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OK, now I know I am garden nutz. I took a cutting from my Mona Lavender and put it in a glass of water, to see what would happen. 6 days later, it has roots started. So, guess what I did. I went and took about 30 more cuttings from the plant, and put them in water.
My question is this, when do I take the rooted cutting out of the water and put it into soil?????
If this works, I will have lots of trading stock in a few weeks
* * * * I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." John Wayne http://community.webshots.com/user/johncandy1005 Plants: 263 | From: Georgia | Registered: Jun 2004
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I normally take mine out of the water when the roots look and feel like they can have dirt packed on top of them without them breaking off. That's what i did with my angel wing begonia cuttings anyway ^.^ My watermellon pepperomia cuttings are just plain weird lol. They root these clear roots that snap off really easy, so i gotta start em in soil, otherwise they'll just kinda get really weak for a long time before they root again.
But ya ^.^ take em out when the roots look like they're nice and tough, or are long enough to the point where they're kinda making a ball.
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Thanks Nako for the info, if they all root, will have lots to trade with.
* * * * I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." John Wayne http://community.webshots.com/user/johncandy1005 Plants: 263 | From: Georgia | Registered: Jun 2004
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I really can not answer your ? on whether to start cuttings in soil or water. I have killed everything I have tried to root in soil, so am trying the water this time.
* * * * I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." John Wayne http://community.webshots.com/user/johncandy1005 Plants: 263 | From: Georgia | Registered: Jun 2004
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Well, I still can not figure out how to not have a whole lot of dead sticks and rotting vegetation when I try to start cuttings in soil. It has never worked for me, but I will keep on trying.
* * * * I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." John Wayne http://community.webshots.com/user/johncandy1005 Plants: 263 | From: Georgia | Registered: Jun 2004
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Frustratedattimes, I know, at least for the lavendar you can take pieces of the plant and bend them over, take a U shaped pin, carpet staple??, heck probably even a safey pin or bread tie shaped in a U, and hold the plant branch down on the ground, throw a bit of dirt on top of it, and put the U shaped thingie on top of it, and push into the ground to hold it down, or even a small rock. As long as it's attached to it's momma plant, it'll still get nutrients for the momma and the node will then root into the ground, when it's got a good contact to the soil, it'll take root.
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I went and took about 30 more cuttings from the plant, and put them in water. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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