Time to root, to plantets - results
I always have tracked this, but never bothered to calculate results.This fall, I decided to monitor all the leaves I put down. Of the leaves tracked, I've noted the time to root for 178 of them....
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Interesting. I've had suckers form roots within days of being placed on soil, usually I use a rooting compound, but leaves have proven a bit tricky and slow for me for the most part. Usually dont see...
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I didn't compare media methods with these leaves, as I was replacing all the lost plants and didn't want to take chances. All of these were in barely damp sphagnum moss in group plantings - 3-5 leaves...
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Wow, Anabel - you started more than 178 leaves? Different varieties? Interesting about the longer petiole for violets known to sport. That's a new one to me. If you get any experimental results on...
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It seems like a lot, but remember I was replacing over 300 that were killed. I haven't yet replaced them all, so more leaves this spring!They are different varieties. 1 of some, 2 or others, and a...
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Interesting project. Keep us informed. I don't think any of my leaves produce as quickly as yours.Nancy
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Anabel - do you allow the base of the leaf to touch the planting medium? Some very successful growers swear by that, others don't seem to have a preference. I believe it is also recommended to keep...
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Well I have tried different mediums. Usually I use a mixture of equal parts vermiculite and peat, but I got to a point where I was running out of medium and used what was left of my normal mix(equal...
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jancarol wrote:Anabel - do you allow the base of the leaf to touch the planting medium? Some very successful growers swear by that, others don't seem to have a preference. I believe it is also...
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LeviathanGirl wrote:Well I have tried different mediums. Usually I use a mixture of equal parts vermiculite and peat, but I got to a point where I was running out of medium and used what was left of...
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Good on Newbies Nook. This forum is something Mrs. John brought from the previous site, there may be some elements missing. I can not explain that. But I find it is a great place to store things...
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Sparkles wrote:Like you, I've tried a lot of mediums. While I haven't noticed a huge difference in most ways, I have used the long-fibered sphagnum primarily for quite awhile. I compared it to a...
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A lot of good info in this thread! A leaf set for Reflections of Spring popped up it's first sign of life yesterday ... 25 days!! Thought it was green tinted vermiculite and was going to give it a...
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My new standard for recognizing plantlets: "...That meant that I had to see it without digging in the media :-).I start looking way too soon ...and flick bits of perlite away from stems in case it's...
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Why was straight vermiculite a failure? That's what I use....and all that I've used for my leaves since the 1970's. One thing nobody mentioned..... Do any of you fertilize your parent/mother leaf?...
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Hi all, I actually read this post in the Newbie Nook. I found it very intersting. My first ever set of leaves were put down 3-weeks ago. Rhapsody cora. They have rooted nicely, but no signs of babies....
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Jon - it is hard to wait. Especially when you are trying to build up your collection. I think Nancy wrote something not long ago where she admonished someone, not to be so quick to separate the...
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