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Re: I need info

Hi Alex,
I'm glad to hear you have had such success. I just recently tried what 
you suggested and the cuttings all dried up and wilted away, literally 
within hours of potting. I used sterile soilmix, wetted, and in the 
shade, sigh. It's less disappointing for me to do them in the fall.
:( Amy

On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Alex Teller wrote:

> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 17:04:36 -0700
> From: Alex Teller <alextell@pacbell.net>
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: I need info
> 
> Regarding the advice below from Amy Knutson.  I beg to disagree.
> I live in zone 9 and have been propagating plants in July, August and
> September
> when the temperature is in the nineties.  The plants love it and they
> grow roots even faster.  But, YOU MUST KEEP THEM IN FULL SHADE! no need
> for a greenhouse either.
> I am only reporting my experience.
> 
> Alex Teller
> 
> 
> Amy Knutson wrote:
> 
> > Hi Lynne,
> > You have a lot of general questions. But one big piece of advice I can
> >
> > give is not to start propagating now, that is, this month. It's too
> > hot
> > and anything you move, divide, or take cuttings from is most likely to
> >
> > die (unless you have a really humid and coolish greenhouse).
> > I find that it's easiest to do these things in the fall, in October
> > when
> > the weather has cooled off. How you propagate depends on the type of
> > plant.
> > -Amy K.
> > Corvallis, OR, USDA zone 8
> 
>
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