I’ve tried all the advice from various comments on Reddit on batches #1-7 and I’m now on batches #8-10 and they’re starting to fail.
I’ve only had two grow roots and even then they struggled once put into a pot (too big / bad soil?) and they died.
These two have the setup that #6-8 that got them to root in 12 days from advice I got here. (1) They’re 3-4” long with 3-4 nodes to root from. (2) Water is changed every 2 days. (3) They’re shaded from direct light. (4) they’re given a rooting hormone with each water change.
Only difference is these are on the west side of my window whereas #1-7 were on the east side. I don’t have access to south or north lighting.
Is it maybe because the lighting is too hot on this side and that’s why they’re turning black? It is hotter noon sun, but the air is conditioned like the room on the eastern side and they’re shaded.
by FriendsThruEternity
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What is it? Look like basil (wich hate direct water, cold and direct sunlight for too long).
I have a degree in agriculture and i have never seen someone propagate basil like that 😅 so easy to grow from seed and one plant can look like a tree if you know how to prune it.
If *this* is the lighting they get, they need light dawg
Im honestly thinking that not enough water is reaching the stems through the foam.
Try it directly in the water. It’s basil, it roots very quickly. Just keep the foliage out of the water, make sure it’s a clean cut. Should yield success.
https://preview.redd.it/c29taqiqxunf1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b2865724723d184d61ef82a9f52c294052e6bac
2 weeks in a window that only gets indirect morning light. Saw roots after 5 days. I have never propped basil before. I agree that maybe you should try it without the styrofoam.
Join them in the same vessel, slow down water change to weekly, rinse roots and container each water change, HALT the root hormones (I only use when props are freshly cut), lose the styrofoam, try downsizing the vessel and maybe one w/ a smaller mouth, only use room temp filtered or distilled H2O
Just a few things to help troubleshoot, hope this helps 🤗
I thought it was ice at first glance..