What are those gorgeous acid green leaves: Aaaaaaaahhhhh CHOOOOOOOO!

» LadyB - Aaaaaaaahhhhh CHOOOOOOOO!

*SNORF* OK, I've got a minute and a half here.....Sonni, I was going to suggest the gravel trays just like Marge so beautifully described. They REALLY help as long as you don't have everyone actually SITTING in water - that's what the gravel is for.

Kitty litter, hey, never THOUGHT of that one. I use Perlite for rooting cuttings, you can get it at any garden center. I prefer it over Vermiculite (the gold stuff) because I find vermiculite just TOO soft. Don't like the DUST you get with the perlite, but it makes a good cutting.

I actually grabbed some cuttings yesterday of a funny little round-leafed sage at one of the houses here at Glynwood. Really sweet stuff, I've never seen it before. But it should do well as ALL the sages are doing spectacularly well around here. But of course you know what THAT means....where Sage grows well, a WOMAN is in charge. (heh,heh)

Oh, 'scuse me......AAAAAAAHHHHHH CHOOOOOO! sorry, time was up.....where was I.....right. sage cuttings....yes, I'll grab cuttings up to the very last second, but I won't start a seed 'til after Ground Hog Day. Days are getting shorter and greenhouse or no greenhouse, this is NOT good seed-starting weather. Besides, we ALL need a little DOWN TIME. Once those seed babies start appearing, I'm on 24 hour duty (*again*).

So Sonni, you really SHOULD catch the train and come up and see me...maybe we can do a joint article with photos and everything. (Hasn't someone made this woman our BALCONY GARDENING EDITOR yet??)

-- posted by LadyB