Thanks, for your ideas on a Forsyth pot which can be neglected if needed.
I go away or get busy with other things sometimes, ---and the cuttings suffer!
Your idea will help.

@CarolineScott I am happy that you like the small improvement. You have my permission to neglect your cuttings!
I just keep a Forsythe pot ready at all times. When I accidentally break off a branch, or when a friend stops by with a gift of a precious cutting - in the pot it goes.

Good idea to keep one ready!
That is a good tip too! Thanks.

I have a problem with intense summer heat and no real shade in my back yard ... the deer protected area ... I am wondering how I could make this work. Any ideas ?

Smiles,
Lyn

@RoseBlush1,
Hope this helps to answer your question. I am not sure how a 'deer protected area' relates to propagating plants in a Forsythe Pot, but I am sure that you will not know if this method will work for you unless you give it a try. You have almost nothing to lose and much to gain by trying.

Several of these pots going at the same time in my small yard space, always out of direct sunlight. One side of my house is shaded by trees and an overhang; on the other side I keep an old beach umbrella to create a bit of shade. One Forsythe Pot is under the shelf of my 'potting bench' (fancy term for old kitchen sink propped up by two discard fish tank stands.) You could maybe construct a shelter using some Shade Cloth.

I just had a quick look to see what kind of plants you are growing; maybe you could place the Forsythe Pot on the ground in the shade/shelter of one of your larger rose bushes.

@greene ...

Thank you for your response. The deer protection issue is simply because the town deer up here will test any new growth on any plant to see if they might like it. If they do, poof there goes your plant !

I think the shade cloth/umbrella is probably the best solution. My summer temps are usually in the high 90s to low 100s all summer long, but cool down by 40 to 50 degrees at night, so, of course, the temps are not that high all day. However, it can easily be 100 degrees by 9am.

I am finding this is making it difficult for this novice gardener to grow young plants ... ...

Smiles,
Lyn

Ah, now I understand! Thank you.

Are you able to construct a simple wire fence enclosure just large enough for the Forsythe Pot with a bit of Shade Cloth at the top. Whoa, I just described a small dog run, didn't I?

I have seen those small wire enclosures in our local State Park for protect certain smaller trees from the hungry deer.