Went to pot this cutting up and discovered that it had growth in two spots below the water line.
Should I just pot it up as is, or should I remove the new growth? My concern is that it may start to rot and take the rest of the cutting with it.
Picture shows one area where it is growing and there is another spot not in view.
Edited to add: Maybe I chose the wrong end to stick in the water ......... ;-)
This message was edited Oct 7, 2004 4:11 PM
If I remember right, the new growth comes out above the leaf node that has dried. If it is upside down, don't worry about it. I think it was Gretchen that rooted one upside down and it still grew just fine. Sure looks healthy.
Thanks Shirley.
It does look as if I have it in upside down .............. now that I look at it with the new growth, I think I can tell the difference between up and down ....
Well more proof that we learn from our mistakes. (Sure glad other cuttings I recieved had their bottoms marked..... ;-)
Should I just leave the new growth on the cutting and pot it up?
This message was edited Oct 7, 2004 4:22 PM
Sure. It will either smother or come up through the soil. You do have other nodes that will be above the soil, don't you? I couldn't tell on the picture.
Yes indeedy! I did plant one upside down. It grew just fine and today you'd never know it. Its a Milk 'N Honey. That's one of the definite advantages to starting the cuttings log style -- there's no top or bottom.
What exactly does that mean Gretchen....LOG STYLE ?
Place the cutting horizontally in the soil and lightly press it into the surface. I'll try to find a picture...
Charlotte -- this should help:
Gretchen, have you ever tried this with green tip cuttings? I'm always struggling with green cuttings and would like to find an almost sure way to root them during cool weather and short days.
Shirley -- I have 18 greenwood cuttings started right now. I also have a couple of tip cuttings started from tiny side shoots. That's how I started all my cuttings that I gave away last Spring. I have them all in plastic zipper bags under my fluorescent plant lights, and they are all growing like crazy at the moment.
Please tell me more about 'tip cuttings', I've never heard that term. TIA!!!
One of my Rothkirch cuttings that a friend sent me has rotted totally and I have them in bags. Maybe it is just a tough one to root. Sherry, tip cuttings are just that.....the tips of the branches. Very green and limber and harder for me to root than any other part of the plant.
Thanks Shirley!!! I recently did a tip cutting, in water, and it turned to mush. The only way I seem to be able to root is in the dirt. It's too disappointing (for me) to do the water...
Maybe we need someone to do a "Rooting Tip Cuttings 101" for us.
Gretchen,
Glad to know that I'm not the only one who has trouble with telling heads from tails.
Everytime I start a thread I learn so much! You guys really are a wealth of information.
Boy, I sure wish I had the answer...the one's I've been rooting must just be real anxious to stay with me ;-)
what should I do, I purchased a brug,Equdor Pink on Ebay, it has a Y BUT that part of the plant looks dead, there are nice new leaves at the bottom and good roots, afraid to cut off the Y i need your need help
I'd let it grow and see where the stalk is going to be if the top is dead. Once you can tell which part is the best, you can cut off the bad part.
thanks again Brugie, I bought this plant because I am so anxiouse to see my own plant bloom, but if it is dead above the Y that will slow down my blooms
It will slow it down some, but you wouldn't have had blooms this fall anyway, I'm guessing. It should bloom normally next year.
