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tylerj

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I had an extra cutting and thought I would try to root in straight potting soil in a cup to see how it would do. This cutting was started in the cup about 6 weeks ago. I pre-dampened the potting soil just enough that it clumped together but was not soaking. I used liquid rooting hormone on the cutting and placed it in the cup. I added the moistened soil and wrapped the cup in saran wrap to lock in the moisture. I put it in my humidity bin with the others. The soil is still damp and I have not added any water yet. As you can see it has rooted quite well. Its under grow lights now.

I think as long as the medium has the correct moisture level and the temps are kept at the optimum rooting range these cuttings will root in just about anything.

Tyler

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Tyler,
Thanks for sharing the picture and Info... congrats.

I would agree that regardless of medium, maintaining the optimal moisture and temperature are the keys to successful rooting.
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That root system in 6 weeks looks really nice.  Great job!
 What is in your soil mix?  
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Those are incredible routes for just 6 weeks. That is amazing! Makes me wish I put some of my cuttings into clear containers.

congratulations
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Wow, that's impressive. Excellent results and thanks for sharing.
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Excellent results!  Pretty impressive for only 6 weeks.
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Hi Tyler
very nice would you say that is about ready to go in a pot or still too early?
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Wow,very nice root development. Well done Tyler!
I used a slightly different method than Yours With the following results.
Put 10 cuttings in ziplock bags wrapped in damp paper towel for three weeks,they all rooted well and I moved them to clear containers in a 50/50 mix of MGrow starting soil and Vigoro organic potting soil. No heating pad or grow lights. Just placed them in a plastic tub uncovered on top of my fridge. It's been about 6 weeks now and they show very good root development but are fully dormant! I' m hopping that by spring time they will have complete root balls! Yours will probably be three feet tall by then! Awesome!

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I mix some perlite just so do not kill them by accident :P
Good job, this is a very healthy plant.
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I would like to join everybody else and say Congratulations!!
Good job!
I bet with the grow lights and proper temp, it will be a real tree by the Spring.
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Tyler that is a very nice looking plant
keep us updated.

Chrisk if i could talk my wife in to bringing cuttings in the house i would be a happy person.
it would ideal to just root them like you and have them fully dormant...

great job guys!!!!
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Looks great Tyler!  Nice and strong.
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Go, baby go!  I'm rooting directly in tubepots filled with ProMix BX with added perlite, seeing a few roots on the sides now as well-hope they get like yours!   What rooting hormone are you using?
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Very nice growth. :)  
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Thanks for the replies everyone..

Pino..... I just used straight potting soil - Shultz brand from walmart

Luzzu.... I will pot it up soon.. I think once the soil drys a bit so I can lift the whole root ball out intact. Btw this is your Cosenza White (which i researched and looks like it may be Dotato which they say is the same as Kadota). We'll have to see how they compare :)

Zone5figger.... I used Wilson's "Roots" liquid hormone from walmart/cdn tire/home depot
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Never used rooting hormone, never needed it.Is there any proven advantage to it?
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My mother used to use rooting hormone to propagate her roses, and she always got them to root.  I just used rooting hormone for the first time this past month. My observations are:  On a couple of varieties of fig, I saw roots emerging in about a week, while others took a couple of weeks; the hormone seems to scarify the bark of the cutting and roots developed vertically; not absolutely certain whether it increased the percentage of the cuttings that rooted successfully.  The reason I'm not certain is because I also used a heat mat and humidity dome this time.  Changed more than one variable, so I can't be absolutely certain which had the greatest effect.
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Rooting hormone killed my cuttings... a year ago. Never used it again even for my roses.
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