tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post7539147514644516627..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Ficuspalooza results are in!mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-1417717230826201252012-12-21T10:27:25.073-08:002012-12-21T10:27:25.073-08:00Anonymous:
The mini-greenhouse mentioned in the p...Anonymous:<br /><br />The mini-greenhouse mentioned in the post is a high-humidity area, enclosed in plastic. It's not a plastic bag, but more or less the same in most respects.<br /><br />This post is very old (March 2008). Two of these sets of cuttings were transferred to soil and are still with me ('Spearmint' and 'Black Diamond'). The other three all died some time ago. I mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31456887390156821552012-12-20T21:52:30.217-08:002012-12-20T21:52:30.217-08:00Also, did you put the cuttings in a plastic bag? A...Also, did you put the cuttings in a plastic bag? A heating pad like the ones you get in seed starter kits will also work wonders. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-70018517975912785302012-12-20T21:50:54.053-08:002012-12-20T21:50:54.053-08:00Root your cuttings in sphagnum moss, not sphagnum ...Root your cuttings in sphagnum moss, not sphagnum peat moss or perlite. Woody plants root best in media with a very high air porosity and although perlite has this, it's not the same. It's also the best for growing Aglaonemas(and anthuriums, philos etc) in, you'll never have root rot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-79509224608207522052008-03-21T10:03:00.000-07:002008-03-21T10:03:00.000-07:00That's very interesting to see your results. Maybe...That's very interesting to see your results. Maybe you will need to try different temperatures. Maybe sheila's mixture would be better. I'd say to keep on trying there must be better ways to root the ficus.Priscilla Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353263318112375137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-16255216122176143292008-03-21T04:58:00.000-07:002008-03-21T04:58:00.000-07:00I used to root a lot of cuttings of hibiscus and v...I used to root a lot of cuttings of hibiscus and various other tropicals. I used a mix of about 50/50 perlite and vermiculite. I liked the fact that the vermiculite seems to retain more water. Anyone else use this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com