For Fall: Rooted Leaf Round Robin
In the fall, for one or more of the boxes, I'd like to try a rooted leaf Round Robin. That means, however, that you have to think about what you're going to put in it at least 6 to 8 weeks ahead of...
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These are good tips! I like Vikki's idea of paper towels wrapped in saran wrap to keep the leaves dry. Thanks for sharing. Isolation and observation are so important. I've gotten paranoid about...
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yep I like the idea of the moss as well but I find when someone wraps in paper towels sometimes they rot easier but to each his own .
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Has anyone tried Root Riot? They are a sponge-like cube that is used for growing cuttings and I have been using it for violet leaves. They come pre-moistened already and have micronutrients and...
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I've read raves about Root Riot for other plants, but haven't tried it myself. Good to know that it works for AVs. Is the speed for mouse ears about the same as for other media? I'd wondered since...
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Interesting. Does the material break apart easily when you go to divide or is it a more solid sponge? The downside is that they seem awfully expensive, about 40 cents per unit is what I'm seeing...
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The Root Riot sponge can be broken apart and you can separate the babies but I have also just planted the entire sponge in the potting mix to allow the plants to get stronger. Park Seed also has...
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those sponges seem a little high in cost for some of us that are on a fixed income ...I know I have certain budget I allow myself but would never include something like that . I don't know that I...
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I'm seeing all kinds of great ideas here as for packing leaves,,, but no one has addressed moisture - versus "no light" for up to 5 days on the road. A rooted leaf will need just a minute amount of...
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thanks lady grouse you bring up a good point and yes you sound like you have the right idea .
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Lady Grouse Hunter wrote: I'm seeing all kinds of great ideas here as for packing leaves,,, but no one has addressed moisture - versus "no light" for up to 5 days on the road. You got me curious, so...
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Lady Grouse Hunter wrote: I'm seeing all kinds of great ideas here as for packing leaves,,, but no one has addressed moisture - versus "no light" for up to 5 days on the road. A rooted leaf will need...
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The issue, as I understand it from commercial growers and from my own experience with RRs, is that water causes rot VERY fast. Many growers have found that even the little paper towels can cause rot....
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Sparkles wrote:The issue, as I understand it from commercial growers and from my own experience with RRs, is that water causes rot VERY fast. Many growers have found that even the little paper towels...
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Violet - yeah, I figure some will have some small plantlets. It takes only a few weeks for some to produce. Others take many months. The average is 2-3 months, so I'd hope that we have mostly just...
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Anabel, the one's that are mouse-earing now are going to have 2-3" babies by fall!We'll see, maybe the Russians will just be rooted with no babies. I keep hearing that they take a loooong time to...
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sumirevbd wrote:Anabel, the one's that are mouse-earing now are going to have 2-3" babies by fall! We'll see, maybe the Russians will just be rooted with no babies. I keep hearing that they take a...
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the fall rooted-leaf round robin. I have too many leaves down because I can't bear to throw them out if they break off. I have added some varieties recently that arrived with broken-off leaves and...
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SO Robin just for example I got box # 6 just last Friday, and had it in my care til' Monday afternoon. I used those same produce flats I'd mentioned earlier from the grocery store (I use these as...
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I just leave the leaves in the box also until it's time to ship. However, if I run across a bag that I don't want but it looks droopy, I take it out of the bag, slice a tiny bit off the stem with a...
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Sure, you can be on the list. This will be different than a typical RR. The items are all rooted, so instead of a bit of the stem sliced off, for example, we'll need to make sure everything is watered...
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