Re: Oleander cuttings

Dear Damian
You can root oleander in water, but in general it is never a good idee to
root cuttings in water, because special waterroots are formed and when you
transfer the rooted cuttings into the soil, new normal roots have to be
formed. The means the whole rooting proces is much slower.
The best is to use special rooting soil, (available in 40 liter bags in
Holland), which consists of a mixture of pure peat and sand. This mixture is
nearly sterile, has no nutrients and this avoids rotting/wilting. Normal
pottingsoil contains manure or compost, which induces rotting/wilting very
easy.

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Damian Martin <iberbier@cgac.es>
Aan: Medit-plants <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Datum: woensdag 29 september 1999 15:00
Onderwerp: Oleander cuttings


>I'm told N. oleander is easy to root in water. I've had a bunch of
>cuttings in  a large jar for two weeks now - They seem ok but no sign of
>roots. How long should it take? I'm keen to get them into the ground
>a.s.a.p. to take advantage of mild weather and recent rains. Can I put
>them into the ground without roots?
>
>Regards,
>
>Damian Martin
>Talavera, Central Spain,
>Zone 8ish, hot dry Summers, cold dry Winters, some rain in between, sun
>all year.
>
>
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