RE: now rooting plants was- Happy Birthday Island Jim!

Well I can still do that.... I have the mother plants at work too.... these
cuttings where actually oops's when some of the guys were trying to wire my
office. So I just found something clear to contain water and set them on the
window ledge.

Donna

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of kmrsy@netzero.net
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 9:11 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Happy Birthday Island Jim!
> 
> Donna, I'd have been more inclined to root them in a medium other than
> water. I'd have also used some rooting hormone to help encourage them to
> put out roots.
> 
> 
> Kitty
> 
> -- "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> In my new office at work, I have a ton of windows with 10 inch ledges. I
> am
> trying to over winter some plants there- if it works, look out next
> season!
> 
> BTW, I took some cuttings from my fancy geraniums. Odd that one variety
> has
> been in water for 3 weeks and not one root has appeared- still alive and
> looking well in it's jar of water, but I don't understand it, thoughts
> anyone? The others are doing fine and putting out roots- need to pot them
> up.
> 
> Donna
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of Cathy Carpenter
> > Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 7:43 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Happy Birthday Island Jim!
> >
> > Happy Birthday! Those plants look lovely. Wish I had more space with
> > appropriate light for houseplants - mine are inside for the winter
> > and quite crowded. My Laeliocattleya x Brassavola-Laeliocattleya has
> > just bloomed. I have two scented 5 inch orchids! (Would have had 3,
> > but a cat trying to get to the windowsill broke off the third bud.)
> >
> > Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >
> > On Nov 13, 2005, at 6:49 AM, james singer wrote:
> >
> > > Ooops. Didn't mean to send that so soon.
> > >
> > > Got interesting stuff yesterday, actually. It was the botanic garden's
> > > annual plant distribution to members. I got two plants. One is Macodes
> > > petola, a terrestrial jewel orchid from Southeast Asia; way too small
> > > to bloom just yet but very fetching leaves with silver and gold veins.
> > > The other is a Colombian philodendron, P. gloriosum; it has velvet-
> > > like
> > > dark green leaves with white veins. Both will have to be pot plants
> > > and
> > > live in protected areas, but I expect them to survive outdoors.
> > >
> > > Pictures at:
> > >
> > >          http://hort.net/+132K
> > >
> > > On Nov 13, 2005, at 7:05 AM, Donna wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Happy Birthday Island Jim....
> > >>
> > >> So what is the big birthday plans for the day? Hope the birthday
> > >> fairy
> > >> brings you something interesting today.....
> > >>
> > >> Donna
> > >>
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> > > Southwest Florida
> > > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > > Hardiness Zone 10
> > > Heat Zone 10
> > > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > > Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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