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Posted: Oct/06/2007 12:40 PM PST
Update, none of my avocado cuttings rooted - they all rotted. oh well. The jury is still out on the passion fruit vines cuttings. The very tips turned brown, but the rest of each of the cuttings still seem fine. I'm wondering if they just dropped their tips due to the stress. The leaves in the coconut coir are still green and turgid, so they also seem to be doing fine, although no roots showing yet. Bonus - less than a week ago I trimmed up a black elephant ear that I scooped up at Lowe's for seventy cents, and just for kicks I stuck a little, 1 inch cutting into the coconut coir - Viola, roots, and it's already starting to send up a new little leaf! Life is so cool. I'll update on the passion fruit vine cutting when I have news. |
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Posted: Oct/19/2007 10:25 AM PST
Nearly all of the plants listed in the replies can root by just sticking them in good potting soil and keeping it moist, not wet.. that way the plant won't suffer the shock of being switched from water to soil.. Using root stimulator helps this process... Of course I am in South Texas so all of the above has to be done in shade or partial shade... Elvina |
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Posted: Nov/04/2007 7:50 PM PST
I just wait until there is an abundance of roots prior to planting them, myself. I have roots growing now on some Cuban Oregano that just started and it may be a month or so before they actually get in soil. |
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Posted: Nov/13/2007 3:37 PM PST
So I've taken about a dozen tip cuttings from my passion fruit vines, and only 2 have rooted. The rest didn't make it. And I definitely pulled one of those two out too early and planted it in soil. It couldn't sustain itself yet without the liquid water around it. I've found that taking a segment cutting seems to work better. Don't try to root the whole tip. Take the tip cutting, and just try to root a 3 inch section from the bottom of the cutting. Cut it just above a node on each end, remove all the leaves, dust with rooting powder, and pop it in some moistened, shredded coconut coir. I'm 2 for 2 with this method so far. |
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Posted: Dec/17/2007 5:40 PM PST
Hi there! I'm a newbie half the globe away. It's wonderful to read the threads on this forum. I've successfully rooted fragrant screwpine(pandan) and lemongrass in water. Now attempting, Thyme, Sage, Oregano, Rosemary and Dill. Has anyone tried Tarragon? I'm not good at rooting cuttings in soil, pain to see them wilt. Cheerio! |
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Posted: Apr/12/2008 1:26 PM PST
Impatiens seem to root in water for me. I don't think I saw them in the thread yet. |
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Posted: May/01/2008 6:11 PM PST
Wow! I learned A LOT from reading all of that! I will definitely try rooting my butterfly bush and Brugs  Everytime I've tried to root cuttings in a soil type medium they just die, even if I use rooting hormone. |
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Posted: May/01/2008 7:20 PM PST
I know the butterfly bushes work good using the layering method. 
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Posted: May/05/2008 5:15 AM PST
I haven't seen tomatoes mentioned. |
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Posted: May/05/2008 6:08 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by songbird I haven't seen tomatoes mentioned.I'm trying that too songbird. I put the stems I pruned off of my plants into some water. I also tried some just stuck in the soil. I'll let you know if they are successful I figure that since tomatoes root very easily, why not try it? |
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