Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Reactions and "Non" to the David Liddle order, 0 by dmichael619

dmichael619 wrote:
I am strictly a soil rooter. I don't like to root in water because I tend to always somehow or another break off the newly formed roots when I pot them up. After speaking with Sara yesterday about some concerns I had with a few of mine she asked why didn't I just give it a try and see what happens.

So I removed them all from the aquarium that I had them in with bottom heat and overhead lighting,rinsed all of the soil off and put each one into it's own solo cup of water. This all happened yesterday afternoon (3 days after I received them) and at lest a half dozen of them had already pushed out those tiny stiff white roots about a 1/4 " long. Just in 3 days so I wouldn't be overly concerned with them not rooting.

In the event that something doesn't root and dies off completely,i'll reorder it on my next D.L. order if it's something that I really want. Not on my last order but the one before that I ordered H. telosmoides at a cost of $25. It died promptly upon arrival at my house. I reordered it on this order and it is one of the first ones to develop roots already.

This is what my cuttings look like today. There is still some yellowing of the leaves going on but they have all perked up and half are showing signs of some root growth.