Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Rooting brug cuttings in water in the summer, 1 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
Thea;
Mistake #1, fresh cutting can't handle being outdoors. Have you got a tub big enough to soak these cuttings in? Do that over night, if you must. To rehydrate your brug. I live by the lake, I sometimes just float my cuttings in the lake with a string fastened, so wake current won't carry them off while I do my other gardening chores. Once they're rehydrated, you want to cut off some big leaves, in half. Put them in a clear vase so you can see the roots when they appear. Keep them out of direct sunlight. I keep mine by my kitchen sink, where the humidity is high due to frequent faucet use. That's all they need. Look at mine, this cutting was made 2 weeks approximately, when my brug was knocked down by storm. Instead of one towering tall brug, now I've two. :-)
Editted to say; remember to change out your water every 4-5 days, sour water will kill your cutting faster than you can see the damage.


This message was edited Jul 5, 2007 9:00 PM