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Post by meateater on Jul 6, 2016 19:45:39 GMT -5
Looks like dead from the bottom up but just want to make sure it really is the case. The top part is green but looks dried, any hope in saving it? (ie. cutting the top off and plant it in peat moss?) Thanks!
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Post by WillyCKH on Jul 6, 2016 23:16:57 GMT -5
It doesn't look too promising...
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Post by Justintime on Jul 7, 2016 3:33:48 GMT -5
Cut till the brown disappears then try again.
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Post by Justintime on Jul 7, 2016 3:36:53 GMT -5
Personally this is is the best way to start cuttings a dome and live sphagnum.
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Post by meateater on Jul 7, 2016 19:42:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice! I don't have live sphagnum but I can do something about the dome.... I guess it was just pure dumb luck last year, 3/4 cuttings worked in peat moss. I thought LFS would be even better but so far 2/2 failed
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Post by Dennis Z on Jul 10, 2016 18:39:07 GMT -5
You can try cutting it higher up and replanting. I have luck getting nepenthes cuttings to root in water and then transferring them to LFS. I never had success with just LFS to induce rooting.
A while back I received a N.ventricosa cutting and I decided to pot it up in LFS to induce rooting. A month went by and I decided to cut down another one of my nepenthes and root them in water. The N.ventricosa cutting did absolutely nothing for a few months while the other cuttings in water grew a lot of roots. I eventually put the N.ventricosa into water and in a few weeks, I started to see roots growing.
It also helps to split the bottom in half with a pair of scissors when you try to induce rooting. Other hormones like auxin can also be used, though most root perfectly fine without it.
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Post by meateater on Jul 15, 2016 22:02:48 GMT -5
You can try cutting it higher up and replanting. I have luck getting nepenthes cuttings to root in water and then transferring them to LFS. I never had success with just LFS to induce rooting. A while back I received a N.ventricosa cutting and I decided to pot it up in LFS to induce rooting. A month went by and I decided to cut down another one of my nepenthes and root them in water. The N.ventricosa cutting did absolutely nothing for a few months while the other cuttings in water grew a lot of roots. I eventually put the N.ventricosa into water and in a few weeks, I started to see roots growing. It also helps to split the bottom in half with a pair of scissors when you try to induce rooting. Other hormones like auxin can also be used, though most root perfectly fine without it. Water alone works?! I wish I had known that! But thanks for the tip, will try it next time since I've already cut mine up and stuck them in wet peat moss... Is this method specific for ventricosa or for neps in general?
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Post by Dennis Z on Jul 15, 2016 22:56:47 GMT -5
You can try cutting it higher up and replanting. I have luck getting nepenthes cuttings to root in water and then transferring them to LFS. I never had success with just LFS to induce rooting. A while back I received a N.ventricosa cutting and I decided to pot it up in LFS to induce rooting. A month went by and I decided to cut down another one of my nepenthes and root them in water. The N.ventricosa cutting did absolutely nothing for a few months while the other cuttings in water grew a lot of roots. I eventually put the N.ventricosa into water and in a few weeks, I started to see roots growing. It also helps to split the bottom in half with a pair of scissors when you try to induce rooting. Other hormones like auxin can also be used, though most root perfectly fine without it. Water alone works?! I wish I had known that! But thanks for the tip, will try it next time since I've already cut mine up and stuck them in wet peat moss... Is this method specific for ventricosa or for neps in general? I have tried it on "easy to grow" species since those are the ones that grow fast enough for me to make cuttings. It works great for me but, I hear success stories from people trying anything ranging from water to LFS to Live sphagnum. There's also air layering if you don't want to actually detach the cutting from the plant.
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Post by WillyCKH on Jul 15, 2016 23:09:03 GMT -5
I've had success with peat:perlite mix, I think the major key is that the parent plant has to be healthy and happy.
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Post by meateater on Jul 16, 2016 13:48:04 GMT -5
Air layering is on my next-to-try list, since it's probably less waste if something goes wrong I like the water method though, so simple and elegant even
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