Lucian

Hi,

Here is my method:

1. Dip the root ball in warm water for 10 to 20 min or until soil is moist.
2. Remove from water, spray with fungicide and plant in a pot filled with sterile soil.
3. Keep the soil warm.

To elaborate further…

I store my musas bare root and with full stem and only the newest leaf.

Before I start them I inspect the whole plant. If the root ball is mushy I discard the plant, from past years experience mushy = rotting. I also inspect the stem at the base and note if tissue is soft or it has brown spots. Now, if root ball looks solid and it has tints of yellowish, greenish or reddish and the stem is all mushy I remove the stem and plant just the root ball if, both root ball and stem look good I do not cut anything.

I dip the root ball in warm water to ensure that the plant will have some moisture.

I spray with fungicide and use sterile soil to eliminate any potential causes for rotting.

I keep my pots in a room where the temperature is 27 C (80F) and 75% humidity. I keep the soil warm by directing a heater (with a fan) towards the pot. Usually signs of growth are noted 10 to 14 days later (but I had plants that took almost 20 days).

When the plant starts to grow I place it next to the windows that get maximum sunlight (in my case I only get afternoon sun) at ambient temperature 21 -23 C (approx 72F) and 50 to 60% humidity.

They will grow slowly until I move them outside at the end of May.

Lucian