Plants successfully started from cuttings
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Can you successfully/safely cut back and shorten the tubers?
Comments (1)I cut off close to a third of some of mine last year and they did just fine. It was my first time cutting them down, so I was nervous about it. I wouldnt worry about centering them in the pot, you are going to be taking them out of it anyway to plant them. I just nestled them into the soil for the first few days after cutting them , and then buried them deeper after the ends had a chance to dry out a bit....See Morehibiscus starts from cuttings
Comments (3)Hi all Hibiscuspeople. I'm a youg danish complete know-nothing-about-plants-person, but never the less i'm in love with my Hibiscus!!! I have had it since i meet my first girlfriend, we bought it together and even though i have had many girlfriends since her i hold on to it... never tell my new friends this ofcourse ;-). Since this plant means something very special to me i try to keep i growing, but i know nothing about this!!! so far i have managed to keep it alive for 5 years (it even lived with me as a "cutting" in america for a year! yeah i know it is illigal to bring plants into the coutry... but.... i could'nt leave it behind!!! well now i have cut it down a little bit, and i'm worried i do that wrong! Can anyone give me a hint? I heard you are suppose to cut the branches very close to the trunk?! is that true? and about cuttings. how do you do that?! i mannaged to get one growing back in 2000, i put it in a glass of water for a month i think... i thought that was how you do it? but i see that polemonium did it completely differently?! can you help me on this too? hope you are all enjoyng the summer!!!...See Morepotentially stupid question re: starting plants from cuttings
Comments (5)Not a stupid question, actually. Coleus will prefer to root under warmer conditions than outdoors in Oregon, although if this were done later in the season, once the weather had reliably warmed up to stay above 55F or 60F at night, then Coleus will readily root outdoors in bright shade protected from wind. This time of year, definitely you would get better/faster results if done indoors or in a warm greenhouse. Most plants will tend to root more quickly under warming/warm temps than under cooler winter conditions or height of summer when heat and dryer air make keeping the humidity levels favorable is more difficult. So late spring and early fall tend to be ideal outdoor temperature ranges for optimum rooting with least moisture/heat stress....See MoreAnyone successfully root ylang ylang from cuttings?
Comments (2)How are they doing Bo? I haven't rooted ylang ylang cuttings but usually I cut big leaves in half while rooting hibiscus, etc so more energy can go into the rooting process and not photosynthesis. Also it takes a long time with most of my cuttings -- like 2 or 3 months. I've been trying to root a michelia alba forever--they are supposed to be extremely difficult to root (easier to air-layer) but I like a challenge lol. Still haven't gotten one to take yet though....See MoreCrenda 10A SW FL
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