Help on cutting

[Crabby127]

I receive a thin cutting and tried rooting.. on the 17. It only been a week but top looks severely dried out so I took out and bottom seems ok NO rot
Does this stand a chance? Or cut my loss?
It’s a Celeste

 

[superdave336]

I would give it more time if it’s only been a week.

 

[Tiger garden]

I would continue to mist it with water, parafilm or wax. Give it about 2 months for roots and then put it outside to allow nature give it 6 months. The bottom is more important than the top in my experience.

 

[SugarKnollFarms]

Maybe I can’t tell in the photo, but the top doesn’t look too dried out, definitely not severely? There aren’t any of the telltale wrinkles along its length. It looks about right to me. I’d definitely give it longer, but as @Tiger garden, I would recommend that you wrap parafilm around the top.

 

[snarfing]

I like to mist mine htat havent opened a leaf up after being advised humidity helps.

When you say on the 17th do you mean january? if so i wouldnt expect anything for a few more weeks-months

 

[EtchedFicus]

I didn't see roots from my celestes until around 6 weeks. As other mention, you can wrap or wax the top. I normally melt soy wax and then dip the tips in it as the wax starts to cool down.

 

[Crabby127]

Thanks everyone
I redid the potting and will post when I see the changes! I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to bail or have patience

 

[Jigfig]

Thanks everyone
I redid the potting and will post when I see the changes! I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to bail or have patience

Always have patience until they are dead dead lol

 

[Italian4u]

I receive a thin cutting and tried rooting.. on the 17. It only been a week but top looks severely dried out so I took out and bottom seems ok NO rot
Does this stand a chance? Or cut my loss?
It’s a Celeste

The cutting is a good cutting. You need to either wrap the tops in parafilm tape or give the tops a quick dunk in some melted paraffin wax to help seal in the moisture. Practically any cutting can be rooted if done properly. It’s the little things that make it work. Try wrapping the top.

 

[Crabby127]

Once it is in the medium/pot can I still wrap it? Or will it disturb the cutting… I’m trying not to play or touch them so they don’t die on me

 

[RosyPosy]

You don’t have to wrap it. It depends on the humidity level where you have it. If it’s mid to low humidity, you can put a produce bag over the top of the pot instead of wrapping.

 

[LadyGT]

It looks ok to me. I didn't see any ridges which show dehydration or red coloring which is a true sign of death. Green on a cutting is a good thing.

 

[grasshopper]

Don't see the "severely dried out" part in your picture. It is typically dry in indoor winter due to our heating system. You can wrap the top if you have parafilm or just put a produce bag like RosyPosy suggested.

Many years ago when I first rooted cuttings on top of the fridge. The cuttings started showing wrinkles. I put the produce bags on top and eventually the cuttings reversed course and rooted successfully. I thought they were goners too at the time.

Also, by 17, I guess you meant 1/17/26 or slightly over 10 days ago when you first posted. Cuttings take a little longer to root on average in winter indoors.

Not sure about the room temperature, or whether you use heat mat or rooting hormone. How big is the cup? Soil moisture level etc.