Re: need your thoughts
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: need your thoughts
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:36:53 EST
In a message dated 11/30/99 1:01:03 PM Eastern Standard Time,
dsdavis@intop.net writes:
<< I was cleaning my work bench the other day and trashing a lot of
things. I came across this foam pot that I had recieved some live
flowers in, don't remember when or what for, but the point is, the
florist foam that was in the pot, the kind for cut flowers. >>
Donna,
If that florist "foam" is the product, Oasis, it is useful for rooting
cuttings. I have been hearing about this for years. Last week, visiting a
greenhouse full of Christmas plants, I saw cuttings of spring plants (yes
spring plants) being started in wedges of Oasis.
When roots appear outside the foam, the small wedge is planted in potting
soil and grown on. I have no precise rules for the process but it does not
seem difficult to me and what can you lose? You can multiply overwintering
fuchsias and the like.
In our zone 4 area, it is seldom successful to root cuttings in November and
December. The entire process is so much easier in February and later. All
cuttings seem to be helped by bottom heat. This is a huge subject.
Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY z4
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