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On rooting cuttings, when a white root turns yellow/brown is this Bad...???

Remember I am a newbie to rooting, normally I buy trees. I would like to know if the turning of color means that the rooting process is coming to a halt or its dying or part of the process...Looking at them in the Ziploc Bag using the Baggie Method....Thank You In Advance.

Sudden change=bad, gradual change=normal.

Thanks Calvin.....

Hi,
Turning color could mean too much light on roots so time to pot and go to darkness.
Are roots still thick or do they at the same time turn like dried and/or cracked in the middle?
Anyway, I would asap pot the cuttings.

Light will definitely make them turn yellow.  But i think too much water/moisture will too.  Do you keep them in the dark while rooting?

Armando,

Just how long are these roots?  I let my roots get an inch long then in the cup they go.  

don't keep rooting cuttings in the bag too long. root will rot due to high moisture level. i move mine when the roots are about 1/4". but once the cuttings start to put on the root, they will grow very fast. if i neglect them for day or two, the root will lengthen double or triple. easier to break. 

It should also be pointed out that if you look at healthy roots from a cutting that has been growing for a few months they are not pure white but are yellowish-brown, I believe.  This occurs as they undergo a maturation process (i.e. harden off).  This is probably not what Armando is referring to but eventually the roots changing color is what we are striving for.

Thanks Everyone, a year ago I waited until the roots were 2'' and plentiful, with the different ones I have are a little slower and now I put them in cups when they are an inch and a half and plentiful.  So the color change is part of the process, but sometimes the root dies, could be to much moisture......now looking back, when things went bad were when I re-moistened the white paper towel.

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