I was just on Christina (myhoyas) web page trying to find her addy which I have lost....AGAIN...and she has a fabulous section on rooting hoya cuttings. She uses 'burnt clay' in her mix...which I can't get...but any lose non clogging stuff would do. Really a great website.
YOU GROW! Christina.... www.myhoyas.com
Carol
WOW...check it out!
Beautiful, Christina!
Are you sure you're not a teacher???
All future questions about rooting should be directed to this website http://www.myhoyas.com/rooting.htm. In fact, we ought to put it on the sticky thingy at the top of the forum!
Ann
This message was edited Jun 23, 2006 9:25 PM
Carol I agree with you it is very informative. I read this a year or so ago. Here is another rooting method suggested by David Liddle, I've used this method before and it works wonderfully. I'm going to use this method to root my cuttings from the Huntington.
A good method is to have a tray of moist Perlite or Sphagnum moss in a plastic bag. Lay the cutting on this material, seal the bag, and place in a warm lighted position.
Blessings,
Awanda
Do you leave the bag sealed or open it & blow air in every day or so?
Great idea, Awanda. I use that method with smaller tender cuttings and dischidias.
Hm this does sound like a great way to root dischidias
Marcy I don't bother with inflating the baggie and they do well and root. For the cuttings from the Huntington, I have them in a large plant tray and I used a large garbage bag to put them into.
Blessings,
Awanda
I always used to have some trouble with my cuttings dehydrating when they were rooting in soil, but this year I put a baggie over each pot - not sealed tight, just over it and down around the pot. For long cuttings, I'd cut a hole and pull the stem/leaves through it, then put a clippy on the end of the bag attached to the stem closer to the soil line so it would go over the pot. All of my cuttings rooted very fast and no problem with dehydration of the leaves. Amazing how that made such a difference!
Denise in Omaha