Best way to plant this cutting?
Sara (9b SF Bay Area)
3 years ago
Hi all,
i just dabble in hoyas, love them and will pick one up when the occasional affordable one comes up! I just got this rooted Chelsea cutting. Rooted is an understatement - there are roots coming out all along the whole cutting (tangled in sphagnum moss here). I’d planned to plant it up as one cutting but should I cut it up? Into 3 pieces so each has one leaf? Or plant as one and let the rest of the roots dry out and die off? Thanks!!
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SoCal Stewart (San Diego, Ca Zone 10A/10B)
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Sara (9b SF Bay Area)
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