Was told by a coworker, with moderate success with cuttings, that propagating cuttings is a crapshoot for most plants outside of certain rose species and most pothos. Still, I’m a bit discouraged as my plants will do fine for the first 48-72hours, then start failing before death with every method I’ve tried.
Prior methods – Substrate: paired with my pothos, soil, root hormone, in water changed every 24-48 hours. Leaves: full leaves, halved leaves, 2-3 leaves. Stems: 1” stems horizontal and diagonal cuts… Consistent: sterilized cutters and partial lighting.
For my current method I’m trying the only other technique I have space to try. The stem base for each basil / rosemary cutting is about 1.5-2” with 3-4+ nodes on each side. They’re potted in perlite with root hormone and individually to mitigate fungal and rot contamination. Lighting is partial and they’re burped twice daily. Once for an hour and once for 15min before bed.
The only concerning variable might be temperature? I’ve tried room temp 76 and they fail. I’ve put them outside with the temp being 73-77. Yesterday was 82 and leaves are rotting around the 72hr mark. Stems aren’t black or gooey.
What am I doing wrong?
by FriendsThruEternity
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