What is the purpose of overnight, full-branch soaking? Why cover them with a plastic bag? When I was growing up, we would cut forsythia, pussy willow, and redbud branches, stick them in a vase, and that's all it took.
I'll be trying my weeping cherry this year; it badly needs pruning, and I figure I may as well get a little indoor cheer out of it if possible. I intend to stick the branches in a vase and call it good. If they don't bloom - and if there's a sensible answer to my questions - maybe I'll work harder at it in the future.
What is the purpose of overnight, full-branch soaking? Why cover them with a plastic bag? When I was growing up, we would cut forsythia, pussy willow, and redbud branches, stick them in a vase, and that's all it took.
I'll be trying my weeping cherry this year; it badly needs pruning, and I figure I may as well get a little indoor cheer out of it if possible. I intend to stick the branches in a vase and call it good. If they don't bloom - and if there's a sensible answer to my questions - maybe I'll work harder at it in the future.