Today I had FUN!! Putting a piece of a plant in soil and having it sprout roots for me is just so marvelous! I just love starting new plants. I didn’t take any cuttings last fall. Must have been hot or something, because I didn’t start any cuttings. No motivation. Normally, I don’t need any motivation to take cuttings. But today it was nice and cloudy and the weather report is calling for rain and clouds for a week or so. Yippee! Just the right conditions for cuttings. The greenhouse won’t get too hot while they are trying to sprout roots. So here's the story, two years ago a geranium sprouted under the greenhouse bench. I just left it there. I was curious to see what color it would be and I had never had one sprout from seed before. Well, it didn’t bloom last summer, so I left it to grow some more. Well, it really grew this spring and it started blooming in June. It is a beautiful, large, coral bloom. I have never had one anything like it. I can only assume that this is a cross between two or more other geraniums that have been in my greenhouse, always reds and pinks. Wow! A whole new geranium!! I can hardly wait for these little gems to root. I left the plant in the soil so that if these guys don’t root, I’ll have another chance another time.
Everyone’s happiness can come in many different packages. This simple act of taking cuttings and watching them grow, for me is FUN!!!
I’ll keep you posted on their progress.
Healthy Days To You, Your Smiling Maven
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