Propagation experiment nr1.

Its winter,long evenings so i have time to read.Going trough my new-old pelargonium books,i found some new for me interesting propogation ways.Very similar to them what i use in garden,with other plants,but newer thought to use them on pellies.
   Because winter is soooo long,,and my fingers getting 'gardening itchy' i had to try one of tips..My windowsills are occupied by orchids ,i had to chose one what not take much room,because cuttings need warm environment i had to keep they in.
  I will show you in photos what i did and how :) So fingers crossed it will works.

                                              I had 2 same variety plants,there is one of them.

                                       After cutting back,i used cinnamon as fungicide.

                                                       All together 9 cuttings

Tool what i used for taking cuttings.

                                       Cleaned and ready 

                                         Take cling film.

                        Lay about 1 cm tick layer with moist                sphagnum moss,cuttings on top.

                              And cover cuttings same on top

                                             Bend over cling film

                                              Like that

                                               And roll it :)

                           I have now 2 nice pelargonium rools :)

                                            
                                     Label them,date on.

             Ready for going in,actually they now it 2 tea cups :)

Happy New year!

Just want to wish all my pelargonium friends very happy ,healthy and full with love New Year!!!
     May your pelargoniums reward your love with lush growth and rich flowering!!!
 p.s. Can't wait when my greenhouse be back in flower :) 

New pelargonium. 'Fru Marklund'

Thanks to Annelie from Sweden,yesterday i got parcel with unrooted  cuttings of very beautiful old pelargonium.

  Annelie's mum got it as cutting from her neighbor on far 1949,and Annelie named it after her neighbor 'Fru Marklund',from where it originally come.
  It have very vigorous growth,first proof-being wrapped in moist paper towel it grown roots from new shot while was on way to me :)

So wish me best of luck,and i hope i will be able to show you flowering plants next summer.

Pelargonium 'Kronprinsessan Mary'

It come with me from Sweden last spring,so pleased with it,gorgeous!

Pelargonium x'Schottii'

Was half asleep all summer,must be was to hot for it,gave me one flower stem in october and i think went 'sleep' again :)

Autumn in greenhouse.

Hi,hi to all!
  Was busy last month with cuttings and all other autumn jobs.Not much what to say,just some photos from greenhouse in autumn.

Cuttings and repotting.

Hi,hi!
  Very busy right now,taking cuttings and re potting plants in new compost.By the way it is now best time to take cuttings of regals,scented and angel pelargoniums.
    For cuttings I mixing 1 part peat for seedlings and 1 part perlite+ sand(50%+50%) 
      Potting mix for 'big girls' i mixed 2 parts garden soil +3 parts potting peat,i have heavy clay soil,so if you have sandy,,then take 2 parts, and 1 part grit (sharp sand+grit),mix well.Of course if you have good compost instead of pure garden/top soil you can mix it with your own made compost.
     Last year i tried lots different potting composts,what they offer in g/c,,sorry,i didn't like them and my plants too, it ended up in flower borders.I  planted my plants in pure bedding peat,and was happy for while,now i think they need something stronger,so that why i mixing my own.
   I taking cuttings from all my pelargoniums,i started 20 august,and right now some of cuttings have roots already,so there will be plenty time to get nice growth until winter arrive.
  For colour,some photos from end of july.
  'Exotica Appleblossom' sport of 'Appleblossom Rosebud'

                                             'Appleblossom Rosebud'

                                          Zonartic Unicorn ,,gosh no idea with one.

                          'Honeywood Suzanne',,after re potting in bigger pot,really showing her self off :)

                                        Zonartic 'Lara Mandarin'

                                         Zonartic Unicorn 'Rose'