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Posted by bcskye 5 Brn.Co., IN (My Page) on Sun, May 10, 09 at 17:09
| Got beautiful white N.G. impatiens in a hanging container from my fur kid for Mother's Day so guess I'd better start monitoring this forum. I have read where you can bring them in over the winter, but can I also get a lot of starts from clippings? |
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| Yes cuttings are easy enough to root. Some folks just put them in a glass of water. |
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- Posted by bcskye 5 Brn.Co., IN (My Page) on
Mon, May 25, 09 at 22:08
| Thanks for your response, mrimpatiens. I haven't been back to this forum for some time. They are doing very well outside now and I will root cuttings later this summer. |
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| No don't put them in water. The roots that come in water are not strong roots. First take your cutting--cut a 4 inch peice from the growing tip, cutting just below a leaf joint. All roots come from a leaf joint. Moisten a good mix like pro-mix and fill your pots. With your finger or something poke a hole in the soil. Dip your cutting in rooting hormone--I use stim-root no. 1. Put your cutting in the hole and cover it in. Keep the soil moist but not sopping. In about 2 or 3 weeks you will see new growth and that means your cutting is making roots, but don't remove it from the pot for a month or 2. Be aware that all impatiens are prone to spider mite. This tiny unseen bug can kill impatiens and it hatches out every 3 to 5 days. It hates cold and wet and loves dry and heat so they thrive indoors. That is the main reason I no longer take cuttings to overwinter them. If you do overwinter some have some insecticidal soap on hand and use it often |
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| Hello oilpainter, with all due respect, putting cuttings in a glass of room temperature water does not affect the strength of my roots. I have about 50 pink doubles, 25 Red single, some peppermint doubles, white doubles, and some purple/white single clippings rooted and have grown into STRONG healthy plants with multiple blooms per plant at once and still coming. All rooted in room temperature water. Set in a glass on the window sill north facing. I don't use a lot of water because I heard that when they root, they release there own root hormone in the water and they help each other root as the hormones become concentrated in the water. I also found that they dont like to be overcrowded in the water glass. I usually put a few cuttings per glass(plastic cup) with a conservative amount of water to help the hormone become more concentrated. I also spritz the leaves with water every once in a while as well. They'll root for you in about a week to two weeks, transplant in potting soil. I use miracle grow and they are doing GREAT! Also if you want your roots to grow STRONGER and FASTER, use miracle grow SEED STARTER soil! works great! Hope this helps! |
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