Rooting of cuttings in water
- To: "Perennials List"
- Subject: Rooting of cuttings in water
- From: H*
- Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2000 13:35:06 -0500
- Importance: Normal
The rooting of most cuttings in water does not make sense. Sure if you arte
growing some bog plants or water plants the cuttings will root only in
water. If you root a woody cutting the plant basal end will only decay. Some
propale take woody winter cuttings and place them in water. They see new
leaf formation but never a root. What they are doing is forcing the
formation of bud initiation...this is what the florest does to produce
spring forced flowers on crab apple, rhodi, forsythia, etc. NEVER a root
formation!!
That you need to do is carefully take the cuttings, store them properly then
(if necessary) use rooting hormones treatment, then plant in soil, take care
of the cuttings
see:
http://www.rooting-hormones.com/takecut.htm
http://www.rooting-hormones.com/sitemap.htm
regards
Joel
REPLY TO
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 20:34:07 -0500
From: "James N. Tilton" <tilton44@erols.com>
Subject: rooting cuttings
Hi all-
I thought I heard on a tv show last week that when rooting a cutting in
water, to be sure to plant it relatively soon after roots appear
otherwise the roots are somehow changed to adapt to growing in water and
won't do well in soil. I think they were talking about ivy or
something. Is this true for most cuttings rooted in water?
TIA
Barb (zone 6/7, southeastern PA)
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 20:18:29 -0600
From: "dot" <cdpierce@intop.net>
Subject: Re: rooting cuttings
you know i think that is right,i have had some proplems getting water rooted
cuttings to live when i pot them,also i have read that when they start to
root to add some soil a little at a time to the water,don't know about this
have never tried it,worth a try........
Dot
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