Thanks to your advice and the Greek sun I am proud to
announce that I have started developing my own nursery
stock from my Serissa.

I used 3-4 inch softwood cuttings which I placed in
very small glasses with water. It took them about 3
weeks to develop roots.
Then, I planted them in small plastic transparent
pots, so I can watch and examine their roots grow.

All of them are doing fine, but I worry a little about
the coming winter. Usually the weather is good enough
until the end of November with a good amount of
sunshine. From December onwards, I think I will bring
my Serissas inside.

Dealing with the nursery stock I developed a way to
check whether they need water or not.I am not a big
fan of the stick/finger in the soil method so I
decided to use a balance to measure each pot's weight.

I weighed them when the soil looked dry enough, eg.
100gr. Then I watered thoroughly and measured again
eg. 200gr. So now, I always check each pot's weight
before I water, to make sure is about 100gr.
However, with the transparent pots I find it easier to
check the soil's condition anyway.

best wishes to all,
Dimitris.

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