3 different gardening questions?
Question by jama_bc: 3 different gardening questions?
Question 1: I have 2 Elisha Blues (ornamental grasses) but when we moved i had to put it in a pot and have no place in the ground to put it. The bottom “leaves” are brown/yellow. I put it in a bigger pot as i thought it was because it was in too small of a pot. Should i cut off the dead leaves?
Question 2: I have some diff. chives and the flower pods just burst. Can i plant the flowers to grow more chives? If not, what else can i do with them?
Question 3: I grow sage. One of the plants has a “branch” that has almost split off. I’m wondering if it can be rooted somehow, and if so, how do i go about it?
Thanks for all helpful answers.
Best answer:
Answer by Greg L
Don’t know on #1
#2 -take the pods and set them in a baggie with papertowel to dry a bit before you plant (more seeds will germinate that way)
#3-just break off the branch and dip the broken part in root tone (a powdery start aid) This has root hormone that helps the start get its root system up to speed quickly. Plant in moist soil and keep watered well.
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1) While the plant is evergreen, the individual blades of grass aren’t . The older ones will die off , especially in spring as the new ones come on. If you transplanted it recently, you’ll probably lose some from the shock of that . Make sure not to over water it . Blue Fescue is very drought-tolerant, so let it dry out completely between watering . & yes you can trim it . Cut the whole thing of about 3″ long . Suggest getting “Boulder Blue” . Less prone to dying off than ” Elijah Blue” , in my experience .
2) You can eat the flowers, or use them as cut flowers . To get new plants , you have to wait for the flowers to fade & seeds to form (Ripe when whole seed head is brown & seeds black .) That said, it’s a lot quicker to just divide the plant. Chives multiply faster than rabbits .
3) Sage will grow fairly easily from cutting . Any woody stems won’t likely root though. The parts 1 or 2 nodes back from the very newest growth are the best candidates . You can do it any time it’s actively growing, with June probably best. You could also leave the branch attached & propigate it.Poke it into the soil , lightly scratching the surface of the stem(s) in question . Remove any leaves from the to-be-buried parts. Then put weight on it to keep it buried . When it is well-rooted , sever it from the main plant & transplant ( if desired ) . Probably will take 6-8 weeks .