Ok, time for updates! I'm not having too great of luck with this! I was amazed and excited when the above batch calloused so easily on the first try. I potted them up in clear cups with regular potting soil and put them in a greenhouse tray with a tall clear dome over it. Left the tray on my back porch. One by one they turned black and died. I'm pretty sure I know why tho. They were fairly long cuttings and I didn't stick them down all the way in the cups, and a couple of them were too tall for even the taller dome I used. So, the dome was not sitting flush over the tray. There was about 2" of air space, so I think the cold air got in and dried the stems out. I didn't mist them either. I did the second batch of florist rose cuttings and after the 2 week wait, they had not calloused, but were mostly still green. I cut off the black ends and potted these up into a special indoor potting medium we sell at Ace that's used by pot growers. Mostly peat moss, perlite and lime I believe, with the mycorhizzae also. I only kept the cuttings that had swollen budeyes. I put them in the greenhouse tray and added a layer of clay pebbles soaked in water. Made sure the clear dome was flush over the tray. I got a 2-light fluorescent light fixture and put 40w full spectrum lights in, and put a heating pad under the tray. I set the light timer to come on around 4:00pm and go off about 1:00am. Then I put a chunk of my shade cloth over the whole table and light set-up to cut down on the brightness of the light at night (it lights up most of my backyard) and to also maybe add a little warmth. So far, after a week or more, the cuttings are staying green and budeyes are still swollen. No need to mist, as the wet clay pebbles and the heating pad create a nice moist atmosphere under the dome. I also buried the stems all the way into the cups. I did have one stem last week that got a bit of mold on the tip above the top budeye, and I snipped it off. So far, so good. Now today I upwrapped another batch a day early, and was very disappointed. There were several stems that turned black, and almost every one had turned black at the base. The rest of the stems were green with swollen budeyes, so I decided to go ahead and pot them up like I did the previous batch. Now with this batch, I'm kinda thinkin' I might not've gotten all the excess water out of the newpaper, and it was a bit lesser quality newspaper also. Not that that might make a difference, but who knows? I'm also thinking maybe when I diluted the Dip'n'grow, I might not've dilute it as much as I should have. I mean there's just so many different factors and variables to consider. I'm just hoping that these cuttings will root anyway in the potting medium and the greenhouse trays. I still have about 4 more batches of florist roses all rolled up, waiting for the 2 week period. We'll see what happens with those. I'm gonna keep trying, that's for sure. Eventually something will work!

Thanks =) The tree limb is actually that bendable vine that the pet shops sell, I dont advice anyone to use it as it has a metal wire core that does rust up in a tropical or high humidity set up, I forget what the flowering plant was, maybe african violet? but it did bloom a couple more times after that, and yes, that was pothos that you saw, its a nice terrarium plant that makes a tremedous ground cover, just train it to grow across the bottom back and forth, in a serpentine shape and soon you will have a mini "canopy" that makes a perfect hiding area for frogs, but ,if left unattended (you must trim it regularly) it will quickly take over your tank! you are in florida right? If this is correct you can harvest some vines yourself, just be sure to cure them before placing them in your tank =)

I'm the type that has to clear up misunderstandings very quickly. I have no problem saying I was wrong. Years ago when I started meditating I realized that when our egos get in front of a "situation" nothing good is going to happen. I try to quell my ego and think along the lines of the other person and how they feel. I'm not saying I won't stand up for myself but I am saying that some issues are just to menial to bother. Live is so short and love can be forever if you swallow your pride and fess up you may have screwed up. After a while it becomes so easy. That being said, as a child and young adult, I would NEVER give. lol

When my dad retired at 57 y/o , they sold our family home and bought a Winter home in Florida and a small Summer place on a lake there in Michigan where we'd grown up. I was already married and living here in New Mexico. My siblings living near them got the furniture, some art, and other things they weren't using in either of their new homes. I'd already inherited my great-grandmother's set of fine china, our large family Bible, etc. from my grandparents. Years later when my parents were moving to a retirement home back in Michigan near family there, they gave me the silver, the crystal and some art. My sibs didn't want it in favor of the furniture and more everyday pieces. Mom passed this past March and our father has downsized to a smaller retirement apartment. My nearby family, which now includes many adult nieces and nephews in their twenties, have put to good use all that Dad didn't want or need. We 5 daughters put Mom's huge amount of jewelry in the middle of a dining room table and took turns choosing pieces. At my age, I already have our home here, decorated the way I want it. I have no desire for more knickknacks, furniture, etc. and was happy to let my sibs and their adult kids have the more basic things. Plus, i didnt want to ship large pieces back here to New Mexico. My own daughter was very happy with the jewelry I shared with her, along with a few small , favorite statues. Funny side note : after Mom's funeral , as we're going through security at DTW, I was pulled aside and searched, wanded, etc. I later realized that it was because I had two quart size zip lock bags crammed full of expensive jewelry, plus my own jewelry roll, in my carry-on bag. They must have thought I was a jewel thief or burglar trying to sneak out of town (LOL)!