Clematis: This Is a Test,from the ...., 1 by JLD_II

JLD_II wrote:
I dont know why this didn't take the 1st. time.
Tropicman, I love the way your doing the larger cuts. Do you ever have problems w/ low humidity? If so, I've seen that same technique but they put an air pump/airstone bubbling in there. It creates a superfine mist that borders on a vapor. Just a thought, things are looking great.

I water and mist my cuts daily w/ a solution of Maxicrop and Superthrive. This combination is like magic practically. I also use it on plants that I forgot to water. The plants can be totally limp from dehydration and a good spray of that mix has the standing at attn. in less than 1 hour!! I bet Tropicman can tell some good stories about Superthrive too.

I forgot to mention I'm using heat mats under all of those pics. In a few days, I'll put a different dome on those cuts. The new domes are exactly the same except I cut a little square about 2"x2". This starts weaning the plants off the massive humidity and lets air start circulating. By the end of 1 week or sooner(depending on how things look) I should be seeing roots shooting from the bottoms of the cubes. I'll have the domes off completely aswell. I forgot to add a thin layer of vermiculite along the bottom of the tray darnit. That helps even out the heat and humidity and gives the roots an place to aim/reach for. By day 10 at the latest, roots will have grown through the cubes and into the vermiculite.
Come transplanting time, I'll have a lot of roots in the cubes and dangling from the cubes. Now I have cubes to hold onto for transplanting, I don't have to touch the roots and they don't get any transplant shock. The cubes will eventually disolve.
Well it's a pretty nice day here and the wife is giving me that "look" I get from too much time on the computer.
I'll post more pictures soon and all through the week till we transplant these babies;)
Adios, JD