As renters, when your house is sold, you have to seek new gardens elsewhere. Well, at our last apartment, we had a beautiful Rose of Sharon in the backyard. So last August as we were leaving, I decided to try to propagate her for ourselves!
She looked way more lavender and less pink in real life.
I took these four small branch cuttings and stuck 'em in a pot. Well, winter came.....and we had 5F weather. We had frost. We had snow. They stayed mostly under plastic. They became four sad little twigs. I figured they were goners.
Then April came. Lo and behold.
Now they're looking like real plants, if a little pale. I'm thrilled!
I know Rose of Sharon is a bit of a weed, but I still feel like a magician (especially after trying to root begonias and them going absolutely nowhere).
So.....
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NOW WHAT?
Weird question maybe, but....... what do I do? Should I
(A) try to separate them all into individual pots? Will that hurt the roots too much? I know you're supposed to grow one plant per (large) container.
(B) Also, is it fertilizer time?
I bought some organic hibiscus fertilizer and it's ready to be deployed.
Thanks everyone for your help!
