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Post by hal on May 10, 2014 22:11:12 GMT -5
I've raised literally hundreds of pings from leaf pullings by putting them in little takeout sauce containers or Ziploc plastic tubs on damp paper towel. But I've always found that the plant's roots would embed in the towel and when you removed them from the paper they'd be set back because some the roots would break.
Recently, I've started using Chilean long-fibred sphagnum as a medium instead of paper. I rinse it well in distilled water. The pullings sprout faster, give multiple plantlets per leaf and the media doesn't mold or get algae as easily. It stays evenly moist for longer than paper, too. And it's easy to remove the plant without damaging the roots. I always sprinkle a bit of StimRoot 2 or 3 on the leaves and moss, too.
I also find this method to be a good way of saving small pings that have gone dormant and just seem to be shrinking. Put the whole plant in a small, clear, covered container on sphagnum and wait a few months and it will usually start growing carnivorous leaves again.
Always plant the old leaf with the new plantlet(s). If you try to separate them it sets the plantlets back and they sometimes die. The old leaf will eventually rot away. If you have multiple plants on a leaf pulling, plant the whole group and wait until the plants are about 1cm across before splitting them up. Some leaves may fall off when you do, and you'll have more leaf pullings to work with!
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Post by Apoplast on May 10, 2014 22:44:58 GMT -5
Hi Hal - Great tips! I've got to increase my ping pulling proficiency. I'll give this a try next time - which will be soon.
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Post by shoggoths on May 11, 2014 8:10:49 GMT -5
Thank you for the tip Hal.
Recently, I try something I read elsewhere. I cut a P. gigantea leaf in two in the length size and put both pieces on perlite. I did hope to get plantlet all over the cut part but the contact with perlite was not good enough (I think) and I end up only having 4-5 plantlet near the petiole. Did you ever try to cut a leaf ? I'll try again soon on LFS and see if I get better results.
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Post by H2O on May 11, 2014 13:09:05 GMT -5
This sounds like a pretty easy way to do it. Ever tried this with temperate pings?
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Post by shoggoths on May 11, 2014 14:58:42 GMT -5
This sounds like a pretty easy way to do it. Ever tried this with temperate pings? Didn't try myself but mine give enough gemmae in spring to assure their survival in the long term ...
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Post by H2O on May 11, 2014 15:12:16 GMT -5
Gemmae are awesome for that, makes sharing plants super easy. I was thinking along the lines of the few that don't make gemmae, like P. villosa. It would be nice if you could just take a leaf off in the spring to have a few extra plants.
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Post by Avery on May 11, 2014 15:15:58 GMT -5
I was just wondering if this can only be done with dormant Pings? Has anyone had success pulling carnivorous leaves?
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Post by shoggoths on May 11, 2014 17:33:22 GMT -5
I always had better success with carnivorous leave over succulent one ... can't say why. H2O, I'll try with a corsica leaf this summer and we'll see I know this species give gemmaes but it is my only big enough temperate ping.
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Post by hal on May 11, 2014 17:49:09 GMT -5
Succulent leaves always strike for me. Carnivorous most of the time as long as they are new leaves.
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Post by Dennis A(cook1973) on May 18, 2014 9:39:16 GMT -5
I've raised literally hundreds of pings from leaf pullings by putting them in little takeout sauce containers or Ziploc plastic tubs on damp paper towel. But I've always found that the plant's roots would embed in the towel and when you removed them from the paper they'd be set back because some the roots would break. Recently, I've started using Chilean long-fibred sphagnum as a medium instead of paper. I rinse it well in distilled water. The pullings sprout faster, give multiple plantlets per leaf and the media doesn't mold or get algae as easily. It stays evenly moist for longer than paper, too. And it's easy to remove the plant without damaging the roots. I always sprinkle a bit of StimRoot 2 or 3 on the leaves and moss, too. I also find this method to be a good way of saving small pings that have gone dormant and just seem to be shrinking. Put the whole plant in a small, clear, covered container on sphagnum and wait a few months and it will usually start growing carnivorous leaves again. Always plant the old leaf with the new plantlet(s). If you try to separate them it sets the plantlets back and they sometimes die. The old leaf will eventually rot away. If you have multiple plants on a leaf pulling, plant the whole group and wait until the plants are about 1cm across before splitting them up. Some leaves may fall off when you do, and you'll have more leaf pullings to work with! Instead of a paper towel would a coffee filter work to prevent breaking roots? Just tossing a idea out there.
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Post by hal on May 18, 2014 9:44:33 GMT -5
Just about anything will work. Ping leaves will strike in an empty closed container.
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Post by canuk1w1 on May 23, 2014 14:03:18 GMT -5
Thank you for the tip Hal. Recently, I try something I read elsewhere. I cut a P. gigantea leaf in two in the length size and put both pieces on perlite. I did hope to get plantlet all over the cut part but the contact with perlite was not good enough (I think) and I end up only having 4-5 plantlet near the petiole. Did you ever try to cut a leaf ? I'll try again soon on LFS and see if I get better results. I tried a half of a gigantea leaf on LFS but it didn't have enough of the white part at the base and shriveled. I only got one plant from the full leaf but it was my first attempt - I'm happy i got something! Aphrodite is very prolific from cuttings incvluding dormant leaves. No luck with ehlerisae unfortunately - I really want a few more of that one.
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Post by hal on Jun 12, 2016 0:50:27 GMT -5
My latest ping propagation medium is fine gravel in a little take-out tub. Stays wet, doesn't rot and produces lots of babies.
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Post by WillyCKH on Jun 12, 2016 1:34:05 GMT -5
I'm having some nice success with a thin layer of sand on top of the leaf pullings, the silica sand is kept moist. Still experimenting though but basically I'm carefully burying the leaf under or half-way under the sand surface, and then just wait for the new growth to come up.
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Post by WillyCKH on Jun 14, 2016 12:02:23 GMT -5
If anyone is interested:
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