how would you root it ?
if you had "ONE" very special cutting....a bit green
A friend on another forum told me this......
some of the green tip cuttings will mush up on ya if started in water. Tip cuttings on brugsmansia need to be started in dirt with bottom heat.
Hope this helps!! :-)
If green, tiny, I'd dip it in some root stimulator powder - but I have done that and it doesn't always work. If you find the answer, please tell me...I've done some greenies, but not all have been successful...
Here's how I do them. Suspend them, don't let cuttings touch the bottom. Under florescent lights.
How come the suspension?
Thanks!
I do tender cuttings the same way as Hibiscus except I cut the bottom of cutting at an angle so that the bottom is not laying flat on the glass.
I change water daily when under lights and use cool water.
Put them in a bubbler, stab them with a toothpick in the bottom of the cutting so they won't be laying on the bottom, add a little SuperThrive, a smidgen of H202 and wait and see. I do not have a green thumb and it works for me just about every time...I have lost a few, but not many...however, I'm pretty much a newbie...
I would suggest, and do not know for certain, that the difference in the growing techniques, as suggested above, might have to do with the difference in our growing zones. If I had a special plant and needed advice, I'd attempt to locate a qualified gardner in my zone/area and likely follow their directions. It just ain't the same in all zones/areas...but, heck, I have not been growing brugs long and I'm from Arky. Good luck and if you learn any 'secrets', do tell!!
If someone is asking advice for growing or rooting plants outside then I agree it is better to get advice from a similar zone.
I thought Charlotteda was asking how others root a special cutting inside since it's a little late in the season for rooting outside even in SC.
The techique I mentioned above has nothing to do with my zone but only with what works for me with rooting green cuttings inside my house. Everyone has there own way of rooting and I hope Charlotteda finds the one that works for her.
I tried the bubbler and it doesn't work well for me. Too many rot. My best luck still comes from putting them in damp soil although there have been many times that I had put them in water until they form nubbies and then I plant in the soil. When rooting cuttings inside, I don't think zone has anything to do with it, but could be wrong. I've only tried it in my own zone. Goot luck Charlotte. I'm sure you will do well with that special brug cutting.
Thank you all for the suggestions. I have a small cutting only one and it is rather green.
It arrived yesterday....I put it in my bubbler with a little HP over night..then I dipped it in rooting power and moved it to a cup of potting soil with vermiculite , wet, drained and sat it on a plant heat mat.
I have it outside in the unheated greenhouse on the heat mat. Brighter light (though not direct sun) than inside but air temps cooler. Should I move it inside ya reckon ?
The climate zone has no influence at all, when it comes to root cuttings. No matter if it is done in the house or under light or in the Greenhouse, the requirements are always the same.
Charlotte, you dont have to moved it inside as long as the air temperatures are not too cool.
Well...its been down to 50 at night...so I brought it in..
it looks puny today...I have it on a windowsill (indirect light) ..you know how sometimes greenish cuttings will wilt from the top down...it isnt doing that but that is what I am afraid will happen...I know I must NOT overwater it..when I put it in the soil yesterday I watered it and let it drain...dont plan to water again unless it looks dry....should I mist the cutting ?
It would be very helpful. You also could put a clear plastic bag over it to keep the air humid until the cuttings is well rooted.
I don't know if this will help you or not, but I take two clear 3liter drink bottles, cut them in half. In one put your soil, cutting,dipped in rooting hormone, and very little water. Invert the other and slide over your cutting. Do not place in direct sun but just bright light. After a few weeks you can see the root system through the clear bottle. This is really a mini greenhouse. I don't know about anyone else but being able to see the new roots makes me feel better than sitting there wondering if it has rooted.
Of course I understand that some of you have lived in many zones - are the same growing techniques appropriate in all zones??
yes...I will add a humidity tent but I was afraid that might cause the top part of the cuttings to rot.....as having the "soil" too wet causes the bottom to rot ?
Charlotte, cuttings are easy root at this time of the year. Its important, that it is planted in a small pot. Since they have no roots, the needed moisture is provided through stem and leaves.
thanks for asking the question, and thanks for all the input. a newbie learns something here daily.
gloria, wow, love those suspended babies, esp, the one on the goblet.
Hi,
I have always heard that cuttings only root in dark containers i.e.like underground.
Obviously this is not the case since your rootings in the goblets show some nice roots already,
Brigitte
I got these cuttings on Friday and this is their first photo when I put them in the bubbler. The only reason it's dark is because it was night, lol. They receive filtered sun all day...
These are the the cuttings, I previously posted, after their first night in the bubbler. I used a couple drops of SuperThrive and food grade H202 (also a couple of drops). I so hope you can see the nubbies, they are big, fat and started rooting so quickly, I'm just amazed...
I posted before I finished writing, sorry.
This message was edited Oct 17, 2005 9:10 PM
I'm so sorry I sent the above photo twice, whew! This is the close up photo I meant to send, of the nubbies on my new bubbler cuttings...
