Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Have Passiflora "Purple Haze" established cuttings., 0 by JLD_II

JLD_II wrote:
Here is a table of cuttings and the one on the far left was a sucker that popped up in the lawn and I dug it up and potted it.
All of the small pots in the center are P. Lavender Lady and Blue Bouquet's that are 4-5 weeks old. 2 of them have buds on them that should bloom by the end of the week. I already have some of them planted arond the yard and they are 3 times this size with many more vines on them.
Hopefully I made some sense and you can follow what I'm doing with these rapid rooter's. I left out how I treat the cubes before putting cuts in them.
I soak the cubes in water with a little superthrive and or maxicrop solution. That is nothing more than seaweed extract and vitamins. I've used plain water and I don't really see much of a difference. After getting the cubes soaking wet, place the cuttings in the cubes and mist them with a spray bottle then cover with the humidity dome. I keep them in the shade outdoors or indoors under flouro shop lights. It just depends on what time of year it is and if the outdoor temps are warm enough. I ignore them except for a misting every couple days for atleast a week. I'll then water the cubes by pouring a little water in the bottom of the tray. This way the cubes will wick up the moisture they need and not water them too much. Over watering is where most people mess up. I've let the cubes almost dry out completely before watering rather than hovering over them and overwatering. In about 1 1/2 weeks I begin weening the cuts off the humidity dome and continue to mist them frequently. By week 3 they should be acclimated to life w/o a dome and be ready to pot up into a VERY LOOSE potting medium. I use tons of vermiculite and perlite to make sure the soil is loose and well draining. That allows the cuts to grow roots easier and keeps them from being too wet. After thay take to the new pot, you can do whatever you like. You can also ship them to friends before putting them into soil if you have plenty of roots showing from the cubes. Just place the cubes in a plastic baggie with a little moist perlite or wet paper towels and they're good to go.

Please let me know if I've helped at all or if I've left out anything. Please excuse my lack of editing too. I don't bother to re read, I'm not very patient when it comes to typing and my fingers(all 2 of them I type with) are worn out. LOL
Thanks all and good luck!
Jeff