So sad. So very, very, very sad. I woke up today to find Josceline's sunflowers broken. As I drank my coffee, I pondered on saving the poor plants. Normally I wouldn't resort using Rooting Hormone especially on plants we will be eating from. I allowed my daughter see it for the first time and asked if she wanted to help her broken sunflowers. Without hesitation, she said, "Yes!"
A little background information. Rooting Hormone is used by gardeners to help aid plant cutting to grow roots.
Normally you can take cutting and root them without Rooting Hormone if the cuttings are taken at the right time, place, and cared for properly. As you can see from the picture, I had a big problem and wanted to aid the poor plants ASAP. Let's start the plant surgery shall we?
Locate planting area.
Prepare the planting area.
Cut plant.
Dip cut end in water and shake off excess.
Dip cut end in Rooting Hormone.
Cover at least 1 inch of cutting with powder.
Place cut end in dirt.
Cover with soil.
Water.
And you're done.
If all goes well, these cuttings will thrive. In no time I'll be able to have some seeds from blossoms like...
this one on the other side of playhouse entrance.
On a normal basis, you wouldn't use such a large cutting but this was not my situation. Also, you would insert cuttings in a pot with good mixing soil but I wanted to see if they would root in the ground.
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