This has been a great learning experience. my 1st attempt rooting cuttings
Thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way!!! this has been lots of fun.....
Can't wait to see what 2013 brings.

you use a lot more moss than I do! It is working for you, so don't change anything. /good job and good luck!

best of luck with them!

They look awesome!  I could match you, cup for cup, but, different varieties.  So nice when they have roots and shoots!  Congratulations!

Suzi

Great job stevin. Your trees look strong and healthy. Keep up the good work, and please keep us posted with more pictures in the future.

Uh oh, he has the sickness now too......

hahaha...!!!
Steve, you got that right!
thanx everybody. i definitely would not be at this point without the great people of F4F.

Grasa, i do use a good amount of moss. but it's not as much as it seems. i liked the idea i got from you about having the cutting upside down. so what i do is put down about an inch of moss on one end of the bin and about 3 inches on the other. this way i can keep the bottom end of the cutting elevated. then i put a thin layer of moss over the cuttings.

but all in all i believe that the sweat chamber is key. having the rooting bins and baggies just above the heating vent and a towel over them to help hold on to the warmth drastically speeds up the rooting process.
from there it goes to the bin just off to the side on the floor where it get ambient light and warm air from the heat vent.
once the cuttings start to show good root growth and some top growth i move them to the bin on the second shelf where they receive a little more light from the south facing window.
once they start to develop alot more top growth they get moved to the top shelf where they will receive somewhat direct sunlight (because of the low sun the light gets diffused thru the tree branches and some pines). but it works out. they'll received periods of direct sunlight and then filtered sunlight and so on for about 8 hrs a day. soon the days will be longer and the sun will be higher and the the cuttings will be getting alot more direct light.

Stevin,
Nice, neat looking setup. My procedure is similar (about the same).

One Question: What temperature is the "sweat chamber"?
I usually have the Sphagnum Moss rooting area (sweat chamber) at 76 Deg F., and get rooting initials in 2-3 weeks at which time they are moved to cups.

Thanks for posting. Good Luck,

pete,
i was never sure what the temps were in the sweat chamber. but after reading your post i placed a thermometer under the towel and waited for the heat to turn on a couple of times before taking a reading. the highest it got up to was 74.
most of the cuttings you see on the top shelf were started thanksgiving weekend.

i just compared the cuttings on the top shelf to the pic taken 2 days ago.....
maybe it's just me but i swear they have put on some more growth..!!
plus i also moved a cutting with good top growth and roots from the middle shelf to the top.
some of the cuttings no longer fit in the 2liter bottles without the leaves touching the plastic which i've seen cause some type of leaf damage. they have been without the dome all day and so far so good, no wilting.

Stevin,
Thanks for the reply. I have observed that my best rooting temperature has been between 74 to 77 degrees F. and higher temperatures usually increases mold growth.

I use humidity domes for the first 1 - 2 weeks only. Once there is a large enough root mass the increased humidity is not usually required to keep the leaves from drying out ( humidity dome is only used on cuttings without visible roots in the clear cups), in my growing environment.

Please keep us updated on your progress.

Happy New Year!!!

it's been 4 days since my last update and i really didn't have anything new to post till this morning, i noticed a couple of cuttings that the roots are starting to pop up out of the soil. i was hoping to keep the cuttings in the 32oz cups for a while longer but i guess thats not gonna happen.
is this because of the higher humidity in the dome? i already removed the dome, figure with that many roots the plant will be able to support the tiny leaves.

time to pot up or can i simply just add a lil more soil to cover the roots?

sorry for the sideways picture....

JMHO AKA Just my Humble Opinion.  Pot up!  Time to move to bigger soil~

Suzi

They look great!  Pot those babies up!