Haha...cool picture.

What great trades you received! I'm looking to get H. aldrichii - I love the big leaves. I wish you much luck with both of those. Don't worry, you'll do fine :)

The mix you're using is great. But I would use plastic pots for rooting (I see you have terra cotta pots). Also, have you tried putting the entire plant (pot and all) inside a ziplock bag with holes poked in it? It's great for keeping humidity levels up. You can also try a heating mat, but if you don't have one you should be fine. And then I just mist the inside of the bag every couple of days.

By the way, do you do OK with growing your hoyas in clay pots? I have 2 hoyas in clay pots just because that's how they came, and 1 hasn't grown at all but the other is doing great. The one that does great is a more "succulent" hoya, so I think clay is fine for hoyas that don't mind drying out quickly.

Good luck,
Gabi

Well..honestly..they went in the terra cotta because I couldnt find any plastic ones that were smaller than 6 inches..and i didn't want to start them in a pot that was 6 inches...these are the only ones in them....I tend to over water, so I'm hoping the terra cotta can wick it away LOL ...

I am gonna try to get zip locks that will be big enough to go over them..or, could I tie them up in something like a walmart bag? Gotta think about that...

Then...if I do put them in bags...how long should I leave them in there??

Thanks!

hi good looking plants, I like the big thick leaves, good luck with them...linda

Raven,

I hear ya on the terra cotta pots. You'll be fine with them, especially with those hoyas (and it's definitely helpful if you have a heavy hand with watering!).

I have those large ziplocks for really big plants (the ziplocks used for clothing storage and whatnot), but I see no reason why you can't use a regular plastic bag. Some people like to blow air into the bag, which is probably why ziplocks are usually used, but since you're poking holes it them the air is gonna leak out anyway!

I leave them in the ziplocks for as long as it takes to root. Once I give the cutting a slight tug and I feel resistance, I gradually expose the cutting to "real" air (first I unzip the opening about halfway for a few days, then I completely unzip it for a few days, and then I put the pot with the rest of my collection).

Here's a pic of how I place the cutting in the ziplock - I can usually make any cutting fit! If you want to use a ziplock, you can make each cutting fit in a freezer size ziplock if you take the stick out of the pot for now.

Gabi

Thanks so much for that info Gabi ... I will try it and keep my fingers crossed!!

Raven, you can also use the clear bags that fruits and veggies come in and than I use a butterfly clip to hold the top closed or a twistum will do fine also.
Good Luck! Jo

Good idea Jo...I didn't think of that! Thanks

Raven, some very nice plants you have there I'm trying to stick to Hoyas with smaller leaves but I love, love, love the leaves on the one in Gabi's picture, Gabi which one is it I just have to put that one on my must have list.
Annette

Haha...and it begins, Annette! Is the list still at 6?! Just teasing you :)
That's H. callistophylla - very cool leaves indeed.

Gabi

Nice trades Raven, thanks for posting your pics. I was a little nervous rooting hoyas because I do not have much experience with it as of yet, but I think I successfully rooted H. Purpureo Fusca and H. Erythrina. I am also trying to root H. kentiana now, hope it does ok... FYI I also lost leaves when I was rooting, 2 yellowed and fell off of my Erythrina but none off of Purpureo fusca. Who knows why, did the same thing with both.

shanna