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Home » Growing » Rooted Cuttings Experiment and More

Rooted Cuttings Experiment and More

Updated : November 5, 2014

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I setup a rooted cutting experiment to see which medium would work best between coarse sand and potting soil. Watch the video to see which worked best!

 

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Comments

  1. Paula S says

    July 17, 2016 at 9:39 am

    Hi Mike,
    I’ve been trying to root cone flowers with zero luck. I tries clonex with the little cubes, sand, jiffy potting soil and plain water. Have you ever tried? Any suggestions?
    Paula

    Reply
    • Mike says

      July 17, 2016 at 7:21 pm

      Paula,

      I have not, but they should root under the system I use, I just haven’t tried them.

      Reply
  2. Joe says

    April 19, 2016 at 7:15 pm

    HI Mike,
    I’ll post here rather than the board since it is in regards to the video.
    Question – can you please be more specific regarding rooting cutting medium? The confusion is that all the other information says plant in coarse sand, but this video says potting mix (but there seems to be a caveat).
    Would this (potting mix) be only if you were going to winter them over?
    If you were going to pot as soon as rooted would you still recommend sand? In other words is sand still the best medium, with mist, if you are going to pot as soon as rooted?
    if you were using a mist, but wanted to leave them in over the winter which would use?
    Were these cutting taken in the fall or winter – does it make a difference?

    Thanks for all your help. Enjoy the videos.
    Joe
    N. Idaho

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    • Mike says

      April 19, 2016 at 7:36 pm

      Joe,

      I use sand winter and summer for both hardwoods and softwoods. With hardwoods, and no mist, you can get away with a potting mix instead of the sand.

      Reply
  3. Arthur Wellman says

    August 22, 2013 at 12:12 pm

    Mike Smith
    One of the best Crepe Myrtle’s to take cuttings from
    is the Crepe Myrtle Natchez. it blooms white nice light red wood.
    take your cutting’s from green wood,or even wood that is not green it will root fast. Art

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  4. Mike Smith says

    July 17, 2013 at 9:39 am

    I’m going to try Crepe Myrtle cuttings without mist. I’ll try potting soil as medium.

    Reply

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