Trying to root Cuttings? - Page 3

The Hollyberry Lady · 07-11-2010, 11:10 AM

Thanks for the info, Tony.

Here are some succulent cuttings I recently received from Texas...

: )

Dean W. · 07-12-2010, 06:11 AM

I'm going to work on these Rose of Sharon cuttings. They bloom profusely without anyone taking care of them. Got the cuttings from my neighbor. Wish me luck!

The Hollyberry Lady · 07-12-2010, 06:40 AM

Good luck Dean, with your "Rose of Sharon". Let us know how they work out for you...

Here's another "Amythest Beautyberry" cutting doing exceptionally well and growing new shoots everywhere...

: )

Richard · 07-12-2010, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Hollyberry Lady

Yeah James, a lot of the products that the books tell you are necessary, such as rooting hormones, oftentimes aren't needed at all. Wilt-pruf and other anti-transpirants are not a must either, for success.

If you get a real horticultural textbook, not something written by a fertilizer company or retail sales company -- then you won't be bombarded with product recommendations. Also, you'll learn some interesting facts about the actual needs of plants.

The Hollyberry Lady · 07-12-2010, 10:18 AM

Thanks Richard, but I have over 30 real gardening textbooks and know much about the actual needs of plants.

Why don't you post some shots of your cuttings Richard, and let us see some of your results. Books are great but they don't hold a candle to actual hands on experience.

: )

Jananas Bananas · 07-12-2010, 11:22 AM

Miss Hollyberry Lady, you are my inspiration! I would not have started back with trying to grow from seed had I not seen your postings months ago. And now I am attempting to root some variegated calamondin for Cheryl. I hope it works. I cut at a slant below nodes and dipped in rooting hormone and stuck them in my lucky pot (that never hurts, right?). Though I know you can match the best of them technically, I love the way you do it where everyone can understand and we get to benefit from your experience. The proof is in the pudding!

Here are the calamondin:

~JaNan

Richard · 07-13-2010, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Hollyberry Lady

Thanks Richard, but I have over 30 real gardening textbooks

OK, so why are you so down on them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Hollyberry Lady

Why don't you post some shots of your cuttings Richard, and let us see some of your results. Books are great but they don't hold a candle to actual hands on experience.

At the moment I have over 4,000 plants under propagation. Previously I had a large collection of photos on this site but there were several threads complaining about photos clogging up disk space so I removed them.

Richard · 07-13-2010, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jananas Bananas

Miss Hollyberry Lady, you are my inspiration! I would not have started back with trying to grow from seed had I not seen your postings months ago. And now I am attempting to root some variegated calamondin for Cheryl.

You might find these two pages (78 & 51) from the AHS book interesting.

jeffreyp · 07-13-2010, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard

Rootone contains a carcinogen. Read the label. It is illegal to use on edible and fruiting plants.

Realize that "fruiting trees" are trees with fruit on them now; NOT "fruit trees." There's a big difference! What they don't want is for you to use it on a plant that could contaminate currently existing fruits.

The Hollyberry Lady · 07-13-2010, 07:09 AM

Cool that I've been an inspiration to you, JB! Thank you for your compliments. Growing from seed is so much fun and so rewarding. I like to encourage new gardeners especially and let them know there's no limit to the possibilities.

The thing I love about gardening is that there's no one way of doing things, even though some people will tell you there is. Books are truly great and informative but I don't allow them to curb my creativity or prevent me from experiencing and discovering things for myself.

I sure wish you luck with your variegated calamondin cuttings. Looks like you've got a good shot at getting them to root. Thanks for the pic.

Here's a marigold cutting I got to root. It's not looking the best but it will soon...

: )

sbl · 07-13-2010, 07:16 AM

There are very few things I have tried to root using cuttings with the tip and all but half of 4 leaves removed--placed in moist soil in a plastic bag in the shade. For the few that do not work that way, air layering will usually work.

Wilt-Pruf, misting, and the plastic bag all reduce moisture loss which is the critical factor. I have found little need for rooting hormone and from what I was told, the injury to the leaves causes the cutting to produce natural growth hormones.

As for rooting figs, I don't remember the dates, but my dad used to take fig cuttings, tie them in a bundle, wrap them with burlap, bury them in the ground on a certain in the fall, and then dig them up on a certain date in the spring--they would all have a white callus ring on the bottom ready to send out roots when stuck in the ground.

Richard · 07-13-2010, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeffreyp

Realize that "fruiting trees" are trees with fruit on them now; NOT "fruit trees." There's a big difference! What they don't want is for you to use it on a plant that could contaminate currently existing fruits.

Not true. Read the label.

sunfish · 07-13-2010, 12:51 PM

This came from rootone site.

Q: Can I use Rootone on vegetable or fruit cuttings?
A: Rootone is only made to be used on ornamental plants.

Basil/Herbs and Rootone - Plant Propagation Forum - GardenWeb

jeffreyp · 07-13-2010, 01:59 PM

doesn't make sense for hard wood trees. By the time a citrus tree fruits the rooting chemical is long gone.

The Hollyberry Lady · 07-15-2010, 06:01 PM

My male and female Hollyberry cuttings are showing signs of growth!!!

Here's the male "Blue Prince" Holly cutting, and you can see the leaf bud in the center is beginning to grow...

Same thing with my "Blue Princess" female Hollyberry cutting, the leaf bud in the center is beginning to grow again...

The Wilt-Pruf I sprayed the cuttings with has really preserved them during this process. I've had Holly leaves simply drop off in the past because of too much moisture loss during the rooting process, but these ones are just perfect!

: )

jeffreyp · 07-15-2010, 11:28 PM

I've used something similar to rootone called dip-n-gro on citrus. I like hollyberry's idea of using wiltproof. Another option is to use damp sand in minipots in their own minigreenhouse like I mentioned before.

The Hollyberry Lady · 07-17-2010, 12:13 PM

Amazing that these Callicarpa cuttings are starting to root already in such a short period of time!

No Wilt-Pruf sprayed on these guys though because they're rooting in water. I'll spray them when I transfer them into soil in about a week...

More still...

Hope everyone's cuttings are doing well.

: )

Dean W. · 07-17-2010, 02:26 PM

My Rose of Sharon cuttings are desicating badly. All the leaves dried up on them. I did use root tone, but there in the greenhouse. It's been getting a 100 degrees easy in there.

The Hollyberry Lady · 07-17-2010, 03:37 PM

Maybe should have tried covering them. Sorry to hear that, Dean.

: (

Dean W. · 07-17-2010, 03:49 PM

I can always get more cuttings. Maybe there is a better season to do it.

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