rnexus
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It appears I have finally found the best rooting medium. I'm rooting challenged, so for years I have had terrible success rates. My skill and luck at rooting is about as poor as a beginner.
Double shredded hardwood bark mulch is what you want. Has to be bark and not wood chips. Bark has all the nutrients and anti microbial compounds. Fresher is likely better because there are more antimicrobial active compounds. They will degrade somewhat throughout time.
In my area, central virginia the double shredded hardwood bark mulch is going to be primarily oak and tulip poplar.
I did a test of cuttings that had the fuzzy white mold on them. I had stored them in a bag. So I took them out of the bag, dipped in hydrogen peroxide solution and put in mulch. The mold do not come back. Any other medium i have used and the mold always comes back and kills the cuttings. I investigated inside the mulch and didn't see any mold at all. Only fresh healthy roots and stems. Cuttings are keafing out now.
I have read a few other people use this mulch with good success. There needs to be more info on it.
Im going to root over 1200 cuttings this autumn. I will keep updated, and will likely create a tutorial for rooting if success is repeated. The implications are huge. A vastly simplified method and higher success rate.
Will call the tutorial- " Rooting for challenged and/or unlucky people"
Lol
Quick rough tutorial would be.
Take fresh cuttings.
Soak in diluted hydrogen peroxide solution for a few min or until fizzing stops.
Allow to dry.
Wrap top section of cuttings with parafilm.
Slice a section off one side of the bottom of the cutting. Dip in diluted dip n grow rooting hormone.
Plant directly into wet mulch.
Keep warm 70-85 degrees in dark for 10-14 days.
Expose to light and warmer temps after that.
Double shredded hardwood bark mulch is what you want. Has to be bark and not wood chips. Bark has all the nutrients and anti microbial compounds. Fresher is likely better because there are more antimicrobial active compounds. They will degrade somewhat throughout time.
In my area, central virginia the double shredded hardwood bark mulch is going to be primarily oak and tulip poplar.
I did a test of cuttings that had the fuzzy white mold on them. I had stored them in a bag. So I took them out of the bag, dipped in hydrogen peroxide solution and put in mulch. The mold do not come back. Any other medium i have used and the mold always comes back and kills the cuttings. I investigated inside the mulch and didn't see any mold at all. Only fresh healthy roots and stems. Cuttings are keafing out now.
I have read a few other people use this mulch with good success. There needs to be more info on it.
Im going to root over 1200 cuttings this autumn. I will keep updated, and will likely create a tutorial for rooting if success is repeated. The implications are huge. A vastly simplified method and higher success rate.
Will call the tutorial- " Rooting for challenged and/or unlucky people"
Lol
Quick rough tutorial would be.
Take fresh cuttings.
Soak in diluted hydrogen peroxide solution for a few min or until fizzing stops.
Allow to dry.
Wrap top section of cuttings with parafilm.
Slice a section off one side of the bottom of the cutting. Dip in diluted dip n grow rooting hormone.
Plant directly into wet mulch.
Keep warm 70-85 degrees in dark for 10-14 days.
Expose to light and warmer temps after that.