You can do not if you want but the rooting takes longer. Also, i would not recommend miracle grow for this. You want to use a free draining mix of bark chips, perlite, and clay chips. Thats what i use anyway... But what ever you use it should drain freely to prevent rot. Also putting them in a closed container to keep the humidity high it very helpful.

I put cuttings in a ziplock bag. Every day or two they're opened up, flushed with fresh water, drained and then zipped up again. Left in a warm light place they soon sprout roots and can be planted up when you think they have enough. I make sure a lot of air is locked up in the bags so they're bulging and not flat.

MiracleGrow tomato fertilizer (water soluble fed at half strength each watering) is a good, cheap fertilizer that has the essential micro/macro- nutrients.

And, yes, you can make multiple cuttings (clippings) from one vine (trail).

aurorawa(8B) I wonder if the tomato fertilizer is what made that Obovata splash's leaves so big?

I don't think so. I feed my semi-hydro hoyas a different fertilizer (less nitrogen, more balanced), and their new leaves are just as big in comparison to their older, original leaves. All of them get FoliagePro/Great White/ProTeKt. But I only recently started using Great White, and started using ProTeKt early last year. Who knows?

Thanks very much everyone.

New question - while the howa clippings are indoors for the next month or two - is a grow light a good idea ? If so, any particular make/model ? Thank you!

I have 2 that are semihydro how do I feed them?

If you have bright light, you really don't need a grow light. I grow all of mine close to the windows, mostly east and west, and they do very well with no supplemental light. Be sure to keep your cuttings out of direct sun - just in a bright warm spot. Don't bother with fertilizer until they have roots. Good luck with your rooting project!

Denise in Omaha

Thank you Denise and everyone else, very helpful.

Denise apologies, I should have been clearer - will a grow light *speed up* the growth of the clippings ? so when I give to neighbors, there'll be as much plant as possible.

Thanks again !

Do most of you fertilize your cuttings?

I dont fertilize at all while they are rooting. Maybe one they have roots but not very often even then.

Bridgett- I use DynaGro FoliagePro at feed strength, for my semi-hydro. Way more balanced, and not an overabundance of nitrogen.

Stewart, for the cuttings, a small table lamp will do. For your big girl, a West or South window with sheer curtains will do fine. An East window, you don't need curtains. Putting the outside, protected from direct sun (under awning/covered porch), in the Summer, is a great thing to do!

If you don't have a large collection, supplemental lighting isn't really necessary.

Monica, I don't fertilize cuttings until rooted- no roots to uptake the nutrients. I do, however, foliar feed.

Ah, foliar feeding is excellent. I hadn't thought of that option. And you continue to fertilize through the winter? I haven't been. Maybe I should be to continue nutrient intake.

Yes, I do.

Do you folier feed with the same stuff only in spray bottle? ...or do you use something different for folier feeding. I used to use Elonors vf 11 a lot, but haven't used it in a long time.

I foliar feed all my hoyas with DynaGro FoliagePro (and sometimes ProTeKt). I only feed DynaGro FoliagePro to my semi-hydro hoyas, but not my other (less picky) hoyas. My less picky get the MiracleGrow tomato food.