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The Babys' Room #1: Coleus Rooting

Blog entry by Ladymoonflower posted 72 days ago 122 reads 0 times favorited 6 comments Add to Favorites
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I am trying rooting for the first time. I started with coleus, I’ve heard they are the easiest. I decided to try experimenting a little with three different ways to see what works for me. All feed back much appreciated.


Used rooting hormone then trayed up for Dome


Going under the Dome


Homemade Humidity Dome for tray


Trying rooting in water


No dome no hormone

-- Half the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination. ~Mrs. C.W. Earle, Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden, 1897

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Ladymoonflower

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jroot

1126 posts in 175 days
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posted 72 days ago

Ladymoonflower,

Please, keep us informed. We can all learn.

-- jroot

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dini

802 posts in 262 days
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posted 71 days ago

Oh, yes. Always something to learn.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

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GrandmaT

3348 posts in 423 days
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posted 71 days ago

I’m in too … great experiment!! I am curious about the difference between plain water and rooting hormone with the Coleus. Look forward to hearing how this all turns out and what you learn along the way. :-)

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI

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MsDebbieP

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posted 71 days ago

this is great! Different options and which works best.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

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Bon

1832 posts in 325 days
hardiness zone 5a

posted 71 days ago

I too would love to see follow ups of your experiment.I am trying begonia cuttings in dirt for the first time.Some have already keeled over but a couple are still fighting. (lol)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

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Bob

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posted 71 days ago

I really like it when somebody does a side by side comparison and then gives us a presentation!

Thanks very much!

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

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