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Old 06-04-2012, 10:45 PM   #577 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by caliboy1994 View Post
I've been having trouble getting my cuttings to root. I have one American Beauty and one H. ocamponis that are both putting out roots, but the others are showing no signs of it. The rest haven't put out any roots yet. The two Paul Thompsons are starting to become shriveled up. I do have some rooting hormone. Any tips?
Rooting hormone isn't believed to help, mostly because the core from which the roots form don't get reached by the hormone since it's surrounded by the flesh material. I sometimes have problems like that if the cuttings are a bit immature but I think every cutting I've tried to root has been successful (maybe 75 cuttings +/-). It's best not to water them very much and to avoid direct sunlight until they are growing. A warm humid greenhouse is helpful. Good luck!
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