Topic: 'Slow Chrysanthemum Cuttings' ?

[mikey]

Evening All ......

send me some comforting words, please  ;)

I grow Chrysanths only for Garden display and cutting for the house, nothing serious like exhibiting. Almost all my plants are 'Sprays' with a few 'Incurves', they spend Summer/Autumn in the flower borders and Winter/Spring the stools are in shallow boxes (ex Tomato) in a cold Greenhouse.

Took my first Chrysanth cuttings 14 March, they are in a propagator with gentle bottom heat, plastic cover in place unless air temperature rises above 25 C, then cover removed.

Have 48 cuttings 'on the go' they look wonderful and healthy but no sign of 'rootlets', I am sure last year that cuttings had rooted within 3 weeks.

As a father of seedlings and baby plants I am a worrier .... see earlier panic postings when Tomato seeds did not germinate (but all came up fine a week/10 days later (after the panic)  ;D

Sweet Dreams
Mikey

[Tee Gee]

Three weeks is pretty normal!

I have managed to root mine in two weeks this year, I put this down to better 'light'.

(the sun shone a bit more this year)

The tell tale signs of rooting taking place is; the growing tip changes colour! it looks a much fresher looking green.

This is how I grow mine; http://tinyurl.com/ym8r2c

I hope this helps!!

[mikey]

Tee Gee

thanks for comments, http://tinyurl.com/ym8r2c is 'ace'

as usual I need a little more patience  ;D

Mikey