I know I said in my last post I'd be making another batch of rose cuttings for propagation, but it seems I've either been too busy or it's been too hot! This last week was the hottest of the year here in NE Florida, and unless I've been at work or in the pool I havn't been outside much. Combine that with back to school preps for the kids it's been pretty hectic!
So hopefully by Monday I'll have 45 new cuttings in propagation medium that will turn into 40+ new plants in a few months. The first batch is still doing well with tons of new leaves emerging on the majority of them, and I've still only lost 4. Much better results than my previous attempts this year! Hopefully I'll have the pictures up so everyone can look at my method and replicate it if they desire.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Monday, August 6, 2007
New Rose Propagations Doing Good
Well last Monday I returned from vacation. Before I left I setup a timer for the light system to ensure the plants were getting the required amount of light while I was gone. Only thing lacking was an automatic watering system, so I ensured there was enough moisture in the tub to hopefully sustain them.
Needless to say when I returned I was shocked. Most of the rose cuttings had lost there leaves. The timer had malfunctioned and was not operating correctly, and to top it off I had an infestation of spider mites!
So after cleaning out all the dead leaves, I was left with a bunch of green, leafless sticks. However, the good part is that they were still green, and thus there was still hope for them. I returned the timer for one that worked properly, misted them and left the rose cuttings to there own.
Needless to say after another week almost a dozen of them have new leaves growing from the emerging buds, and man more have new buds developing! I'm very happy that they are starting to show signs of life and that all is not lost. I will be starting the process over again next week with another batch of cuttings, hoping to duplicate the process.
So far to date I have only lost 4 of the original 45 cuttings.
Needless to say when I returned I was shocked. Most of the rose cuttings had lost there leaves. The timer had malfunctioned and was not operating correctly, and to top it off I had an infestation of spider mites!
So after cleaning out all the dead leaves, I was left with a bunch of green, leafless sticks. However, the good part is that they were still green, and thus there was still hope for them. I returned the timer for one that worked properly, misted them and left the rose cuttings to there own.
Needless to say after another week almost a dozen of them have new leaves growing from the emerging buds, and man more have new buds developing! I'm very happy that they are starting to show signs of life and that all is not lost. I will be starting the process over again next week with another batch of cuttings, hoping to duplicate the process.
So far to date I have only lost 4 of the original 45 cuttings.
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