dizzymizzy
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I got six Celeste cuttings a month or so ago. I put them all in 100% moistened perlite. As soon as I saw roots, I transferred them into cups with 50% perlite/50% garden soil mix. As soon as I saw leaf buds, I transferred them into various pots. One cutting is FINALLY starting to show leaf buds, which you may not be able to see in the clear cup to the right, but the others are all vigorous (the most vigorous one is not pictured here). So far, 100% success rate during my first attempt at propagating cuttings.
FrozenJoe
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Posted 1399737766
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Looking good. The hardest part is already behind you.
GRamaley
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Posted 1399743190
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That's just the way Celeste leaves are, you can find anything from no lobes to five on mine..
waynea
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I want the brown fig, bottom right, must be of French lines.
dkirtexas
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Posted 1399747351
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Wayne the French one is a great pet, everyone I have ever been around has been a great gas passer, LOL
waynea
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Posted 1399747893
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Yes Danny, I have raised several English in the past, so I am used to the "gasers", so my next bull will be a Frenchie, sorry for the off topic.
SoniSoni
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Posted 1399754453
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I had a French bulldog with same problem. A vet told me all these flat face breeds are a type of dwarf and it affects other things internally, like digestion. Live yogurt and probiotics help many with inflamation in the intestines that causes gas.
seeking Galicia Negra, Bianchi Guido, Violette de Sollies, Emerald Strawberry
dizzymizzy
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Posted 1399755743
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HAha. He does sometimes pass gas, but it depends on what and how much he eats. What a handsome fella, though.
rcantor
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Posted 1399764353
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Welcome to the forum! They look great. Young plants' leaves may look very different from the leaves of a more mature plant.
armando93223
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They look really nice, better than my Celeste......You are doing something right. Also some varieties are faster and stronger......keep them in the shade, the sun can dry out those leaves.........How did your root them, baggie method, sphagnum moss in container....?????
dizzymizzy
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Hi, Armando. I have them in the hot and humid Florida sun, for about 6 hours per day with the mornings and late afternoons being diffused light due to vegetative obstructions. I water them regularly and have them in a mix of potting soil and a touch of perlite. I rooted them in a plastic container of 100% perlite, moistened. After I saw roots forming, I put them individually into clear plastic cups of 100% perlite, moistened, until I saw roots growing. At that point, I put them into the pots they're in now. I water them with half a teaspoon of all purpose fertilizer per 5 gallon can. They're responding well to this method, and their location, so I won't fuss with anything.
armando93223
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Looks good, I normally kill them by over watering and of course under watering. I think the humidity is what is helping out a lot.
dizzymizzy
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My watering schedule is typically Sun, Wed, Fri. Though, I'll give them a drink as needed if the soil is dry when I stick my finger in it. While it is very humid here in central Florida, the sun is relentless. Lately we've been getting a day or two of drenching rain before a week to 10 days of sun and heat. If that's the case, I cut back on watering. They sure love the rain. We get a lot of rain in the summer months, with brief, intense, and reliable thunderstorms in the afternoons.
