A Pyra'maniac, I May Become

[Darth Masiah]

 

[Darth Masiah]

collected a little one.

 

[Darth Masiah]

late freeze casualties. all my cuttings, too.

 

[queenofsheba52]

Oh no! Sorry to read about the freeze! It's something we all fear for sure.

 

[Darth Masiah]

time to start the rebuild. i picked up some overly strong shoots from the bush I've been messing with, reduced the side shoots, sprayed off with hydrogen peroxide, fresh cut with a razor, soaked in clonex, potted into coco/perlite mix, and put under a dome under a table. last time i took some cuttings, i stuck them in some bonsai soil and put them on the table, and i only got 3 out of 12 with halfway decent roots. they definitely weren't as big as these, either.

 

[Darth Masiah]

only lost one. leaves look good. the wash might've helped.

 

[queenofsheba52]

Lookin' mighty good! I have not had good luck with cuttings this year but I keep trying new improvements to my technique. I had been using an Xacto knife but I will try a fresh razor blade. I have a nice area in my landscape where Tom Thumb Cotoneaster has run wild, and I have my eye on some good strong shoots.

 

[Darth Masiah]

separated and wired up the cuttings that had half way decent roots.

 

[queenofsheba52]

Good progress!

 

[Darth Masiah]

i killed my cuttings. let's do it again

 

[queenofsheba52]

Oh noooooo!

Yes, try it again, that is a good attitude.

 

[Darth Masiah]

two cuttings made it from post #30. i wired them up a couple weeks ago when i saw growth had started again. here we are after wire removal. they hate deep wire scars so i was peeping hard like a HOA karen. im going to keep uppotting till the wired section gets to the size i want it at and then ill airlayer them off.

 

[Darth Masiah]

three nice hopefuls from another batch i took in early august.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

Nice starts! I'd be interested to see their progressions.

 

[Darth Masiah]

uppotted the two root-riot-plug cuttings from earlier this year. it was a nice gentle slip pot like you would do a cannabis clone. a few weeks later they've put on some more growth. they should be monstrous by the time the roots fill a 3gal.