Propagation of cuttings using clay pots

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• Subject: Propagation of cuttings using clay pots
• From: J* K* <H*@worldnet.att.net>
• Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 21:38:46 -0500
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We would like your comments.
At our web site:

www.rooting-hormones.com
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we received the following discussion e-mail. 
Please let us know your personal feelings about the problem described.

From: Brant Mauthe: Only one comment on years of rooting plants (usually
successful).  I have terrible luck with clay pots for rooting cuttings.
When the plant has started rooting and my plastic cover is removed, I
seldom water often enough
to keep the soil moist.  Often the soil changes from being noticably wet
(by appearance and toutch) to dry in an hour or less.  The plant immediatly
dies.  I have never had this problem with plastic pots or flats.

My feeling are that perhaps his pots are not sterile and pathogens are 
coming out while the pots are moist. The plastic pots are easier to clean.
He might also be hardening off the cuttings too soon so that the moisture
is more critical.

regards
Joel Kroin
Hortus USA
jkroin@hortus.com



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