HAHA Imagine my surprise....

I grow alot of my big hoyas in bulbpots as they are nice and shallow. In order to save space on my benches, I put groups of smaller pots inside of the bigger pots...putting a 'floor' of perlite to raise the small pots so they are higher up. Imagine how delightful it is to find an errant vine that has rooted into the 'subsurface'. Actually, these pots are hung up from the roof of the gh, and the perlite stays damp....so if the smaller pots get dry...the roots grow out of their pot into the perlite!!!

This is what the inside of the pot looks like....

Here is the rooted vine....and the roots are GREAT!!!! I have used this 'method' on purpose to make cuttings from growing plants...but first time I have found this 'accident'. Yippee.

How cool! Is that H. lacunosa? I've been rooting all my cuttings in perlite recently, with great success....

Julia

Those are some nice healthy roots, Carol. What kind of fertilizer are you using these days?

I am also a big fan of perlite and agree with Julia on it's use for rooting.

Neat O! I think with your green arms and incredible climate though, nearly anything would grow anywhere for you!!

Christine

That's pretty cool!
What is the smaller leafed Hoya sitting next to it?

Diane...both are lacunosas!

Mel - I am a great fan of MSU Fertilizer(for RO or Rain water) which was developed for use with artificial planting mediums. It has extra calcium/magnesium for root growth... I buy it from www.firstlight.com Not pricey and really the best I have ever found!

I mix my perlite with those round balls called Hydroton...it keeps the perlite from 'matting together' and keeps the air around the roots....plants love it!

Thanks for the info, Carol. It took me to a photography site. Am I missing something other than hormones and brain cells? LOL.
I have been using Dyna Gro with all the micros, but, it is a bit pricey for my budget.

Your right...I blew that one!!! It is www.firstrays.com (large bear/small brain) and here is the link to the 'chemicals' page. http://www.firstrays.com/cgi/store/commerce.cgi?product=Chemicals&cart_id=1208831028.3806 I usually buy the 5lb. tub and it lasts a LONG time. That tub fits VERY well into a flat rate box for 8$ and change. It would be cheaper, maybe, if I ordered in advance of running out!!!! The reason there are two different 'cocktails' is that well-water tends to have a lot of calcium in it already...other waters don't.

The information on growing orchids 'semi-hydroponically' is really interesting too....and it works wonderfully for some hoyas!!!

Carol