Thx for sharing! Please keep me posted how things work out for you using the Smart Pots. I've been curious about them myself but never had any extra plants I could experiment with.

Best of luck to you too! Hoping to see you posting your success soon!

The good news is you cleaned out the bad wood and there is white sap. Did you sanitize your cutting tool before making that last cut to eliminate the possibility of contaminating the clean wood? How much summer do you have left?

If you are in the south you may have enough time to let it set up for a week or two. I like to dip it in rooting hormone as part of the set up process. If not then you may want to shave some time off the wait. You can build a small humidity chamber to help it callus then pot it up with the mix like you described. I like to keep them warm and dry while they root . Rain water, in my opinion / in my location during the summer, is not worth the worry.

I use Physan to sterilize all my tools, pots, work surfaces, etc. & always dip my knives in it after every cut. I'm on Long Island, NY so we usually have about another month left for summer before things start cooling off.

I have the cutting on my patio now on newspaper where it's safe from the harsh sun but still exposed to the humidity. It's been oppressively hot & humid here for the past month with no rain.

Do you water the cutting at all once it's potted up or just mist the tips - & should I keep this cutting after I pot it back up in the shade, sun, or filtered sun?

I think its OK to water once to get some humidity in the soil mix and then mist if desired. My preference is a warm spot with filtered sun if you have it . A good tip is to place the plant in a filtered sun spot near a full sun area on a concrete driveway. The heat will radiate through the slab and warm up the container soil but not expose the cutting to direct sun which could burn it.

I am quite a bit further south and west (Austin/San Antonio) than you so if someone in your area recommends something different then I would defer to their local plumeria experience.

K.

Good morning & thank you for the tips.

Happy growing :).