The Greek
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Anyone on here try water rooting? What was your experience, good or bad, and any tips?
I am experimenting for the first time with a small batch of cuttings. These are live wood, but lignified, and each one has 4-5 nodes
I scrubbed in soapy water then air dried. Since all of these are branch-ends with the tips intact, I opted against using parafilm.
I clipped the bottoms to get a fresh cut before putting them in water that was diluted with a tiny amount of root hormone.
I did not scrape/score any of them - and I emptied that first batch of water with hormone after about 8 hours, replaced with just water
I am using plastic cups with enough water to cover 1-2 bottom nodes, and swapping out the water every 12 hours (warm water)
I have a open ziploc covering each cup loosely, and both cups were sealed in a clear plastic bin and placed by a north window for some indirect light
Temps inside the bin are steady at 74-75 and humidity level ranges between 80-90%
This is Day 5 and no sign of anything yet. I decided to crack the top of the bin a little today to allow some fresh air in (which of course will drop the temp and humidity levels in the bin)
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I am experimenting for the first time with a small batch of cuttings. These are live wood, but lignified, and each one has 4-5 nodes
I scrubbed in soapy water then air dried. Since all of these are branch-ends with the tips intact, I opted against using parafilm.
I clipped the bottoms to get a fresh cut before putting them in water that was diluted with a tiny amount of root hormone.
I did not scrape/score any of them - and I emptied that first batch of water with hormone after about 8 hours, replaced with just water
I am using plastic cups with enough water to cover 1-2 bottom nodes, and swapping out the water every 12 hours (warm water)
I have a open ziploc covering each cup loosely, and both cups were sealed in a clear plastic bin and placed by a north window for some indirect light
Temps inside the bin are steady at 74-75 and humidity level ranges between 80-90%
This is Day 5 and no sign of anything yet. I decided to crack the top of the bin a little today to allow some fresh air in (which of course will drop the temp and humidity levels in the bin)
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