Re: winter bloomers speaking about rooting....

If you don't want it wet do not use Miracle Grow potting soil. I was never able to get that stuff to dry out!
I never had trouble rooting scented geraniums in soil. They rooted quite easily and quickly. I always dusted them with a little hormone before planting. Maybe it's just super dormant.
A
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] winter bloomers speaking about rooting....


Maybe it doesn't like your water. Chlorinated? Softened?

You might try planting cuttings directly into one of those high-priced potting mixes--MiracleGro, Scott's, etc--keep it damp [not wet], and give it lots of light.


On Feb 8, 2006, at 6:18 AM, Donna wrote:

If some of you recall (doubt it), last fall I took a
couple cuttings from a fancy geranium. I was
complaining that it never rooted... well I still am
complaining. That darn thing has sat in water since
fall, still alive (-well the leaves haven't died off-)
but it still DOESN'T have roots!

What is with that?

On another note, since my then new office has tons of
lights, I brought over my annual pots from my deck. I
usually use a house plant with some annuals and let
the whole thing die off yearly. They are still all
alive and the annuals are not looking shabby about to
bloom again. (I had cut off the flowers about Nov or
so as they appeared to be going to seed) What I lost
was the ivy?!? Didn't think I would have a problem
with that!

Anyways, the fancy geraniums are still growing.
Thinking they might need a haircut or something. So
since the water rooting didn't work.... what should I
try next?

Donna

--- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:


Lantana roots fairly easily in vermiculite or
perlite, Chris. Don't
know about water.

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Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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