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Day 66 of Isolation

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Today was a “relaxing” day around here.  John transplanted/propagated several trimmings of a Rose of Sharon.

Rose of Sharon are easy to grow and propagate elsewhere in our yard.  You just trim a branch and plant the trimming!  We’ve never had an issue with growth.

These plants are from a set of plants his grandparents had in their yard.  Grandpa died in 1965 so they’ve “survived” at least 55 years!  Trimmings from their yard went to John’s parents yard then to our yard.  We should get a set ready for Kiddo #1’s yard.  4th generation of them!

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This area used to be where we planted tomatoes.  We are filling in the space with Rose of Sharon to help cool the kitchen.  The shrubs should provide a nice barrier from the afternoon sun.

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  1. purpleslob Avatar
    purpleslob

    How wonderful to have plants from grandparents!! If they are easy to grow, maybe I need some!!

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      declutteringthestuff

      They seem to survive and are easy to propagate. I would think they would do well in Florida.

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      1. purpleslob Avatar
        purpleslob

        I’d love some! Maybe my daughter can get some.

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          declutteringthestuff

          next time we are in Florida, I’ll bring you some. Might be a while – your daughter can probably get them wayyy sooner than from us!

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    MinimalMelody

    We have a Rose of Sharon out back. I’d love to have a few in the front yard. Do you need to cut it any special way or do anything before planting the cutting?

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      declutteringthestuff

      If you weren’t 2000 miles away, I’d deliver all of our cuttings and new plants to you!

      John cuts the branch to be about a foot tall (or more), puts them in the ground so that 2-3 joints get buried, adds a little vitamin b1, covers them with soil, and waters them 2x a day for about 2-3 weeks.

      It is best to do this in their dormant state but in southern California it doesn’t seem to matter when we do it.

      Good luck! Worst case is they don’t grow at this time.

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      1. MinimalMelody Avatar
        MinimalMelody

        Thanks! I’m going to give it a try.

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          declutteringthestuff

          Good luck!

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