Sun, 10 Jan 2010

How to start cuttings follow up
Many of you may have read my article about starting new big tooth maple trees and grape vines from cuttings. If not, you can read it here: http://www.growingpleasures.com/memberarea/projects.html?inc=projects/0044_Starting_New_Plants_From_Cuttings_101_For_Home_Gardeners.txt Well, it has been about a month now and it is really hard to tell how they are doing. I am keeping them moist. A few of them died but others still have life left in them. There is some mold growing on the top of the soil- I haven't been super diligent about spraying them with fungicide. I understand that it takes a long time- a whole season- to get them to grow roots so I will be patient. I will keep them until the summer to see if they grew. I don't feel very confident. After I got them all ready I was talking with a friend who recommended that I use a stronger rooting compound than the one I used. So that is bad. Then I think I may have taken the cuttings from the plants too early- They still had leaves on them and the leaves died. I think I was supposed to take cuttings after the leaves dropped in the winter. Oh yeah, and then the day after I planted them, an animal dug them all up and made a huge mess of them. So they have alot against them! If they don't take, I will just try again.


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