june came from halcyon .. which is PROBABLY what you have coming out.. or that brain cell died.. lol check the hosta library ken

Good Morning Everyone! Sandra won't be able to host for the month of June as she had hoped, but will be our host for September. I will host in June, and thus our year is full! Yayyy!!! Linda and I appreciate all of you who have stepped forward to host our wonderful group! Here's our schedule... June: Dan - TBA July: Gmom/Sharon - something crazy August: Linda September: quiltingfox - fabric quarter swap - will be swapping 4 fabric floral / gardening themed quarters measuring 18"x21" and 18"x22" October: dan_the_mailman/probably something scary...muhahahaaa November: hazelnutbunny/Chocolate December: sandlapper_rose/Christmas Sewing/Sowing Stocking

Mariann - Oh you are so welcome, I love sharing my experiences and there is so little info on this on the interent, with any form of detail. As far as the place I kept them, due to the time frame with Early Spring, I put the cuttings indoors. Really wasn't sure if they should be warm or cold, but I figured if I'm trying to root them from dormancy, they need to be coming out of dormancy. My assumption was correct on these particular items. I can't say on other woody cuttings, but I prefer the quicker method (in warmth) than the unknown "stick them in the ground" method. They ended up starting green growth, before the outdoor items did. I've actually heard that, depending on the HW cuttings, keeping them warm helps the root growth, so they were in my upstairs bathroom at about 70 degrees constant. Now I'm testing out the softwood cuttings...oh it's so much different! But the bagging method works beautifully with that as well. I have 3 English Laurel cuttings in baggie method and 3 English Laurel cuttings in perlite method. The baggie method has roots EVERYWHERE! And I do mean EVERYWHERE!!! They are growing roots over the entire stem! 3 out of 3 are growing roots. The perlite/bottle method is just starting to get root buds, but isn't showing alot of promise. 2 of the cuttings have died off, so I'm awaiting the growth of roots on one of the 3 cuttings. I'm kind of getting a feel from the type of plant (that I can't explain it) as to which type of rooting method to use for which type of plant. Some seem to do beautifully in the perlite and bottle method and others do better in the baggie method. I suppose it's just keeping notes on each type of plant. Wanted to point out on the propagation boxes above, the only thing lacking is a plugged terra cotta pot to dispense moisture. I've included a link below for one on GW. While they are beautiful, they need the moisture. Check out Easy Propagation Chamber on GW and you'll see what I mean. This is so fun....Thanks so much for the fun.... Toni Here is a link that might be useful: Easy propagation chamber

These are blooming in June, but not in my garden. Verbena hastata Opuntia humifusa Tephrosia virginiana Heliopsis helianthoides Asclepias purpurescens Coreopsis ? I need a species ID? Double bill Rudbeckia hirta? and Asclepias syriaca Amorpha canescens Asclepias tuberosa and syriaca Unknown geum and unknown turtle.