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Post by pepperhead212 on Aug 29, 2022 22:45:17 GMT -5
I didn't have great luck with those plants I started from seeds - they just sat there, after getting to 3-4 inches, and eventually gave up. I went on YouTube and tried some cuttings shortly after that, but got nothing. I had to trim that plant, as it was just getting too large! So I went on YouTube again, and looked at a bunch of them, and not all were touting using the very thick, so called hardwood cuttings - some called for cuttings farther up on the stem, most saying "still flexible", but not too soft, so about the diameter of a pencil, and some used a little smaller. And a couple started them like I do with lemongrass - just stick them in water! Most called for rooting hormone, but a couple, again, just used turmeric powder. So I cut 3 long stems, and used the different thicknesses, including a couple tops, leaving just a few small leaves - something one person did. So overall, I have 9 cuttings - 2 in water, 3 in turmeric, and 4 in root-tone. Here are the ones in the soil mix. The ones in water are one thick, and one thin one. Starting (hopefully) curry tree cuttings, 3 dipped in turmeric, 4 in rooting powder. 2 more in water, in kitchen. by pepperhead212, on Flickr All those curry leaves (and I might trim more in the morning) I'll take over to the Indian market tomorrow. Haven't been there in a long time, and he'll know what I have!
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Post by september on Aug 30, 2022 13:26:42 GMT -5
Interesting to see which if any of the methods will turn out best. And very puzzling as to why the baby curry seedlings didn't keep growing. Do you think it was a form of damping off or root rot? I have three pepper seedlings from a late spring seeding that have just sat there all summer, still very small. But they were extras I didn't need, and I just plunked all three into the same large pot of garden dirt instead of better potting soil. I suspect that the soil is too dense and compacted and slow to dry out for good root growth. I'm sure you had better conditions for your little seedlings.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Aug 30, 2022 14:12:56 GMT -5
I always add a little extra perlite to my seed starting mix, as well as the mixes I make up for potting, and SIPs. I don't know what happened with those things - the mix was just leftover from fall planting, and nothing else had this happen to them! This time, it was leftover from the spring - I had about 4 gallons and hardly put a dent in it with the fall planting, so far, and this probably used more of it. We'll see if it works!
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Post by spike on Aug 30, 2022 16:46:13 GMT -5
How exciting! Now you have to keep us updated. Very interesting and can't wait to see what happens.
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