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Gardening Area => Plant Propagation => Topic started by: The Clam on October 12, 2016, 11:58:38 PM
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The part of the leaf in the water im rooting in has turned brown, is that bad?
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It doesn't sound good. I'm assuming it's slimy brown, not crispy brown, correct?
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It doesn't sound good. I'm assuming it's slimy brown, not crispy brown, correct?
im actually not sure, it seems to be flexible but it does not look slimy
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Cut the brown off immediately plus about a quarter inch of green and lay the leaf on a bed of moist sphagnum (not peat moss) in a sealed container under flouros or on a bright windowsill (but not in direct sunlight). Rooting in water is at the bottom of my list on how to propagate them.
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Alright il do that, do you have any alternative to the moss though? I have zero transportation at the moment and wont be able to pick any up
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Damp vermiculite seemed to work for me, I've got roots and just recently moved my leaf cutting to a pot, and am waiting for growth. Sand would probably work as well.
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Similarly, I have had success with damp perlite. What I would imagine they need is a space to develop roots with little to no light, and no competition.
-Ian
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Alright, thanks guys, right now I got it in a sealed container with damp paper shreddings, is that ok?
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I dont know your location but moss is a fairly abundant resource (in small amounts) in most of the USA. Look in a partly shady area under some trees, or in swampy area's, Your likely to find some
Moss is great stuff becouse it has anti-microbial property's yet retains many beneficial fungi. Even standard milled peatmoss is good in small amounts, When I use something like mostly pearlite/vermiculite a very light coating of milled peatmoss can help avoid some possible issues.
It even works as a primitive wound dressing, as well as water sanitation agent in a pinch (educational only user beware !!) Becouse it contains a good amount of Iodine, which is beneficial to human health in a number of ways, mineral, blocks certain forms of radiation uptake ect. . (Sorry I love moss)
I would be concerned about rot/molds with shredded paper. In my opinion coarse sand would be better than paper. But then again my strike rate with psycotria is not good.
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Wow, that's an impressive list of benefits, its a lot harder to come by due to the temperature but il have to make a point to gather some when it becomes available again. I actually just ran out of sanitized sand :( so i will have to sick with paper, I did mix a little hydrogen peroxide in to help with mold but I don't know what else I can do.
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The problem with paper is that it will most likely break down before you get new plants from the leaves. I suppose it will do as a temporary measure but you'll need something more durable in the long run. Any of the substrates mentioned already should work.
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Well, il keep that in mind in the long run, can you grow those kinds of moss?