does that look awkward? Bee - thanks for your input. My original thought was doing something grand behind the range, but I actually ended up buying a stainless panel to put there instead. Much easier to clean after all! You may be right about letting the granite shine (like it will) I'll have to see how it looks once installed. I think badgergal's words ring true, I will have to fight off my urge for more "bling", I like some bling, I want more bling!!...See Moremoonie_57 (8 NC)
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