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Re: coleus

Steve Manion wrote:
> 
> 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

 What I do when I want to get a water rooted plant to change over to a
soil medium is to gradually add soil to the water. I quit adding more
water and just drizzle potting soil into the container holding the plant
and water.
 I never add so much soil that it is muddy, just keep adding the soil
until there is wet soil and no more water. Then I let it dry to a normal
cosistency that the plant would survive and not drown in. From then on I
either leave it in that container if I had put it into one I wanted to
keep it in, or loosen it and place it into the container or place in the
garden I want it to stay.
 Remember when you are bringing something from interior lighting into
the heat of the sun, even shade that it will experience a definite
shock. Help it to recover by not letting the leaves get dry and mist it.
 Hope this helps. I don't know how experienced of a gardener you are,
but I know there is a lot to learn before everything the experts do
works for you. I think I killed just about everything I handled when I
started out.
 Windy
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