Rooted Cuttings?

FBH44 · Aug 4, 2019

Anyone ever used this GardenSafe rooting hormone stuff [Walmart} and started their own rotted cuttings? I'm trying it in peat pots, with Walmart "topsoil" stuff. Any recommendations?

bradley martin · Aug 4, 2019

What plant specie are you attempting to reproduce? Some species are easier than others. In general, the rooting hormones help. A misting unit is even more helpful to give the optimum conditions and to keep the cutting alive until such time as it can establish roots. Such units will mist the cuttings for a few seconds every 10 or 15 minutes around the clock to keep the cuttings hydrated. Without it, most species will dry out and die before they can make roots. Some species like willow, you can successfully root by putting them in consistently moist ground. Some succulents like prickly pear can be cloned by just laying a detached leaf on consistently moist soil, but most species are much more difficult to root. The root hormones do help. Layering, where you leave the branch attached to the mother plant and heap moist soil over a midpoint in the branch until it roots, then severing it is often a more successful technique if you lack a misting bed.

FBH44 · Aug 4, 2019

Will be the "Collins" variety of blueberries.

bradley martin · Aug 5, 2019

I think you will need a mist unit to have any chance of success!

ChrisNy · Aug 5, 2019

This June we cut 18 Forsythia shoots about 10 inches long and stripped the leaves off of the bottom 4 inches. We dipped the bottom in the rooting hormone powder and planted 4 inches deep in pots. We put a glass quart jar over the cutting for 10 days to act as a terrarium. Placed pots in a shady spot and poured water over the jars every 2 days or so. 17 are still alive.

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