Rooting cuttings- start in water?

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zonkel Florence, MS(Zone 7b) Mar 31, 2009

What is the best way to root cuttings from herbaceous and woody stem cuttings? Do you put them in water with roottone until they root? At what point do you transfer them to pots?

I'm a forester who just learned in school how to plant seedlings grown at a nursery. In Peace Corps I had to start tree seedling nurseries in local high schools, and gained a huge respect for horticulturists!!!! I still have so much to learn!!!!

Naturelover1950, I know you answered almost the same question, but I could't find the link. Maybe the site took the page offline.

Thanks, Susan aka zonkel

ps:
OOooopps!! As usual, I look AFTER I leap. I found an article about cuttings AFTER posting this thread:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/62/

It still doesn't address rooting them in water which I heard works well. Any comments?


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dp72 Woodway, TX(Zone 8a) Mar 31, 2009

Rooting in water was practiced 100 years ago. It is not a useful process to follow. Water roots are not the same as soil roots. When a cutting rooted in water goes into the soil it has to start all over and grow soil roots. What would be the point of going through that step? Why not start it in a potting mix?

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Apr 02, 2009

Start your cutting in a mix of peatmoss and vermiculite or perlite in the ratio of 1:1. The cover your cutting with a plastic bag. Keep out of sun but in good light and warmth. A heating mat would probably help speed it up.

When you take cutting, make sure the cuttings are young growth not hard and old.

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