Hi Jblaschke. I am having a miserable time with the propagating lately, even with the Dip-n-grow. I use the peat pot in a closed plastic bag method and have tried all kinds of growing med and lights, temp combinations. I had much better sucess last year. My current success rate is 1 out of 10. I have decided I just need to buy a propagator. Can I ask which one you have and where did you purchase it?

I've been getting great results with Dyna-Gro Root Gel. It seals the cutting and sticks well to the stem. I put the cuttings into a pot of vermiculite and seal it up in a plastic bag. I put it in a shaded area and open the bag for a little while if it gets too hot so they don't cook.
Karyn

Verticalviner, I didn't buy one--I built a simple one myself. You can read my blog entry about it at the link below--I eventually added two one-inch PVC pipes to either side (one going in, one going out) to increase air circulation and bleed off heat from the grow lamp. I don't have bottom heating. I figure it's so warm here anyway that bottom heat would be redundant except in winter.

Here is a link that might be useful: Cloning box

I have had great luck with the powder and I put the cutting in just water in a shady spot had 50% root and do well I put the cutting in waterbottle half full and it works great because its clear and you can see the roots forming.

Jblaschke, you can't really compare your results with one species of cuttings in one season, and another species in a different season. You would need to keep all the conditions the same for a valid comparison. I've had good results with cuttings using either powder or Dip 'N Grow.