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Old 05-03-2011, 10:32 AM   #161 (permalink)
 
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Thumbs up Re: Trying to root Cuttings?

Impatiens cuttings root easily in a glass of water so no doubt they'll do excellent in the A-G!


You should keep it in there and let it bloom!


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"Orange Mint" cuttings rooted and growing...





The leaves smell like earl grey tea and orange bergamot.


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This is just about one of the best horticultural experiences I've ever had! Oh how I've waited for this
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Remember that one year old 'blue princess' holly cutting I had in my bathroom window? It took a year to root and the leafbud kept swelling and swelling, but didn't actually begin to grow until last week, when it burst wide open with all these leaves! Here it is today...



What makes this so special is not only that it took a little over a year to grow, but also because holly cuttings are not normally rooted this way at all...it's very unusual. It was an experiment...one that turned out successful. I won't take all the credit though because some of it goes to "Wilt-Pruf" which I sprayed the cutting with when I first snipped it.

This thing lived through a cold winter, open windows, steamy showers, and whatever else for over a year and now it's rooted and growing! I'm so thrilled. The male cutting didn't make it but it nearly did. I think I've discovered a new way to propagate holly!

Oh and those are the two 'jack-in-the-pulpit' seedlings that took a year to germinate too, also in the pot with the holly. They haven't begun to grow just yet but are doing well nonetheless. I'm waiting for some new growth and then I will transplant them. I intend on raising that holly girl cutting into a gorgoeus berrying shrub! Yippeeeeeeee!

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I just recently rooted these new polka dot cuttings using the extra light from my aero-garden. They're now growing...





They're incredibly easy to root.


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You mention that holly cuttings are not normally rooted this way. How are they rooted, then?
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Old 06-10-2011, 12:06 PM   #166 (permalink)
 
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Hiya Re: Trying to root Cuttings?

Well John, normally you take 6" long cuttings from the new canes while they are dormant in late autumn. The leaves are all completely removed and a bundle of about 5-10 canes is tied together and buried in a 12" deep hole, so there is at least 6" of soil covering the canes. You don't want any part of them to be uncovered. Mark the area so that in springtime you know where to look for your new little Holly sprouts. You can then transplant them or leave them where they are.


The way that I did it is very unusual but I believe that 'wilt-pruf' is key to my success.


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Old 07-24-2011, 01:55 PM   #167 (permalink)
 
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I picked this cool kit up yesterday because I heard it works fantastically. Anyone ever tried it?





It comes with 6 gel filled containers...





Looking forward to giving it a try...


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A Fig cutting I have rooting in a jar of water...





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^ ooo, which variety?

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Atreano, I believe.


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Hbl- have you tried that gel root kit yet? I have seen that at my local nursery. What is in the gel? I get so worried with some of the kits because I keep hearing about things being carcinogenic and not for use for edibles(100% of what I grow).

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I'm rooting a "little" cutting of alocasia calidora right now. It's about 7 feet tall!
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Good luck, Sandy. Be sure to show us a shot later.


Luke, I had two kits and ended up mailing one to Bob and the other to Janan, as gifts. I never did buy another for myself.


I don't have too much trouble just rooting stuff in soil or water so that's why I wasn't as motivated to try the kit myself. I did think they were cool though and Bob told me they worked for him previously and that it was cool because you could see the roots forming in the gel.


Maybe Janan could let us know how hers works out..


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Atreano fig cutting rooted in glass of water.


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Great thread!

Does anyone know how to propagate Southern Magnolia? I have a 16 foot (5m) tall hardy cultivar in my back yard and cuttings don't root easy. Any tips would be helpful. Thanks.

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