Propagate hydrangea Endless Summer »Here's how

Propagation by cuttings

Hydrangeas as the Farm hydrangea The easiest way to propagate “Endless Summer” is by cuttings. The best time to propagate cuttings is in the summer months of June and July, but you should choose or shoot shoots without flower buds. remove any existing ones. There are several methods of rooting these cuttings.

Rooting in a glass of water

For the water glass rooting, proceed as described:

• Fill a glass with water.
• Cover it with clear film.
• Pierce holes in this foil, this is where the cuttings will be carried out.
• Cut off the desired number of shoot tips with a sharp knife.
• Remove all the lower leaves, leaving a maximum of two at the top.
• Put the cuttings through the holes in the water glass.
• The stems should be a few inches in the water.
• After a while, roots will form at the interface.
• Once enough roots have formed, you can use them Put cuttings in pots.

Put the cuttings in the growing medium

It is, however, a little less complicated freshly cut cuttings in a Rooting powder to immerse and either individually in pots or several in boxes Growing substrate(€ 12.99 at Amazon *) to get stuck. You can stick very close together. With the help of a stick, drill holes in the slightly damp soil and insert the cuttings with the cut. Then press it lightly and pour it on. If you increase the humidity by covering the planter with foil or placing a mason jar over the cutting, the young hydrangeas will root faster.

Propagate hydrangeas using lowerers

the hydrangea "Endless Summer" can also be increased very well and easily using lowering devices. To do this, look for suitable, healthy shoots without flower buds and remove all leaves except for two leaves at the tip. Now bend the shoot down to the ground and cut the area to be rooted at a slight angle. This place is placed in a small hollow, fixed and covered with earth. The tip of the shoot remains free. The roots form after about a year, until then the young plant should remain on the mother plant.

Tips & Tricks

Like almost all hydrangeas, the farmer's hydrangea "Endless Summer" multiply by division.