MB

If it's already in the ground, I would leave it there and mulch over heavily. If it doesn't make it (but it should) email me and I'll fix you up with a replacement.

I've never put them in the ground because I have a greenhouse, but I should try it sometime. Everything I've read points to them growing like weeds in the ground.

randy

I grow brugs in the ground and many of them come back with no added mulch. I'd estimate 50/50. I used to cut them back to the ground, mulch the stump, then cover them with a garbage can lid or a large pot stuffed with leaves, then mulch some more. These always come back from the roots. Then I got lazy because I had so many, and stopped doing all that work. That's when I started getting about 50% returns. I even had one come back from the roots IN A POT on my porch this spring. Now that was one hardy brug!! (Dr. Seuss). If you want to store cuttings inside, just keep them from freezing. I overwintered a lot of cuttings last winter that were at least six feet tall in a five gallon bucket of water in a spare bathroom. They did great and I only lost a couple when I let the water level get too low. Brugs are very hard to kill. They are basically a weed. I'm sure yours will do fine no matter how you decide to treat it.

I'm getting a bunch of brugs in a trade (I don't know about this, but it was offered, and I accepted). One is called Insignia Gold, I believe, and the others, I won't know until they arrive. How should I treat them over winter? They will be rooted and unrooted cuttings. Has anyone rooted brugs, and, if so, any tips for me?

Susan

Susan

They root very easily in water as Dawna mentioned in her post. I started about 30 8"-10" cuttings this time last year in quart fruit jars with about 3" of water in them. Just check it periodically to keep the water from souring.

randy

Okay - do they need to have a good light exposure? I have a flourescent shelf over my kitchen sink that I could use, but I don't know if that's enough light or not.

Susan