stonecrop propagation question
 

I posted this question a few days ago but since there was no reply thought
I'd try again with a more intelligent heading.

I decided to propagate some stonecrop to fill in an area of my yard.
Following instructions I found on a website, I cut 16 small shoots and
planted them with rooting powder in a seed tray using store-bought potting
soil. They are still green and healthy after 5 days, so must be taking root.
I water them regularly, and they have part shade.

My question is, how long will it take until they have viable root systems
and I can transplant them into the yard?

Which "stonecrop"? Sedum is a very large genus.


"Dave Gower" wrote in message
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I posted this question a few days ago but since there was no reply thought
I'd try again with a more intelligent heading.

I decided to propagate some stonecrop to fill in an area of my yard.
Following instructions I found on a website, I cut 16 small shoots and
planted them with rooting powder in a seed tray using store-bought potting
soil. They are still green and healthy after 5 days, so must be taking
root.
I water them regularly, and they have part shade.

My question is, how long will it take until they have viable root systems
and I can transplant them into the yard?

"Cereus-validus" wrote

Which "stonecrop"?

Sedum floriferum "Weihenstephaner gold", according to the nursery tag.

Getting back to your original question:

I posted this question a few days ago but since there was no reply thought
I'd try again with a more intelligent heading.

I decided to propagate some stonecrop to fill in an area of my yard.
Following instructions I found on a website, I cut 16 small shoots and
planted them with rooting powder in a seed tray using store-bought potting
soil. They are still green and healthy after 5 days, so must be taking
root.
I water them regularly, and they have part shade.

My question is, how long will it take until they have viable root systems
and I can transplant them into the yard?



I had propagated some related Aizopsis (formerly section Aizoon) Sedums from
stem cuttings back in July and they formed sufficient roots for replanting
within 3 weeks.

They will need water only every few days. If you overwater, they may rot
instead of root.


"Dave Gower" wrote in message
...

"Cereus-validus" wrote

Which "stonecrop"?

Sedum floriferum "Weihenstephaner gold", according to the nursery tag.

"Cereus-validus" wrote

I had propagated some related Aizopsis (formerly section Aizoon) Sedums
from
stem cuttings back in July and they formed sufficient roots for replanting
within 3 weeks.

Great. Thanks.

They will need water only every few days. If you overwater, they may rot
instead of root.

By "overwater" do you mean sitting in standing water? I have them in a
ribbed tray so I can make sure that excess water can drain away out of the
soil.

Dave Gower wrote:


"Cereus-validus" wrote

I had propagated some related Aizopsis (formerly section Aizoon) Sedums
from
stem cuttings back in July and they formed sufficient roots for
replanting within 3 weeks.

Great. Thanks.

They will need water only every few days. If you overwater, they may rot
instead of root.

By "overwater" do you mean sitting in standing water? I have them in a
ribbed tray so I can make sure that excess water can drain away out of the
soil.

Do not believe a word the OP posted, he is a crackpot without a clue!



--
The Hawke

"Dave Gower" wrote:

My question is, how long will it take until they have viable root systems
and I can transplant them into the yard?

This varies because of many thing including the time of day the cuttings
were taken and how they were handled after they were cut. The standard
procedure is to tug on one or two every week and see if there is any
resistance which indicates it is rooting. Wait until you get a good
root mass before transplanting. You don't need a large root mass, just
a lot of very small short roots. You don't want the roots to get
tangled with their neighbors roots.

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Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman

Succulent plants should never sit in standing water for any length of time.

By overwater, I mean do not water them every day. Let them dry out between
waterings. Cuttings will need to stay slightly moist but not wet.


"Dave Gower" wrote in message
...

"Cereus-validus" wrote

I had propagated some related Aizopsis (formerly section Aizoon) Sedums
from
stem cuttings back in July and they formed sufficient roots for
replanting
within 3 weeks.

Great. Thanks.

They will need water only every few days. If you overwater, they may rot
instead of root.

By "overwater" do you mean sitting in standing water? I have them in a
ribbed tray so I can make sure that excess water can drain away out of the
soil.

Do tell us what you know about Sedum or just shut up, little boy. If you
have nothing useful nor relevant to say, why don't you just go back to
looking at porn and stop making an ass of yourself, Billy Bob.


"Bill" wrote in message news:lDZ_c.9318$vy.3018@attbi_s52...
Dave Gower wrote:


"Cereus-validus" wrote

I had propagated some related Aizopsis (formerly section Aizoon) Sedums
from
stem cuttings back in July and they formed sufficient roots for
replanting within 3 weeks.

Great. Thanks.

They will need water only every few days. If you overwater, they may
rot
instead of root.

By "overwater" do you mean sitting in standing water? I have them in a
ribbed tray so I can make sure that excess water can drain away out of
the
soil.

Do not believe a word the OP posted, he is a crackpot without a clue!



--
The Hawke

Cuttings of succulent plants usually root rather quickly.

Time of day and handling may be important for rooting woody cuttings
(Rhododendrons?) but it does not apply here. Rooting hormones are not
necessary either.

You don't need to pull them up to see if they rooted either. When they are
well rooted, they will put out new growth all by themselves.

Since you potted the cuttings individually, you don't need to worry about
the roots getting tangled with the others.

More important factors to consider are warm temperatures and not over
watering.



"S. M. Henning" wrote in message
...
"Dave Gower" wrote:

My question is, how long will it take until they have viable root
systems
and I can transplant them into the yard?

This varies because of many thing including the time of day the cuttings
were taken and how they were handled after they were cut. The standard
procedure is to tug on one or two every week and see if there is any
resistance which indicates it is rooting. Wait until you get a good
root mass before transplanting. You don't need a large root mass, just
a lot of very small short roots. You don't want the roots to get
tangled with their neighbors roots.

--
Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to
Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA
http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman

I put leaf shoots from larger sedums and short shoots from smaller sedums in
my pond bio-filter, completely submerged and they grow like Kudzu.........




"Dave Gower" wrote in message
...
I posted this question a few days ago but since there was no reply thought
I'd try again with a more intelligent heading.

I decided to propagate some stonecrop to fill in an area of my yard.
Following instructions I found on a website, I cut 16 small shoots and
planted them with rooting powder in a seed tray using store-bought potting
soil. They are still green and healthy after 5 days, so must be taking
root.
I water them regularly, and they have part shade.

My question is, how long will it take until they have viable root systems
and I can transplant them into the yard?

That is nuts. Submerging succulents completely in water will kill them.


"KCnRichmond" wrote in message
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I put leaf shoots from larger sedums and short shoots from smaller sedums
in
my pond bio-filter, completely submerged and they grow like Kudzu.........




"Dave Gower" wrote in message
...
I posted this question a few days ago but since there was no reply
thought
I'd try again with a more intelligent heading.

I decided to propagate some stonecrop to fill in an area of my yard.
Following instructions I found on a website, I cut 16 small shoots and
planted them with rooting powder in a seed tray using store-bought
potting
soil. They are still green and healthy after 5 days, so must be taking
root.
I water them regularly, and they have part shade.

My question is, how long will it take until they have viable root
systems
and I can transplant them into the yard?