Manure "tea" on cuttings

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GeneDaniels

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Posted 1395104938	Reply with quote #1

I used goat manure "tea" to great effect on all my plants last year. I was wondering if I should use a weak "tea" to water my cuttings that are rooting? So far I have been just sitting the cups in 2-3 inches of water for 20 min. What if I substituted a weak manure "tea" in this cycle? What do you think? __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

hoosierbanana

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What kind of mix are they in? If you have been bottom watering only then all fertilizers that were originally in the mix are pretty much still there, organics would have become more available to the plant. Until the pots are flushed from the top and drained, or the roots grow through the entire pot and collect it, the fertilizer it will still be there. __________________ 7a, DE

eithieus

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good soil and rain water is just fine for all new plants. __________________ Eithieus

javajunkie

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I put bat guano in the water I swirl the cups in. I just dip them about 2-3 inches into the water and swirl for a second. I can't think it would hurt to do it your way. __________________ Tami SE Texas

jdsfrance

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Hi GeneDaniels, Just being practical, I hope that you don't store the cups at home - or you'll feel the goat smell ! For the cuttings, I would use a light tea once a month. But, you could do a test with 4 cuttings with more or less tea to see what comes out. But remember : you're not supposed to water cuttings too much or they will rot ! __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

striveforfreedom

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Hi Gene, While I think it would be beneficial using it as a fertilizer for rooted cuttings I'd steer away from putting it on un-rooted cuttings in my opinion. A test as jdsfrance suggests on spare cuttings is a great idea. When rooting cuttings I seem to spend my time managing humidity/temperature and introducing additional bacteria variables is a fear of mine. Just my 2 cents. -Vince __________________ Vince Russo Norwalk, CT Zone 7A Wish list - Any cuttings of the Col de Dames would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

GeneDaniels

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Quote: Originally Posted by jdsfrance Hi GeneDaniels, Just being practical, I hope that you don't store the cups at home - or you'll feel the goat smell ! For the cuttings, I would use a light tea once a month. But, you could do a test with 4 cuttings with more or less tea to see what comes out. But remember : you're not supposed to water cuttings too much or they will rot ! Good point, I had not thought about smell. My wife is very understanding, but a box full of cutting that smell like goat might be a bridge too far! I think I will wait the tea until the cuttings are potted up and outside, just to make sure. __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

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