My cuttings all developed nubbins right away when I put them in water but now some have long white roots. I am wondering if I should go ahead and pot them or continue to hold them in water over the winter.
nubbins to roots
If it were me, I would pot them. I'm not good at watching the water and would probably let them go dry or rot. It's probably a matter of what would be easiest for you to take care of.
Anybody else want to weight in? kell? monica? Kyle?
Here's my 2 cents again. If they are late fall cuttings, I'd leave them in water. I lost way too many last year trying to root in dirt. If you remember, Monica had a room full of cuttings in water.
Well, to tell the truth, I cut them in Mid-October but we didn't have frost until last night. So I guess I will pot some and not pot others and see what my success rate is. They have sprouted new leaves, and with all those roots, I thought I'd better try.
I did all of them in pots last year, but the pots were small and terra cotta and they weren't at my house but at a basement in town. If I missed watering them twice a week, I lost one or two every time. Had about a 50% survival rate. So this year I used larger plastic pots and I hope they won't dry out so quickly.
I started 12 cuttings last spring. I started them in water & when they had some good roots I planted them, I only lost one. They are huge now & putting buds on in the green hut. I may see blooms yet this year!
Good Luck! Bj
Betty, if they are that far along I would pot them up. Don't go too large in your pot size for they may rot more easily in winter having lots of wet dirt around them.
OK, I just went up one size. I think these are quart-sized.