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Sas

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Posted Reply with quote  #101 
Just broke off with tradition of rooting most of my cuttings in an SIP for the winter and will be rooting some this season this way.
My goal is to eliminate gnats if inside this winter and use the least amount of space for the few cuttings that I intend to root.
In Texas I've rooted cuttings simply by leaving them outside in the moisture control potting mix in an SIP. By spring they start growing. It's that simple.
The results are phenomenal as I don't have to even repot anything when they take off, but if rooting a quantity and space is limited, then this might be a better space saving approach.

Last winter I buried a longer than usual branch of a rare variety I have, in this pot. Did not have to do anything except start watering in the spring when I saw growth. You could see the result in the first photo.

The other two photos are of my new project today. When dealing with short cuttings, the goal is to make sure they don't dry up or rot before they root.



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Posted Reply with quote  #102 
Referring to Post #92 by Lolita1234, has anyone tried removing their plants from the pots, basically root pruning, and putting rootball into plastic with a few holes poked in for air circulation?  It does sound like a way to save a lot of space.
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Posted Reply with quote  #103 
Any chance of doing a YouTube video? Looks interesting.
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Posted Reply with quote  #104 
Can u send me a bag? So I can see what size and how you are cutting?
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Posted Reply with quote  #105 
Hi Lolita,

Thank you for sharing your method. Are there any methods to tell if the soil is too wet. For example, if I clump it and it sticks together is that too wet?

If it is completely dry how would you wet it then? Would you spray the top layer of soil 1-3 times with a spray bottle?

Again, thank you for sharing!
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Posted Reply with quote  #106 
I have tried the bag method before. Mine have rotted on me every time. So gave up. Maybe if I could find a you tube might understand it better.
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Posted Reply with quote  #107 
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I have tried the bag method before. Mine have rotted on me every time. So gave up. Maybe if I could find a you tube might understand it better.
~if you wrap the cutting from top to about an inch below rooting medium and if your medium is just damp (not over wet ) they should not rot i have great success with this rooting method more so than others i have tried~
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Posted Reply with quote  #108 
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I have tried the bag method before. Mine have rotted on me every time. So gave up. Maybe if I could find a you tube might understand it better.
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Posted Reply with quote  #109 
Jon provided this in his ways to root

http://figs4fun.com/Rooting_Bag.html


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