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To: daniel1212; Diana in Wisconsin

I don’t know if this is true or not, and I don’t know what you have growing there, but I was told recently that if the stem is woody to dip it into rooting hormone powder, and you have a chance.


60 posted on 09/01/2025 7:46:14 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: FamiliarFace
Thanks. Research says... And local HD has Garden-Safe-2-oz-Take-Root-Rooting-Hormone
65 posted on 09/02/2025 4:58:22 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves damned+destitute sinners on His acct, believe, b baptized+follow HIM)
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To: FamiliarFace; daniel1212; Diana in Wisconsin

I’ve had some success with hormone powder, and also with liquid rooting solution. (I picked up a whole gallon of the stuff on clearance, a few years ago.)

Some plants have optimum points to make the cutting, and maybe even angles. Generally remove maybe 3/4 of the leaves and keep humidity high. One can use a bag, or I’ve used 2 liter soda bottles with the bottom cut out, and the cap loose (in winter) or removed if ambient humidity is higher. I’ve also used my tallest soda bottle “pots” inverted. (I’ve punched small holes in the bottom for use as pots.)

My starter “pot” is often a plastic drink cup found in the ditch*, which fits inside the soda bottle. Then when the plant has rooted and is (hopefully!) doing well, I transplant it into an intermediate size pot: I flip the soda bottle become a “cover” into a soda bottle “pot”.

*Which reminds me I need to “walk” the road that heads out to the East of this place: I’d walked out there yesterday to check downed branches and a downed road “curve” sign — It’s in pretty badly bashed up shape including a now “L” shaped post, and was carried ~ 25 feet from where it had been “planted”. In the process I found a LOT of new trash, about half of it discarded “Wendy’s” cups and so on, apparently from last weekend / mobile partygoers / lowlifes**. So, I need to go out there with at least a 13 gallon bag to do more pickup.


67 posted on 09/02/2025 5:21:29 AM PDT by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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