Tropicals & Tender Perennials: DL cutting update, 0 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
LOL, sometimes I think ignoring them is the thing to do. Many years ago I seemed to kill most of my plants with kindness. (Mostly overwatering!) Now, I pot them up and ignore them and they seem to thrive. I am bad about remembering to feed my plants, but they do get water when I spray everything with the garden hose. We've had a lot of rain this summer so I haven't even had to worry about watering much.

I only ordered 2 cuttings this year, anulata and patella. I wasn't sure if either would live, coming from so far away, but I had ordered the year before and only one of those didn't make it. They seem to re-hydrate after a nice soak, and also seem to get acclimated to their new conditions quickly, at least in my area of the world.

In my cuttings this year, anulata had only one leaf that didn't fall off the vine and patella's leaves were quite dried out. I soaked them for a couple of hours in Super Thrive water and then potted them up in my usual mix and sat them out on the deck where it's bright and VERY humid. They seem to be very content and are doing well. Both have new leaves and vines which is a good sign.