water roots are not earth roots ....

i would have potted them when the roots were about a half inch long...

now that you have a big tangle of them .... i guess i would pot them.. since the roots and the plant will need to harden off to sunlight and outdoor temps ....

and while you are going at it.. start a new sprig... and follow my thoughts... i case this one fails.. always better to plan ahead for failure.. lol ...

cant really have too many .. dont you think ...

ken

ps: better yet ... take a 3 inch piece.. slice it with a razor blade.. remove all the leaves on 2 inches .. stick 2 inches into the media in a small pot with very damp media.. and put a baggie over it.. and i bet inside 10 days.. it will be ready to go outdoors .... maybe 3 weeks... your own mini greenhouse ....

When taking cuttings always cut below a leaf the roots come out at the leaf joint. If you dip it in rooting hormone before you pot it it will make roots easier. All respects to Ken, but I would'nt make the media very wet--just moist and I don't use a baggie. I just keep it moist. I find that it keeps things too wet and invites rot. Although some do--it is an accepted way to root cuttings. You know it is rooted when it sends out new growth. Wait a week(or more) then harden off for a week and set outside.

Ken is right about potting it up and hardening it off

I am having trouble with my coleus. I grew them indoors to about 6 inches tall and moved them outdoors into the shade. Well most don't seem to be doing to well. Some fell over totally and some look like their leaves were torn

Have you had lots of rain? The ones that fell over sound like damp off. The others sound like bugs are getting at them. Check with a flashlight after dark--I'll bet it's slugs.

I'm assuming that they are already planted. If they're not move them.

Coleus are routinely grown in temperatures too cold for them. They do not like temperatures below 60 degrees, day or night. Although I do normally bag cuttings, Coleus are an exception, they just do not take the combination of high humidity and high temperature without suffering from mold and collapse. The complete lack of air circulation within a bag is too much for them. Al

All respects to Ken, but I would'nt make the media very wet

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good catch oily .. i was in a hurry ...

what i meant was.. dont pot up dry media.. and then try to water it from above ...

i take a gal baggie.. put some dry stuff in.. and add HOT water ... until it is nice a damp.. not wet ... and then let it cool off ... [dry peat can be nearly water resistant ... hot water helps break that.. but you cant put plants into tap hot media]

properly dampened .. if squeezed .. like a snowball.. no water should drip out.. and once released.. it should self-crumble ..

is that better oily.. lol

ken

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll pot them up and let them grow a bit before acclimating outdoors.

I just recently planted about 20 plants that I grew from seedlings over the winter. They all seem to have a "temper tantrum" when they first get outdoors, but eventually with consistent warmth, they do quite beautifully. I grow Big Red Judy...stunning once it takes off.