Memorial Day

I bought the items needed to make a cloner (per Token's instructions) today at Walmart. The air pump was only 7 bucks in the pet department. DH is off work today so all that will have to wait until tomorrow. 

I took these photos of the Lilacinia Lacecap Hydrangea today. Really pretty blooms.......

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I posted a few questions about my cloner on Token's blog. His answers:

I use a second shoebox as a cover to control humidity. The lid is white but it shouldn't matter too much. You'll just have to keep an eye out for algae and green goo. If you're painting the bottom box like I did, go ahead and paint the underside of the lid to block light. 

I move my cuttings from the cloner to containers and place them in full shade. Some get baggies or covers to hold in humidity especially now that it's so warm. After a week, I move them into sun if that's where they will live, but remove the cover. Then, plant them out when I get around to it. :) They do need to be hardened off since their only light source has been a fluorescent bulb. Good luck! let me know how it goes. 

Best advice, sterilize the box and your cutting tools with 10% bleach solution before taking any cuttings. If a cutting rots or turns to mush, try again later in the spring once the growth has firmed up a bit.