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tropical cuttings
Hi everyone, just another Q. about tropical gardening...is there a better
way to propogate cuttings in tropical areas? I've been having some trouble, especially with the more fleshy cuttings, with things rotting. I've used my usual mix, keeping it moist as it dries out v. quickly in the heat, however many of my cuttings rot. I'm experimenting at the moment with leaving some to callus over for a bit longer before planting, but should i plant them in sand only, or not water until roots form, or what? Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance. -- There are many intelligent species in the Universe. They are all owned by cats. Anonymous One cat just leads to another. -Ernest Hemingway |
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"meee" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, just another Q. about tropical gardening...is there a better way to propogate cuttings in tropical areas? I've been having some trouble, especially with the more fleshy cuttings, with things rotting. I've used my usual mix, keeping it moist as it dries out v. quickly in the heat, however many of my cuttings rot. I'm experimenting at the moment with leaving some to callus over for a bit longer before planting, but should i plant them in sand only, or not water until roots form, or what? Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance. Try rooting hormone on the tips and then using a sharp sand mix. water regularly. HTH Amanda |
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"A&G&K&H" wrote in message ... "meee" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, just another Q. about tropical gardening...is there a better way to propogate cuttings in tropical areas? I've been having some trouble, especially with the more fleshy cuttings, with things rotting. I've used my usual mix, keeping it moist as it dries out v. quickly in the heat, however many of my cuttings rot. I'm experimenting at the moment with leaving some to callus over for a bit longer before planting, but should i plant them in sand only, or not water until roots form, or what? Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance. Try rooting hormone on the tips and then using a sharp sand mix. water regularly. HTH Amanda thanks for that~!! Um, where do I get sharp sand from? I hear of it all the time, but never have known what it really is. -- There are many intelligent species in the Universe. They are all owned by cats. Anonymous One cat just leads to another. -Ernest Hemingway |
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"meee" wrote in message news "A&G&K&H" wrote in message ... "meee" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, just another Q. about tropical gardening...is there a better way to propogate cuttings in tropical areas? I've been having some trouble, especially with the more fleshy cuttings, with things rotting. I've used my usual mix, keeping it moist as it dries out v. quickly in the heat, however many of my cuttings rot. I'm experimenting at the moment with leaving some to callus over for a bit longer before planting, but should i plant them in sand only, or not water until roots form, or what? Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance. Try rooting hormone on the tips and then using a sharp sand mix. water regularly. HTH Amanda thanks for that~!! Um, where do I get sharp sand from? I hear of it all the time, but never have known what it really is. ...hmmm - well we get it from a creek bed at the IL's farm but I'd assume that its available in nurseries. ...but its really just sand that is a bit coarser as opposed to powdery consistency. |
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so just any old coarse sand will do? Is beach sand ok? would it be ok if i
wash it, or would it contain too much salt?? -- There are many intelligent species in the Universe. They are all owned by cats. Anonymous One cat just leads to another. -Ernest Hemingway "A&G&K&H" wrote in message ... "meee" wrote in message news "A&G&K&H" wrote in message ... "meee" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, just another Q. about tropical gardening...is there a better way to propogate cuttings in tropical areas? I've been having some trouble, especially with the more fleshy cuttings, with things rotting. I've used my usual mix, keeping it moist as it dries out v. quickly in the heat, however many of my cuttings rot. I'm experimenting at the moment with leaving some to callus over for a bit longer before planting, but should i plant them in sand only, or not water until roots form, or what? Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance. Try rooting hormone on the tips and then using a sharp sand mix. water regularly. HTH Amanda thanks for that~!! Um, where do I get sharp sand from? I hear of it all the time, but never have known what it really is. ..hmmm - well we get it from a creek bed at the IL's farm but I'd assume that its available in nurseries. ...but its really just sand that is a bit coarser as opposed to powdery consistency. |
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meee wrote: so just any old coarse sand will do? Is beach sand ok? would it be ok if i wash it, or would it contain too much salt?? -- There are many intelligent species in the Universe. They are all owned by cats. Anonymous One cat just leads to another. -Ernest Hemingway Do not use beach sand, get some proper propagating mix from your local nusery, it will have been sterilized to destroy pathogens such as fungi, bacteria and nemotodes. |
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"GreenieLeBrun" wrote in message oups.com... meee wrote: so just any old coarse sand will do? Is beach sand ok? would it be ok if i wash it, or would it contain too much salt?? -- There are many intelligent species in the Universe. They are all owned by cats. Anonymous One cat just leads to another. -Ernest Hemingway Do not use beach sand, get some proper propagating mix from your local nusery, it will have been sterilized to destroy pathogens such as fungi, bacteria and nemotodes. thanks, I'll try that..... wish me luck, oh and does anyone know what i should do with frangipane cuttings? They're nicely dried out and starting to sprout, what now? should i just wack them in the above-mentioned mix? |
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I did a quick Google search on the matter and apparently once the
cuttings have dried you then just plant them in a pot with good draining sandy mix. |
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thx for that...looking forward to the flowers
-- There are many intelligent species in the Universe. They are all owned by cats. Anonymous One cat just leads to another. -Ernest Hemingway "GreenieLeBrun" wrote in message oups.com... I did a quick Google search on the matter and apparently once the cuttings have dried you then just plant them in a pot with good draining sandy mix. |
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"GreenieLeBrun" wrote in message oups.com... Do not use beach sand, get some proper propagating mix from your local nusery, it will have been sterilized to destroy pathogens such as fungi, bacteria and nemotodes. Ditto. The main problem with the beach sand is the salt ... and I'm pretty sure you not meant to take it form the beach (although plenty seems to come home with us in our togs anyway frangipanni cuttings should go well in any free-draining mix good luck Amanda |
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