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Shaun
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Please take a look at my tortured Jade cuttings! Next Step?
Comments (6)I think they're totally salvageable. The leaves are still green, and they've still got roots. Many moons ago, I also rooted jades in water and stuck them in MG water control soil. And in spite of doing it all wrong, they lived. Thrived, even. Who knows how. If you're new to this, you probably don't want to jump in to mixing the gritty mix so many of the gorgeous succulents you see here are growing in. I have 40+ plants, and as much as I'd like to start putting my plants in a good gravelly mix, I just use bagged soil. At the very least, go get a bag of cactus mix. If you can, buy the perlite, too, and mix it half and half. It makes a big difference. Put the cuttings in about an inch. They probably won't stand up on their own, I use the take-out chopsticks you get from the sushi joint, or a bamboo skewer, just stick it in the soil next to the cutting to help support it. Don't water for a few days, and then very lightly the first time. Depending on how fast the soil dries out where you are, water lightly about once a week (every 10 days in winter). Some people water deeply every two weeks ... I don't like the way they look when watered that way. Good luck!...See MoreCan I take some cuttings now?
Comments (1)Yes Barb. You can definitely do this, the perfect time to do hadwood cuttings. I just take the cutting, shave off about 3/4 inch of bottom outside outer layer, then dip in rooting hormone, and take a pencil, make a hole and in goes the cutting. I put them right under the mother bush so I know what rose it is. I've had anywhere from 25-10% success with this, so I usually do 4 cuttings and will wind up with at least 1 that takes off come spring. Some I notice grow very slowly on their own roots (peace, zepherine drouhin) but others like cornelia grew gangbusters from spring till fall. Do you actually bury the whole cutting? I just put mine into ground about 2=2 1/2 inches. Maureen...See Morecan anyone take some cuttings of there surinam cherries
Comments (1)You mean the regular american cherries (like bing)??? Those are not related to the Suriname cherry as far as I know. The word cherry is very confusing. See this link for the surinam cherry. I have eaten those in the past and you really have to "grow" into the taste. To me they have a medicinal aftertaste. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/surinam_cherry.html...See MoreCan some take a look at this table please.
Comments (1)Make an account at Photobucket.com and upload the pictures you want to share. When you enlarge the image, on the left it says Share This Image and there are 4 codes offered for each photo - you want the html code. Click it, it copies automatically, then paste it here in your post. It will show only as code until you preview your message, then it will (if you did it right) show as the picture. If it doesn't, then you probably copied the wrong code. If you want, there is a Test Forum here where you can practice. Or practice here and someone will jump in if you're having trouble. Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Web Test Forum...See MoreShaun
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