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Post by Pharmer Phil on Dec 17, 2015 6:17:43 GMT -6
NOT..really a houseplant question..well..sort of... I failed I took cuttings from some of the plants..that we NORMALLY...bring in. Since we have ONE window that gets adequate sun to allow plants to SURVIVE (NOT THRIVE)all winter.. I thought taking cuttings of: Thyme, Rosemary, begonia and a Elfin impatient would be the way to go to save room and so we could SEE outside this winter. Took cuttings store bought rooting compound Used them lil jiffy 7 "pucks" (that's what the farm store calls em') Domed tray... all went well for awhile..then, all but the Thyme...started dying Had some bottom heat under the tray (about 70°) checked humidity and moisture..daily misted when needed... placed the tray under 1 fluorescent fixture that was about a foot above the dome So, Where did I go wrong??
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Post by spuds on Dec 17, 2015 9:29:53 GMT -6
I have a window I put my sprouts in.They wont sprout now.Think its the chill coming off the window in my case.
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Post by Rita on Dec 17, 2015 17:35:05 GMT -6
I wouldn't try and start any plant in the pucks .. just me ..
myself I usually will go with the water .. wait till it starts to sprout then go for the dirt a bit at a time .. dtb
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Dec 18, 2015 5:34:32 GMT -6
Pucks..well had them..didn't have soil...Rita I have tried starts in water before and there seems to be (for me anywho) a transition thing from the water to soil going on..but that's been years ago...maybe try again?? Spuds..yeah we have drafty windows too...that's why I thought the domed flat..bottom heat and because the window sill was drafty and cold..I added the light.... maybe the rooting compound was too old, I know Coppice commented once that it didn't have much shelf life, but this that I used had hardly been used, was stored in a cool and dry spot...tightly closed...was less than a year old//(I think)
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Post by Rita on Dec 18, 2015 11:03:25 GMT -6
I think I would plastic the window to prevent drafts ..
hmm maybe a starter mix would work better .. a rooting hormone ? I have had some luck with adding small amounts of soil to the water .. dtb
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Dec 19, 2015 7:04:40 GMT -6
I think I would plastic the window to prevent drafts .. hmm maybe a starter mix would work better .. a rooting hormone ? I have had some luck with adding small amounts of soil to the water .. dtb well I had them by the window because I didn't think they needed a lot of light until they rooted...used a rooting compound that I had ...it was a year old, hardly used...so I mixed it up to kinda stir the contents... maybe adding small amounts of water to the soil would help... Thanks for your advice everyone...starting to get REAL cold out now...so Imay just have to give up...
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Post by BestoFour on Dec 23, 2015 19:15:58 GMT -6
In my experience thyme is extremely hard to start. It doesn't even work well for me from seed. No help to you but that's my 2¢.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Dec 24, 2015 6:44:09 GMT -6
In my experience thyme is extremely hard to start. It doesn't even work well for me from seed. No help to you but that's my 2¢. Thyme is hard to grow from seed..I have had a couple in the past take root from cuttings.. even though my best source of herb facts says: It says to do root division on plants that are 3-4 years old.... Laura, who it seems can plant pebbles and get them to grow..has started from seed several thyme starts successfully hdsk What my favorite herb source says is: they do take a long time, but we set the ones Laura started from seed out...they did great...and, with the help of some hay mulch...came back last spring!!
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