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Post by Reagan on Jul 8, 2019 9:22:21 GMT -6
Last summer I noticed some ROD growing in our church’s landscaping. Early this spring I decided to harvest some cuttings. Some were starting to show green but I cut them anyway. Dunked them in rooting powder and stuck them in a bucket of top soil. Took them to the land a week later. I dunked them again and put them in moist ground. Surrounded by small cages with 5-6 per cage. Many of the cuttings were too long and all should have been cut earlier. But most have survived. I even put a few in some landscaping at my house so I can watch them closer. These are the house plants. They are in front of the sunflowers. I have noticed the ones with less stem sticking out of the ground have put on the most growth. Max growth so far is 12-14”. Min growth is about 5 “.
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Post by Reagan on Jul 8, 2019 9:27:43 GMT -6
I liberated some of my land ROD with a weed trimmer. They were getting swallowed by the competition. One was right beside a mowed trail and my trimming must of got the deer’s attention. They crushed this cage to eat them to the ground. 2 plants survived inside the wire. The other cages have been untouched. ROD seems to be pretty forgiving if you can give it a place to stay damp. All of these were placed in areas where the soils is always damp even though it’s on a hill.
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 8, 2019 9:52:37 GMT -6
I thought I was the only one that was obsessed with ROD. I don't think deer destroyed that cage. I have two ideas.
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Post by badgerfowl on Jul 8, 2019 10:13:08 GMT -6
I've had better luck w/ ROD seedlings. Probably didn't help the year I tried a bunch of cuttings was the worst drought we've had in awhile. Cuttings need ground cover and protection. I've uncaged many now and the deer hammer everything they can reach.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 8, 2019 13:16:28 GMT -6
I find ROD growing inside of my apple cages, but not much outside of them.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 8, 2019 14:55:50 GMT -6
I grew 100+ ROD cuttings last year. I cut them when dormant, kept in the fridge until early May, then shoved them in some old NCR plug flats. I filled the flats with peat moss first. Kept them watered all spring/summer/early fall then planted them out. Those that I've checked on all look good. I've got plenty of ROD popping up here all on its own
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 8, 2019 20:15:24 GMT -6
I grew 100+ ROD cuttings last year. I cut them when dormant, kept in the fridge until early May, then shoved them in some old NCR plug flats. I filled the flats with peat moss first. Kept them watered all spring/summer/early fall then planted them out. Those that I've checked on all look good. I've got plenty of ROD popping up here all on its own So it can be done! That's an awesome share Stu! I wanna keep trying stuff to see if it can't be even easier yet. Next idea I've got is to dig out a hole about 5' in diameter and about as deep as cuttings would need to go. Backfill it with a combo of topsoil and composted manure. Lay a chunk of fabric over the entire thing, and punch it full of same-day cuttings every 3" inches and cage it, until that cage is full with around 100-200 cuttings in it. Then come back over the top with enough sawdust to cover up the fabric so it doesn't bake in the sun.
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Post by Reagan on Jul 31, 2019 20:54:47 GMT -6
I only checked 1 of my 4 cages. The Rod is growing well.
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Post by Reagan on Sept 7, 2019 13:53:11 GMT -6
Here is my yard stash of ROD. I removed the old sunflowers that were growing among them. I’m impressed with 1 season of growth.
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Post by Reagan on Mar 31, 2020 18:11:36 GMT -6
My yard rod from last year is starting to show signs of spring. The plant to the left had about 6” sticking out of the ground at planting. It grew about 30” last year.
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Post by honker on Apr 2, 2020 19:32:04 GMT -6
My yard rod from last year is starting to show signs of spring. The plant to the left had about 6” sticking out of the ground at planting. It grew about 30” last year. With all of the ROD I have in the back yard, I'm going to try the same thing this year. How much cutting did you have in the ground? Is it based on length of cutting or # of buds present?
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 2, 2020 20:04:53 GMT -6
I have a lot of ROD! Some planted—500 or so, a lot of natural. 18 year later it’s everywhere which is good!
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Post by Reagan on Apr 2, 2020 21:20:31 GMT -6
I tried to stick them as deep as possible with a couple of buds above the soil. Some might have been 6-8” deep. Some less. Nearly everything I stuck in the ground last year grew.
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Post by smsmith on Apr 3, 2020 7:58:00 GMT -6
I have a lot of ROD! Some planted—500 or so, a lot of natural. 18 year later it’s everywhere which is good! I've got it popping up all over the place. Once the cattle got removed, nature took over. I just mowed a bunch of ROD and gray dogwood that was popping up in my wildflower plot. If the conditions are right, it is tough to not have dogwoods.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 3, 2020 8:41:58 GMT -6
I have a lot of ROD! Some planted—500 or so, a lot of natural. 18 year later it’s everywhere which is good! I've got it popping up all over the place. Once the cattle got removed, nature took over. I just mowed a bunch of ROD and gray dogwood that was popping up in my wildflower plot. If the conditions are right, it is tough to not have dogwoods. Do they sucker more after mowing? I should try that
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