Hello,
I started gardening this year (thanks to covid) so please bear with me if I struggle with some simpler concepts. I am in Toronto, which is zone 5 I believe.
I took some juniper (chinensis) cuttings around June this year and I put them in some soil and covered it tightly with transparent plastic to create a greenhouse effect. I have never watered them so far, but the inside of the plastic shows condensation to this day and also moss growth. Also I leave them out in the open when it rains so it probably absorbs some through the drainage holes. So I'm inclined to think that maybe it's alright to not add extra water.
They have finally started showing some new growth in the leaves after a few months. I took one of them out of the plastic greenhouse and saw it has 2 nice long white roots and potted it with some bonsai soil (bought, I have no idea of the mixture). I tried to take another one out which also showed new leaf growth, but noticed it hadn't rooted at all, so I put it back inside the greenhouse for now. And there are a few others which are also showing leaf growth, but I haven't checked if they have rooted.
What should I do with these during winter? The ones that have rooted and the ones that haven't (but are still showing new leaf growth). Should I leave them inside the plastic greenhouse until spring? Should I pot them and let them get fresh air instead? Do they still need sunlight/watering during the dormant winter period or can I put them indoors (from when to when?).
I found a lot of examples on google, but none that seemed to fit my timeline. Most people seem to plant their cuttings in fall and then have them ready by next spring for new growth. Now that (some of) mine have rooted already in fall, I'm not sure if I should keep them in the greenhouse setup until spring or pot them now just before winter.
Please let me know if I can provide more details. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
I started gardening this year (thanks to covid) so please bear with me if I struggle with some simpler concepts. I am in Toronto, which is zone 5 I believe.
I took some juniper (chinensis) cuttings around June this year and I put them in some soil and covered it tightly with transparent plastic to create a greenhouse effect. I have never watered them so far, but the inside of the plastic shows condensation to this day and also moss growth. Also I leave them out in the open when it rains so it probably absorbs some through the drainage holes. So I'm inclined to think that maybe it's alright to not add extra water.
They have finally started showing some new growth in the leaves after a few months. I took one of them out of the plastic greenhouse and saw it has 2 nice long white roots and potted it with some bonsai soil (bought, I have no idea of the mixture). I tried to take another one out which also showed new leaf growth, but noticed it hadn't rooted at all, so I put it back inside the greenhouse for now. And there are a few others which are also showing leaf growth, but I haven't checked if they have rooted.
What should I do with these during winter? The ones that have rooted and the ones that haven't (but are still showing new leaf growth). Should I leave them inside the plastic greenhouse until spring? Should I pot them and let them get fresh air instead? Do they still need sunlight/watering during the dormant winter period or can I put them indoors (from when to when?).
I found a lot of examples on google, but none that seemed to fit my timeline. Most people seem to plant their cuttings in fall and then have them ready by next spring for new growth. Now that (some of) mine have rooted already in fall, I'm not sure if I should keep them in the greenhouse setup until spring or pot them now just before winter.
Please let me know if I can provide more details. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
