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ik2003
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Dear Friends, I had this small greenhouse with heating pad below it. I thought I should try cuttings in peat moss and Rockwool. I used dip and grow hormone (10x) and put the cutting carefully in either peat moss ball (Pushed inside small containers as shown in pic) or in Rockwool and put some peat moss around rock wool. I covered cuttings with plastic dome. I am not sure is it okay to try such a method or peat moss can damage cuttings? Should I put the cuttings in bags? Your expert opinion will greatly help me. PS: Navid (Na-kesh) thanks a lot for your helpful tips. Thanks a lot,
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Centurion
Registered: Posts: 810 |
Very impressive. And compact too. I like that. |
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Grasa
Registered: Posts: 1,819 |
if there is no venting holes, I would open at least once a day to bring in fresh air... looks good! |
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paully22
Registered: Posts: 2,719 |
Good luck and Keep us posted with your progress. |
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nkesh099
Registered: Posts: 863 |
You are welcome Imran. My only advice would be, to use deeper (6-8") tubes or containers for your cuttings. Put the cuttings all the way in your mix or Sphg moss and leave only one or two of nodes sticking out. The more contact area (surface area) of the cutting has with your mix, will equal to more chances of root formation. |
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ik2003
Registered: Posts: 67 |
Thank you Grasa. It has vent holes. will follow your recommendation. |
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twobrothersgarden
Registered: Posts: 332 |
I had a question asked of me today and I don't want to give bad info. "Can you use moss that has been growing naturally on rocks and the ground, to root your cuttings in?" |
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ik2003
Registered: Posts: 67 |
I think yes, as long as there is no fungal contamination. May be some experts on this forum can answer better. |
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lesstime
Registered: Posts: 15 |
I was the person who asked twobrothersgarden, is it okay to root my cutting that already grew a leaf or do I need to remove them(I left it in water for 1 month)? |
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Chivas
Registered: Posts: 1,675 |
I do the same thing but I use pro mix mx and either use liner pots or 3 inch pots and I leave the vents open on it (there are two of them and open in a semicircle about 2 inches long and .75 inch wide, I dip them in root hormone as well. So far I have had good results, 70-95% , some varities, not many have been 25% though. |
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