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Crazy Cuttings!

I finally got the nerve to check the cuttings I've had for 2 years+ !!! 

Here is what I found
- most of them are still green!!  Some are a little shriveled but they scratch green.

- The thicker cuttings look better then the thinner cuttings - not surprising.

- I received 2 different boxes shipped in the USPS small flat rate boxes - the box from Jon here at F4F, were soft and pliable in a plastic zip bag.  They were refrigerated for a year, the fridge died and had to toss it, left the cuttings in the box in the garage - not a good idea.  I am a bit bummed since it was the first time I ordered cuttings from him and I remember being very excited about it - oh well - life happens and gets in the way sometimes.  The other box was the same from a member and they were total mush:(  Both boxes were sealed with tape as well, not sure if that was a factor.

- I had some HUGE cuttings Jon had offered before the regular cutting sale - don't remember all of the names.  They were in a plastic bag, like a clear plastic trash bag for an office, and wrapped in newspaper.  They were also in the same fridge/garage storage and they look pretty good also.  I also found some of my family tree cuttings!!  WOO HOO!!!  Maybe they will root.

- Some cuttings have some "fuzzy" on them.  I will soak them in a diluted bleach solution for a couple of minutes and see what happens.

I am curious to see how these cuttings turn out.

I had great success rooting using Orchid moss so i will use it again for the smaller cuttings.  For the large ones, I am not sure how I will try to root them - maybe throw them in with the ground cover and check on them in a month or 2 :) lol just kidding!  They are about 1/4-3/4" in diameter and about 12 -16" long.

Wish me luck!

Cut the long ones in half if you want. Most people just like to have 3+ nodes on each cutting.

The problem with the long ones is they are thick and the nodes are far apart.  For now I am going to attempt rooting the smaller ones.

I hope you have many more successes than failures.  The spark of life retained in those cuttings is a miracle.

I forgot to mention in my first post - the cuttings that were only wrapped in plastic wrap, which did come loose were the cuttings that were totally dried out and crispy, no signs of life.

I have about 20 cuttings in my rooting boxes.  They are at room temp, nothing fancy, out of direct sunlight - I will check on Sunday to see if they need more moisture.  One other thing, instead of using bleach, I made a solution of water and white vinegar then soaked them for several minutes or more, depending on how far along I was with preparing the box for rooting.

Cross your fingers!

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