Mid-Atlantic Gardening: PLANT ADDICTS CHAT #4, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Jill--

Water rooting Brugs has never worked for me--as the water gets yukky and the
cutting starts to rot...gets all fungusy....slimy...smelly....etc.
Can't imagine any cutting lasting until February in water!!!!! NEVER!
It is not like a leafy cutting--eg Pothos, Ivy, Spiders, etc...
Maybe sterilizing everything would help--but I never bother doing that.

Years ago--I even tried the bubbler system ( a small investment !) to see
if it would help. NOPE! You have to pay attention every day...change the water...
add some H2O2, etc.
Back then--I was new to Brugs and tried anything someone suggested...
Then I learned to do what works for me.

Rooting them straight into a deep pot in Pro Mix is the way to go.
Having at least one node on top is where the leaves will grow from.
Nodes on bottom help too--but Brug stems can grow roots from just the stem as well.
Using some rooting hormone helps, but it would, probably root w/o it too..
I use the 5" nursery pots--and they root quite quickly--like in 2 weeks...

Gita

This is taken in March, 2012--so they are well on their way.