I know everyone is saying cut the rot…but I disagree with that…if you do cut the rot you will expose too much of the living healthy tissue…which will just make it die faster whether that is from desiccation or infection being put into the cells when you cut it…
My opinion is put it in a jar with moist not damp vermiculite…spray it with a mixture of water, safer soap 3 in 1, alcohol and ground cinnamon every day…it should be enough to stop the mold form advancing but also make the cutting root…because the vermiculite has no where for mold grow or even house any kinds of spores…plus when you open it every day it gets fresh air then one small spray to keep the fungus at bay…
It’s important that you do a VERY weak mixture of these things…only add 1% safer soap maximum…cinnamon only do 1/16th tsp per L…when you open it up only one small spray…if it’s too damp it will rot faster…
This is the method I have used and had a lot of success with doing for a very long time…it works in the most stubborn and temperamental cuttings that I have encountered along with those that have already started to come into problems that would otherwise kill them…the key here is it’s very gentle and doesn’t overwhelm it…
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More light. It won’t root fast enough if it doesn’t get energy.
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Cut of the rot, and keep the stem above your pic
The rot has to be cut off
I know everyone is saying cut the rot…but I disagree with that…if you do cut the rot you will expose too much of the living healthy tissue…which will just make it die faster whether that is from desiccation or infection being put into the cells when you cut it…
My opinion is put it in a jar with moist not damp vermiculite…spray it with a mixture of water, safer soap 3 in 1, alcohol and ground cinnamon every day…it should be enough to stop the mold form advancing but also make the cutting root…because the vermiculite has no where for mold grow or even house any kinds of spores…plus when you open it every day it gets fresh air then one small spray to keep the fungus at bay…
It’s important that you do a VERY weak mixture of these things…only add 1% safer soap maximum…cinnamon only do 1/16th tsp per L…when you open it up only one small spray…if it’s too damp it will rot faster…
This is the method I have used and had a lot of success with doing for a very long time…it works in the most stubborn and temperamental cuttings that I have encountered along with those that have already started to come into problems that would otherwise kill them…the key here is it’s very gentle and doesn’t overwhelm it…
More light. It won’t root fast enough if it doesn’t get energy.