Tropicals & Tender Perennials: My Luck with rooting hoya, 1 by begoniacrazii

begoniacrazii wrote:
Karen, looks good. make sure you don't cook your babies like I did the first time (i don't have a thermostat) maybe stick your finger all the way to the bottom.

I don't have a humidifier. Did you put holes in the bottom? I pulled out most of them yesterday and potted them up. My h.polystacha was really rooted out!. Even carnosa that was being stubborn is rooted now. and same with the fishtail. h. polynura.

as for watering, i used a moisture meter at first to make sure it was staying moist not soggy. but now i just have to look at it to know. if you look at your dry perlite, it has a more chalky texture. once you add the water, it seems more translucent. if the top starts to look dry/chalky, i water, especially the corners. any excess drains out the bottom. I think I water about every second or third day, but just sips, not a total drench.

since our environments are different you will probably have to keep an eye on them at first. Especially if your place is pretty warm. mine stays in the 60's to low 70's, lower at night. humidity in the room is hovering int he mid 40%-50%.

here's a shot of h. polystacha. I potted it up yesterday, but un-potted it to show you the roots, even since I first posted. It had one tiny 1/4" root then, now look at it.