Hi There,
Welcome to the board, some one will come in soon and answer your question..so sorry this happened.

Karen B

The lighting isn't as important as bottom heat. I don't know if the surface the pots will be on will be warm enough for rooting, especially at night without heat mats. Could you put a few mats in the GH? If not you might be better off rooting them inside on heat mats or storing them until next year.

Well I dont have any heat mats so I guess Ill just wait till spring to root them. I just hope none are lost. I migh try one or two and see how they do with just the heater in the greehouse as an experiment. Thanks karyn :)
Sean

Hey Sean,

I put about 8 cuttings in one large community pot last Fall. All but one rooted by Spring. This was in my basement. The medium was kept barely moist. Temps were around 70-75 degrees and there was some light available. I think as long as you keep the medium fairly dry, you can stick them in a pot. The ones that root will have a jump-start in the Spring. I would be concerned though if the temperature went much below 55. Anyway, the community pot takes up less space. Now I suppose some varieties will be more difficult than others.

~dave

Oh. That's so sad. I hate week eaters! I've had good luck rooting over winter. I did keep mine inside the house, though, at about 70 degrees. I stuck them in dirt, watered once, and that was it. Good Luck.

Thanks for the good ideas everyone. Ill try a little of all of them and see how each goes for me. Happy Dormancy everyone!
Sean

Is there any sunny spots in your greenhouse that get more than a couple of hours of sun a day? Is your greenhouse out in the open where the sun shines on it all day? Is it crowed so there is no room to put them on shelves where the sun will hit them most of the day?
You can root them just as everyone is saying, it will just take a lot longer than if you had heat under the pots to warm the soil. Also if you don't, the heat from the sun all day would be good to, but the cooling off of the soil at night will slow down process too. But you can root them anyways. They will root.
*The key is....More heat to the soil ,the faster the root growth.
And remmeber no water. Just moisten very litte.

Meyermike,
After seeing what Bill and others have done with small water bottles I was thinking I could make a wood stand and hole saw some holes big enough for the bottles to slide into mabye long enough to hold say 6 bottles or so. Make a coupple of those and then place them up on top of my deck. The shingles would draw in good heat and they would get full sun all day up there. When it gets cold at night ill just bring them in side the green house ( which is quite crowded but just big enough for my big plants ).. Even during winter we have strong sun and usualy dont get a lot of days where it stays cold non stop. Thank you guys and Ill post a picture of my cutting holder when I get it made :0) Oh ya the green house gets about half a day of sun due to the big tree in my quaint little back yard. I was very tempted to cut it down to let in full sun to the whole back yard but my wife thought differently!
Sean

Sean,
I hear ya about the tree part. I own my own home, and I was raised in it by my parents. I too had a HUGE tree blocking more than half the sun to my back yard and south facing windows. I took that sucker down. The best thing I could of done. I had no sentimental attachments to that thing for the sake of mu plumies! Yet the day after, my parents came over and saw what I did, my mom cried for a month!!
You don't want a sad wife my friend.
Hey, I can't wait to see what your invention looks like. I might try that too. In fact, guess where my plumies go when I can first put them out? On my hot roof....Sun all day with the warmth of the shingles....lol
Take care for now
Mike