A First

Posted: August 16, 2022 | Author: | Filed under: Gardening | Tags: , , , , | 19 Comments

For the first time ever, I got a rose cutting to root. I have a self-watering pot that I call the “Magic Pot” and periodically stick cuttings into it. Some cuttings do exceptionally well and require work and maneuvering to dig them out, but I have never gotten a rose cutting to propagate. The rose is Rose Cramoisi Superieur, a double-cupped blossom and a true China that is nearly everblooming in a warm climate. I have posted photos of it in the past. It was mislabeled and turned out to be a climbing rose, but has been very robust and a great bloomer.

I don’t know if I chose the right time of year or a good cutting, as not only did it root, but it also made a bloom. The rose has since been repotted and moved near the mother plant. Fingers crossed that it will continue to grow.

The Magic Pot

Posted: September 13, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Gardening | Tags: | Leave a comment

These were cuttings stuck in the pot and now are ready to be added to the garden.

The plant support for the pot makes it easy to add shade.

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This pot has a water reservoir at the bottom to self-water plants.  It was originally used  to grow tomatoes, but in an area that receives 3 to 10 inches of rain out of one storm, it overflowed and drowned the tomatoes.  The pot sat empty for awhile until some cuttings were stuck in it on a whim.  Cuttings, of course, enjoy a consistently wet environment and behold, the magic propagation pot was put to work filling the Automatic Garden!