I usually root mine in the same mix I grow them in. If a cutting has a pretty woody stem, I sometimes start it out in water for a week or two as I think it can help get the process started. As soon as I see the slightest sign of a root, though, I put it in soil. I also find that Hoyas tend to root faster if they're in a community pot. I keep a "rooting pot" with cuttings in various stages of rooting. I believe that when plants are rooting, they're throwing out hormones that encourage nearby cuttings to begin the rooting process.

Denise in Omaha

I just rooted H. bella cuttings two ways, half in water and half in a coarse sand/chicken grit. Last year the four cuttings I got from D.L. I rooted in coarse sand/chicken grit in one of those black plastic trays with a clear lid to keep the humidity up. All had great roots when potted up. The coarse sand/chicken grit method is also the way I root most of my fuchsia cuttings as well. I guess we all have different ways of rooting things and use the method which works best for each of us. I like the sand because it's easy to sterilize, I pour boiling water over it and let it sit for a couple of minutes, then drain and cool down before use.

Annette

This is a good thread especially since some of us have cuttings on their way from DL, it's nice to see how others do it.
I root mine in the same soil mix as they grow in and sometimes I cover them for extra humidity if I think they need it. Multiflora seems to want the extra moisture.
I also mist them some.

When getting cuttings that have traveled a long distance (such as the DL cuttings), I soak them in warm/room temperature water with a few drops of Superthrive. I let them soak anywhere from a few hours to 24 hours, depending on how dehydrated they might be.

I root the cuttings in the soil medium I use, and they usually stay in that same pot with the same soil until they need to be upsized.

I first make a fresh slanted cut. I completely moisten the soil before putting at least one node in the medium. I then put the whole pot inside a ziplock baggie that has a bunch of holes poked in it for aeration, spray the cutting and inside of the bag with water mixed with VF-11, and close the bag. I then put them on a plastic tray and place the tray on a heating mat. I've done this with and without a heating mat, and I've had success either way...but I find that the heating mat helps a lot when rooting in the Fall or Winter.

Then I just leave the cuttings in bright indirect light. I mist inside the baggie every couple of days. I take them out of the baggies and off the heating mat when I feel resistance with a slight tug.

Just a note: multiflora is the one cutting I'll root in water, and it's pretty much fail-proof!

Gabi

I wanted to add that on my cuttings from DL I plan to soak them in water for a while after their long journey, I figure they'll need a good drink (I see Gabi allready posted that) I don't do this with any of my other cuttings.
On the longer cuttings I will cut into smaller sections with at least two nodes, this will make a fuller pot faster.

I also have one of those mini greenhouses with the zip cover so I plan on putting them in there to root and will mist every few days.

I really reccomend these mini greenhouses for anyone who roots a lot of cuttings.
I got mine last year at Lowe's at the end of the season for $12.00 It's about 6' tall and maybe 3' wide.

Jo

Hi....Wow Thankyou so much everyone you have given me many different ways to try and there are even some that I have not heard of before,I think I will give all of them a go and see which one suits me so Thanks again for all your input and happy growing...Karen...