This is a public-interest archive. Personal data is pseudonymized and retained under GDPR Article 89.

Re: geranium cuttings



----------
> From: Tracey Lynn Follman <tfollman@sendit.sendit.nodak.edu>
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: geranium cuttings
> Date: Tuesday, April 29, 1997 3:32 PM
> 
> I was wondering if I could get some advise on geranium cuttings.  I have 
> tried leaf cuttings in soil and vermiculite and also with and without 
> rooting hormone and seem to have little success.  Any advise would be 
> greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
>                               Thanks-
>                                Tracey
> 
> 
Hi Tracy;

I'm no expert on Geraniums but I can pass along a few things that I've
tried and work for me.

First make sure the cuttings your using are ready...they should snap like a
snap bean.
Second make sure you remove the stipules from the stem...those small paper
like bract that form along the stem with the leaves...they are prone to
rotting in the rooting mix.
Third use no rooting hormone...it seems to have an adverse effect on
Geraniums.
Fourth...use a mix of milled spagnum moss and perlite...about 50/50 mix
should do.

This always works for me...the sphagnum is very important for it's
antiseptic properties.  Sphagnum was used before antibiotics to dress
wounds.

Good luck;

Dave Cameron
Milwaukee
zone 5
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index