Scissor Fight!!!! ;-)

Josh

Someone shoud take those scissors off of you befor you hurt yourself. Ha Ha., Hay what to do with all the plants? Most poeple don't want any. Some do. I would be afraid I would get stuck with all those.
Stush.

'Gollum' cuttings can be quite popular! ;-)

Josh

Stush,
Is there a reason for the haircuts,or is this something you do to groom them? I never give haircuts,I want those plants as big as they will grow .will you now take the cuttings an root all of them?
Sharon

Quick clarification...these are Matt's cuttings ;-)

Trimming Jades encourages branching, which in turn allows for the development of a better
canopy (in my opinion).

Josh

Sorry I called you the wrong name. I get so confused!!!!! Lol.
Sharon

Nice job! The trimmed plants look much better to me.

Nice job! Also gives lots of babies to share and get someone else addicted! LOL!

Oooooer! Now that's a serious haircutting job there. It will be interesting to see them when they start to push out lots of new growth, hopefully it may turn out really small and tight. Well done for being so brave! Please keep us posted.
Gill from the UK.

P.S. Mr. Scissorhands.... is you middle name Edward by any chance?

I can't find enough people who will take all of my extra plants, I just gave away 6 flats of plant to my club. I give them to firemen, churches, my car repair shop, I use them my garden, I give as a thank you, any other suggestions. I do not mail them out any more. Norma

There are hundreds of succulents you could get... not sure why you would want 50 of the same potted plant.

Beautiful and addictive. :) Who doesn't love 'Gollum' cuttings. I could certainly use more.

Look at the free plants he will have when they root.they can be traded or sold. Win,win....

Sharon

Matthew, if you had thought this through, you could have had your very own Black Friday extravaganza! "Free Gollum Cutting" to the first 100 visitors who bring homemade cookies to the door ....

Another cool thing about taking this many cuttings is that you can watch and see which cuttings
develop the best trunking, branching, and leafing habits. Then, you can isolate these keepers for bonsai, et cetera.

Josh

Here they are ready to root.
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Matthew

They seem to be budding just where I want 'em to

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Matthew

The cuttings all look beautiful. Envious! :)

What type of potting mix is that, pure pumice?

Very nice before and after pictures! The cuttings and new growth on the larger plants look great! Can't wait for summer to arrive :):).

Beautiful, but what do you do with 88 cuttings?

Christopher

Thanks all!

Chemgardner, Gritty mix FTW!!

Christopher, 2 cuttings were sold on ebay and completely recouped the cost of the original plants, about 15 or 20 were arranged in a few different dish gardens which covered more than a few holiday gifts. 1 tray of 18 cuttings was traded to a local nursery for a 2 foot multi-branched top cut of Euphorbia grandicornis. The rest will probably be given or traded away. That still leaves 40 more to be turned into something good...

Matthew

Matthew:

Excellent use of the cuttings, I salute your ingenuity!

Christopher

Really Nice Mathew, such a handsome group!

What pls. is FTW?

Am curious where in the country you are, can't tell from your profile, am guessing Calif?

Wish I could grow these beauties, your pix make me wish that even more. I agree about the ingenious use of these lovelies, good job!

Karen, FTW means "For the win!" ;-)

Great progress, Matthew.

Josh

Fantastic show! Man, look at that growth!

I love me some Gollum! Would be happy to pay postage for some of those cuttings, if you're still looking to offload a few. :)


*CG*

Hey CG! Of course I have a few extra for ya! Shoot me a private message with your shipping info and I'll see what I can put together.
Matthew

The trimming seems to be in the perfect places on all of them. I agree with Greenman, I would wait to see which ones were the best bonsai candidates and keep those. I don't have may ppl to give away plants to (they will kill them). I have many cuttings myself, maybe we should have some sort of polly-anna secret cutting package game in the spring. Like we all start rooting now and pick random names and send a box of cuttings? or something like that.

Denise

Impressive job rooting all of those cuttings! I seem to have a black thumb when it comes to rooting Gollum cuttings. I have tried to root several cuttings, all have dried up and turned black. I followed all the suggestions I have read here: let the cutting dry for several days, use gritty well draining mix, mist the leaves every day or so, don't water, all to no avail. I am beginning to think that jades just don't like me, even though I love them, and they die just for spite. I imagine them sticking their tongues out saying "NANANA, you can't make me grow", as they shrivel up. LOL

Seeing your success makes me want to try again, maybe in the spring. I am consoling myself by thinking that it is the wrong time of year, and that the original plant wasn't all that healthy to begin with. So, maybe it wasn't operator error!