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Re: coleus

it sounds as though you are transplanting the cutting before it has enough
roots to support itself.  i work at a greenhouse and we do a lot of coleus
cuttings. we use oasis cubes, we stick the cutting into the cube.  a tip
cutting roots better and faster, but we also do stem cuttings as well. the
cutting should only be 2-3 inches long. put under mist for about 2 weeks and
there is plenty of roots, it is not necessary to use a rooting hormone.
plant into a good soil, in a few weeks the cuttings will root into the soil.
do not over water or it will rot.  good luck
-----Original Message-----
From: patricia johnston <patricia_johnston@bc.sympatico.ca>
To: seeds-list@eskimo.com <seeds-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 7:03 PM
Subject: coleus


>Hello All,
>Supposedly coleus is an easy plant to propagate, I've been told. Well not
>for me. I take the cutting, place it in a little water till shoots happen,
>then place it in seed starter soil. Soon they all wilt and drop dead. I
>have tried using root hormone, and not putting them in water, but still
>they drop dead.
>Thanks for help
>Pat  zone 7 BC Canada
>
>
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