All cuttings have died

We moved towns and in the rush to get them in the ground I didn't pick the right location for them. Looking forward to trying winter cuttings again this year.

April 2012

In mid march we experienced a week of warm weather. With temps in the 80's to high 70's all the hydrangeas broke dormancy they must have thought it was summer! This of course was followed by a quick drop in temp. We were back to 40's with night lows in the mid 20's for several days/nights. My outdoor cuttings suffered, 3 of 4 had severe damaged, killed all the buds. The only one that survived was under a couple of inches of mulch. Lesson learned, cover and cover well. I keep watering all the cuttings. Never know when one of the presumably dead ones will come back.

I have been a bit negligent. I have been busy with the veggie garden. Seed starting and ordering more seeds has been exciting. My DD has so much fun seeing her seeds grow.

The indoor cuttings suffered some negligence as well. I have lost an additional cutting to lack of watering. Only two cuttings have survived and I am hardening them off. They have been outdoors in the shade for two days. I will let direct sun hit them soon.

Winter cuttings: outdoor vs indoor

Outdoor: 1 of 4 survived

Indoor: 2 of 5 survived

If I had covered the outdoor cuttings well with mulch I am certain that all if not most would have survived. If I had watered the indoor cuttings well I most definitely could have had 3 of 5 survive.

Rookie mistake

I took my hydrangea cuttings outdoors and left them unprotected from the wind. They look pitiful. I really set them back. They will probably not do better than the cuttings I plan to take later this spring early summer.

Outdoor rooted Todi hydrangea

It snowed. I went outside to play in the snow with the kids and I found one of the cuttings was uncovered and under 3-4 in of snow. I didn't even know where it was. I think I found something that resembled my hydrangea cutting. I removed the snow and covered it with the pot once more. Will it survive? We will just have to wait and see. I did all I could to salvage it.

Cutting of plant 2:: 4.5 weeks after waking up

This hydrangea cutting started to show signs of growth about 4.5 weeks ago. The photo shows continual growth even though it does not get much sunlight. It is still located in the kitchen near a window. This cutting was a winter hardwood cutting. Below are pictures from today(2.29.2012) and from 4 weeks ago.

Hydrangea Cutting taken in winter 3 months old

Feb 17 2012 I overwatered the hydrangea cuttings and one of them has root rot.

Luckily the others are doing well. This cutting is showing a bit of green from the rest of the buds. Buds I thought were not going to bud out.

The days continue to warm up. May they stay warm.