No, I've always did stem cuttings with rooting hormone, but I will try it next time, sounds like a good idea for the Bacopa!

Sharon

I rooted some Virginia Creper vines this winter. My aussie kept getting tangled up in the vine and broke a long piece off. I took it in, cut about 3" pieces around each node, scraped the inside of the node, pressed it into the soil, pinned it down with a paper clip I had cut in half, and they rooted (under a dome) in about 2.5 months. I now have 10 more vines to take up to plant on the split rail fence around the 'corral' we made at the farm. Right now, I'm trying some Forsythia in both water and soil to see what roots faster. May even try the method I used on the V.C. Marg

I took two sets of cuttings from my wave petunia seedlings......the first set is doing great. The second set will have the propogator opened today and they will come out tomorrow.

This last weekend I bought some fuchsia cuttings and took cuttings from them. They are now in the propogator. Have to check them today if I remember.

All of these cuttings were stem cutting and just put into ProMix no rooting hormone was used.

Sierra

Will licacs propagate from cuttings? With or with out rooting hormone? Toots

Lilacs should root. Look for a rooting hormone which is actually for hardwood cuttings and use that. That being said, i think i've heard of people rooting them without the hormones - try either way and let us know how it goes.

This is all new to me, but it sounds like a great way to increase the number of plants. A couple of questions:

When you take cuttings, how long does the cutting have to be (say, for bacopa)? Does it have to include some kind of joint or part of the stem?

Second, Sierra, what is a propagator? From another message, I gather the strawberry container might also work...?

Third, will this work with all varieties of petunias? I've bought some Priscillas, they are very healthy with lots of shoots--so is it feasible that I could grow additional plants for this season?

Any responses greatly appreciated!

When i did the bacopa, i cut a piece a couple-three inches long. For petunias, just clip back to where you see another set of leaves starting. I dip the ends in rooting hormone in put them into soilless mix and cover with a plastic bag. I've done my impatiens in a small-celled foam flat with a lid and they rooted quickly, within a couple of weeks.

What I use as a propogator for cutttings are the plastic zip bags that sheets and blankets come in. The taller ones will have to have props in them so they don't fold over and touch the cuttings. I break up bamboo sticks to the right length for this.

Hope this helps.
Sierra

2 years ago I tried cuttings from my Blue Bird macrapetala clematis..one cutting took and I over wintered it in the house..planted it out last spring..and it made it through this last winter..last year I took 6 more cuttings which all made it..I used #2 rooting hormone and tented them in the greenhouse..I brought 3 in over winter and planted 3 in the greenhouse..after it froze in the greenhouse I put some styrofoam over the cuttings so they would stay frozen and not thaw off and on when the greenhosue warms up with the sun on it..one out of 3 in the greenhouse survived..I couldn't get a good angle to show how large the cuttings in the house are now but they are well past the 8 foot now.
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Funny how different petunias grow at differnt speeds from cuttings..in the fall when I take my cuttings from the petunias I use a little care as I dont want to grow new ones from seed..I use rooting hormone and tent them..this time of year when I can find a wee bit of room for more cuttings sometimes I just stick them into a container of soil and water them well..in 3 years I think I have lost only one cutting even doing it this way..lol..the cuttings at the top of the picture are purple wave and were took about 10 days before the other cuttings..the bottom row were all done the same day..the slowest growing are the pink rave of the wave..these are about 10 days old.The way I feel is the cuttings are cost free so experiment to see what works best for you..savona
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