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So I've literally been at this for so long, that I don't know what attempt number this is (I'm guessing its north of 8, I was thinking it was only 5 or so until I looked at my past calendars). I'm referring to propagating lilacs from cuttings. Back when my parent's moved in '04, my mom had to leave her prized lilac bushes behind. They're some heirloom variety that tends to grow a main trunk (with the occasional offshoot) instead of a whole bunch of smaller ones and they are extremely fragrant, heavy bloomers. They are old, atleast 35 years, and they don't put off a lot of new growth year over year. All of this, combined with the fact there is a very small window to take cuttings (right after the flowers fall off) makes this rather difficult and I've been doggedly pursuing this for awhile, changing tactics as I read more and more. This year, I setup my greenhouse specifically for them. I have 3 seedling mats regulated to 80 degrees and an ultrasonic humidifier controlled by a calibrated humidistat. There are LED grow lights on each shelf as well, currently set at 25% power on a 12 hour cycle.
And here's the greenhouse. I have 53 cuttings this time. Go big or go home I guess. Man, I hope this works lol.
Thanks,
--Matt
So I've literally been at this for so long, that I don't know what attempt number this is (I'm guessing its north of 8, I was thinking it was only 5 or so until I looked at my past calendars). I'm referring to propagating lilacs from cuttings. Back when my parent's moved in '04, my mom had to leave her prized lilac bushes behind. They're some heirloom variety that tends to grow a main trunk (with the occasional offshoot) instead of a whole bunch of smaller ones and they are extremely fragrant, heavy bloomers. They are old, atleast 35 years, and they don't put off a lot of new growth year over year. All of this, combined with the fact there is a very small window to take cuttings (right after the flowers fall off) makes this rather difficult and I've been doggedly pursuing this for awhile, changing tactics as I read more and more. This year, I setup my greenhouse specifically for them. I have 3 seedling mats regulated to 80 degrees and an ultrasonic humidifier controlled by a calibrated humidistat. There are LED grow lights on each shelf as well, currently set at 25% power on a 12 hour cycle.
And here's the greenhouse. I have 53 cuttings this time. Go big or go home I guess. Man, I hope this works lol.
Thanks,
--Matt