On 8/14/19 9:40 PM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
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All the ones I tried sticking in the ground, the leaves
died with in a day.

So a good sign, I guess. But no sign of any roots
yet. How long did yours take to develop roots?

were they mostly shaded and covered to prevent
excessive evaporative loss?

did you take all but one or two leaves off?

1st attempt, about two leaves. 2nd attempt, about 10 leaves.
3rd attempt, about three leaves

how did you cut the clippings from what
plant?

Pruning shears. Same ones I use to cut off my eggplant
fruit.

I cut flat. Should I have cut at an angle?


what kind of soil did you put them in?

Back fill, chicken poop fertilizer, peat moss.
Same as the other three holes where these plants
are going great guns


did you keep them damp/moist but not sodden?

Watered every other day. They got soaked pretty good.
First time lightly so as not to wash off the rooting
compound


anyways good luck with the other approach.


songbird



I think maybe they need to be water every day.

Frustrating. The first attempt is still sticking
there. If yo shine a bright white light on it,
you can see the green in the trunk. Now you would
think that is a good sign, but it has been that way
since last fall!