Rooting Jar Exchange Questions and Discussion

CC, Well I sure someone on the House Plant Forum will have an answer for me. I love those Ball jars, and I'm sure someone else will too.

Christmas Catctus, those are wonderful rooting jars, go girl, sign up and enjoy!!! This is a very nice thing to do, and it does help you get to know other plant addicts!!!!!hint, hint, hint, :):):):):

Both is going to Lin :)
Thanks for the push-this is fun.

When you all root things in water do you ever add anything to the water or do you just use plain water??Mine always gets sooo slimey. I am constantly changing the water.Thought this would be the perfect place to ask question without having to feel stupid : )
Thanks,
Nancy

Nancy: I just use plain tap water, but it does go through a purifier system .... we live in an unincorporated section of the county and have well water. I have to change the water about every 2 weeks or it gets slimey too.

Lin

Thanks Lin,I guess I knew deep down that would be the answer.LOL I am always looking for new ways to do things.Guess I will just stick with the tried and true.Changing the water at least gives me a good reason to check for roots : ) Thanks!
Nancy

I've got to change the water, too.
But, one thing that may help (at least you won't have to change the water as often, and algae doesn't build up) is to use a glass/jar that has a 'tint' to it....green is usually best because it's still somewhat 'transparent'.

I never knew that Nan.Thank You! I am off now in search of a green jar or bottle.hee hee I used to have a very old pop bottle in the basement that was green come to think of it.I need to go see if I still have it. Thanks!
Nancy

Christmascactus: I look forward to those jars for rooting! I will root plants in any glass container! Here's a photo of my kitchen windowsill with a Prego Spaghetti Sauce Jar with a plant in it .... and the little lantern thingy was a lotion dispenser that the pump top broke, so I just filled it with water and hung it in the window with cuttings! I use mason jars, drinking glasses, old perfume bottles .... whatever I can find!

Lin

Here's a photo of some of my stuff rooting in water ... posted this photo awhile back, so forgive me if you already saw it:

Here's a shelf on my kitchen wall with vases and jars of water with plants rooting:

And ... another shelf where I sat some rooting jars, for the time being, cause I couldn't find any place else to put them! Eventually I will get my Spring Cleaning done and things will be more organized, and I will have all the rooting jars in one central location which makes it easier to check on them!

Depsi
did you get your jar? plmk and thxs i would do it again but dont have time right now
thxs
moretz

Lin, those are some nice looking maters in the windowsill. Which plant is that you have rooting in the jar between the maters? Which begonia do I see rooting on your kitchen counter? :)) Purrrrrrrrrrrrttttttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Looks like I need to take classes from you Lin.You know you could teach and call it "home decorating with rooting jars". You have a knack for making things look very stylish.Mine just look like a bunch of jars lined up with stuff stuck in them.

Nancy, uh, that's what mine look like too. LOL!

Nancy, There is a whole discussion over on the Propagation Forum on Things That Root Easily In Water. There is also a II and III They talk about a lot of different techniques. You may find something useful there. I haven’t waded though it all yet a lot of information. Here is the first thread, they talk about adding a bubbler (not exactly decorative) but there are a lot of other suggestions. http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/523734/

Thanks Holly.Looks like I know what I will be doing thisevening : )

GH you are a hoot! : )

Thanks Y'all .... :) I just take cuttings and stick them into any type of glass jar or container I can find, whether it's clear glass or colored ceramic, even plastic! I've been doing this for years. When I got married (1969) my Dear (now departed) Mother In Law taught me to root AV leaves in water .... take a little margarine cup, or plastic cup with a lid, fill with water, put lid back on, cut small slit in plastic lid and stick the stem into the water ... and within weeks, roots! I used to do AV's and other plants that way!

GH: The plant growing in the Prego Sauce Jar is called: Ctenanthe "Never Never Plant" or "Brazilian Snow". The Begonia is one I've had many years, A Cane Begonia, ID'd here on DG as: Dragonwing Begonia 'Benigo'. They are both in Plant Files

Nancy: Stylish? I had no idea! I don't have a creative bone in my body ... it just ends up like it ends up. LOL. I have a long, narrow shelf a friend gave me years ago that will be perfect for my rooting jars, but I need to either paint or stain it! Eventually I will get around to it and then can have all my jars in one location instead of scattered all over. I even have jars in the bathroom window!

Holly: I had no idea there was such a thing as a Propogation Forum .... I'm gonna go check it out!

Thanks!

Lin

Lin, Thanks for sending Beth over. I meant to D-mail her and got sidetracked.

How do you use the address exchange? How exactly do I get to it? Thanks/ Laura

Laura, Go to Home Page in the green banner at the top is Members List l Extras l Classified Adds l. Go to Extras and click. In extras is the DG Address exchange you must enter your address in the exchange before you can use it. If you are not comfortable with putting your address in the exchange just D-Mail the person below you and request their address. If you have any problems just let me know. Holly

Thanks Holly! Very easy to do once you know where everything is!

Laura

Lin,I plan on mailing your jars out tomorrow.
Your "Never Never" plant is gorgeous.
I agree with Nancy,I love the way you decorate with your rooting jars-very pretty.
What kind of purifier system do you use?
I live in the country but am on city water & have been wanting to find a good filter system.

Gee, I have no idea what it is. Just something my hubby installed under the kitchen sink! We also have a water softening system, a large tank in the garage that is hooked into the main water line coming into the house. I use the purified water for plants indoors and for all my plants on my deck and outside, I use water coming directly from the well. I will check with him when he gets home this afternoon and ask him about the system. I'm sure he bought it from Home Depot or Lowes.

We are on a well here in ID....have the same type softener that we had in CA and I swear, it's one of the things that has helped my plants do as well as they do...our softener is potassium rather than salt...Melisa, I got the jar yesterday on our way out of town and it is beautiful...It has a green cast to it and will be perfect for about anything....very nice shape....I'll post a pic as soon as I get some begonia cuttings in it....Thank you so very much....I'll remember you each time I see it sitting on my kitchen window sill......Deb

and here it is with the begonia cuttings....My big guy needed a haircut...I'm grooming/pinching him to enter in our LumberJack Days in Sept....I want him to be real full....Thank you again...it is absolutely the perfect size....Deb

and here's the big guy after the hair cut

He's still a "big" guy-very pretty fellar.
What are Lumber Jack Days-sounds like fun.
Love your towel rack.

Very Nice Depsi!

Colie, LumberJack Days are Clearwater County's fair held in Sept...this is a logging/timber town and they have all kinds of sawing/axe/climbing/scaling/round cutting w/chainsaws/etc. competitions....it's wonderful & if you should see the young kids go up those poles!!!! really exciting and fun....our gardening club is entering a float this year for the parade...we are going to dress as "Gardeners" (is there a description/stereotype???) and we all are starting different plants to be displayed on the float along with us then afterwards they are auctioned off and the proceeds go to the school fund...this is a very economically depressed area so every little bit helps....this is a pic of two competitors climbing the poles to see who can ring the bell at the top and be on the ground first...forgive the dark spot...taken before new camera....Deb

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Deb ... that does sound like a lot of fun! And, what a great thing to do, donating the proceeds from the plant sales to the school fund! Hope you will post photo's of all you "Gardeners" on the float!

It's beautiful there.

Ok Everyone .... This is the last day to sign up for the rooting jar exchange! Tomorrow is March 1st when Holly will be marking this Closed.


Get your name on the list and have fun in this great exchange! Come on .... sign up here: http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/693127/

Yes everyone please join us in the fun..Somebody else better sign up or it looks like Holly will getting another one from me : )This is what all of you who haven't signed up are missing out on! Marsha and Lin both of yours arrived here at the same time.How's that for service! LOL

Marsha sent the most adorable heart shaped container.I just love it Marsha : ) Thank You! I already have some goldfish cuttings I am going to put in it.It is marvelous!

I received a very beautiful container from Lin too. I just love it Lin : ) The brasil philo cuttings that you sent survived the trip well.Thank You Lin.

I took a picture of the jars Marsha and Lin sent me below .Aren't the jars adorable?I love them both!!

Nancy

Nancy: Glad it arrived okay! And the Philo too! I really thought it might be too cold and it would freeze! I will send you more when we do our trade as the weather warms up! It's a Beautiful, Sunny 81 degrees here today!

Lin you are killing me here...81?? wowsa! As I am typing this we are bracing for one heck of an ice and snowstorm again.I keep telling myself... spring is right around the corner : ) Thanks : ))

Spring is on the way .... Robins are in our area right now, have been here about 2 weeks now, and we usually get them for approximately two weeks and then they are gone ... North! So, HANG IN THERE .... SPRING IS ON IT'S WAY TO Y'ALL NORTHERNER'S SOON .... Promise!


I would send some of this Sunshine and Warm Temperatures to you all if I could! I can't imagine all that Snow and Ice ... No Way, No How. i would have to hibernate all winter!

Lin

Hi All, I see you have been chatting it up today. This is my day at the Aquiraium been gone all day just got home about a 1/2 hr ago. Looks like everyone is having fun and getting beautiful jars, too. I'll post the Exchange closed tommorow afternoon around 2:00. That will give you a little more time.

Oh Holly .... you are tempting us all to add our name one more time! I am still considering signing up for the third time!