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19-08-2007, 06:10 AM
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Root-o-Rama!
I finally got around to taking some cuttings from my 'Blackie' sweetpotato
vine on Wednesday. Yesterday (Friday) I checked the glass they are in and discovered they have roots an inch long already!! Talk about instant gratification -- no wonder kids love them in school... Hope I don't get overrun this winter when I'm keeping the potted cuttings on the enclosed porch for next spring. ;-] I generally leave my other house-type plants and sturdier orchids outside until the night-time temps drop to the mid-40s, usually sometime in October. I move them back out when the night temps are steadily above the mid-40s in the spring. Have never grown this plant before, and have no idea how tender it is -- any suggestions as to how long I can leave the potted cuttings outdoors this fall would be much appreciated. TIA! Happy trails.... Sue Drake Beautiful Butte County, CA Sunset Zone 7, USDA Zone 8 |
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19-08-2007, 11:16 AM
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Cliff & Sue Drake said:
I finally got around to taking some cuttings from my 'Blackie' sweetpotato vine on Wednesday. Yesterday (Friday) I checked the glass they are in and discovered they have roots an inch long already!! Talk about instant gratification -- no wonder kids love them in school... Hope I don't get overrun this winter when I'm keeping the potted cuttings on the enclosed porch for next spring. ;-] I generally leave my other house-type plants and sturdier orchids outside until the night-time temps drop to the mid-40s, usually sometime in October. I move them back out when the night temps are steadily above the mid-40s in the spring. Have never grown this plant before, and have no idea how tender it is -- any suggestions as to how long I can leave the potted cuttings outdoors this fall would be much appreciated. TIA! Why worry about taking cuttings from such a common plant? If you really want to have it again next season, just save the tuber. =) -- Eggs Is Marx's tomb a communist plot? |
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19-08-2007, 02:55 PM
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Why worry about taking cuttings from such a common plant?
Now, now, any plant that can be put in water on Wednesday and have inch-long roots by Friday is worth a few props, for entertainment value if nothing else (at this rate, you almost can "watch the grass grow"). |
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19-08-2007, 05:40 PM
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Jim Kingdon said:
Why worry about taking cuttings from such a common plant? Now, now, any plant that can be put in water on Wednesday and have inch-long roots by Friday is worth a few props, for entertainment value if nothing else (at this rate, you almost can "watch the grass grow"). lol. Ok, true. =) Just wait 'till they see the tuber, though. HEH. -- Eggs -I know it sounds like I'm in denial, but I'm not. |
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20-08-2007, 01:04 AM
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"Eggs Zachtly" wrote: Why worry about taking cuttings from such a common plant? If you really want to have it again next season, just save the tuber. =) The plant is currently in a large planter with several others -- I thought I'd try to see if I can overwinter them all in the pot. I'm taking cuttings of all, as Emergency Backup Spares, in case I need them. Be prepared! 8-] Happy trails.... Sue |
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20-08-2007, 01:09 AM
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"Jim Kingdon" wrote: Why worry about taking cuttings from such a common plant? Now, now, any plant that can be put in water on Wednesday and have inch-long roots by Friday is worth a few props, for entertainment value if nothing else (at this rate, you almost can "watch the grass grow"). ========== And that's the truth! The roots have doubled in size as of today -- at this rate, they'll be taking over the table they're on if I don't get them potted soon. Highly entertaining, IMHO. And yes, I do know that I'm easily amused. ;-] Happy trails.... Sue |
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20-08-2007, 01:14 AM
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"Eggs Zachtly" wrote: Just wait 'till they see the tuber, though. HEH. ========== Yikes. Will I need a back-hoe? =8-o Happy trails.... Sue |
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20-08-2007, 03:17 AM
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20-08-2007, 11:02 AM
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Mark Anderson said:
In article er says... Why worry about taking cuttings from such a common plant? If you really want to have it again next season, just save the tuber. =) What's the best way of saving tubers inside over winter? I've brought them in and kept them in the basement. Keep them out of light. -- Eggs They told me I was gullible.... and I believed them. |
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20-08-2007, 03:02 PM
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On Aug 20, 6:02 am, Eggs Zachtly wrote:
Mark Anderson said: In article says... Why worry about taking cuttings from such a common plant? If you really want to have it again next season, just save the tuber. =) What's the best way of saving tubers inside over winter? I've brought them in and kept them in the basement. Keep them out of light. -- Eggs They told me I was gullible.... and I believed them. I love sweet potato vine but stopped buying them because they are always tattered by munching bugs by mid summer. |
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