Thread: How to tell if a cutting has taken?
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Old 11-05-2012, 12:16 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default How to tell if a cutting has taken?
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How can one tell if a cutting has rooted?

I've left half-a-dozen cuttings for about 3 weeks
in a Lidl set of 6 covered and warmed containers.
The leaves all look healthy.
Should I transfer them to pots?

Not yet. If they have rooted, they won't yet have roots big enough to
need a bigger pot.

How to tell if cuttings have rooted; either, look at the bottom
drainage hole for signs of white root emerging. But you're unlikely to see
that after 3 weeks. Or, supporting the top of the compost with your
fingers, gently turn the pot upside down and very carefully slide the pot
off without breaking the compost shape, like making a sandpie. You may see
roots forming at the edge of the compost. Very carefully slide the pot
back on again.

Janet.

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