What's right soil for ROS cutting: sand, or perlite: what?
"bent" wrote:
What happened to Miracle Grow potting soil? Thats what I would have used
until I was told to use sand or perlite. I am not mixing a big batch,
just enough to take a clipping from my dying Rose of Sharon and make a
new one; to do a switch in time. I am quite out of my element here, but I
was told to use sand or perlite, whatever it is or does, or why. I will
need to go the HomeDepot, and if n/a there, I'll travel a little further
to a nursery. Also I was told to use a few pots, with a few cuttings in
each. I understand increasing the chances of getting a good one with a
greater number of pots, but how can you use a few cuttings in each pot. I
have black pot(s) 12" dia x 12"H. How would I space 3 twigs in one pot to
wait to see which is good/best? A small circle all in the center, or 1/4,
2/4, 3/4 from one end, in line? A 6"Dia circle in the center? Would you
move them later? How can you move it, dig it up, or make a trough and
slide it? Would you pull 2 of the 3, how long before you know to keep one
and pull the others, I only need one transplant? What if the good one is
the side one? Isn't the point of having a big pot having lots of room on
all sides? Or does 1/3 over not matter? Will I be waiting with three
pot(s), with 1 best plant in each. I think the required transplant height
will require 4 years of total growth.
Maybe add some rootone to your recipes?
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