Been trying to root the last piece of Nerve plant I have after having it wilt and become really leggy.
After two weeks I didn't see any root growth and I believe that is because I didn't have any nodes submerged in water. After cutting back some stem, I can finally have the node in water.
The other issue I have is a lack of temperature control for the water. I don't have a heating mat yet, so I contrived this solution I haven't seen anyone do yet. Please let me know if you've seen something similar.
My water with the cutting was sitting in about ~66°F water, which I understand to be too low for getting roots. Ambient temp fluctuates around 65-68, throughout the day.
What I did was heat up water to 100° and put in a tray. Then placed the propagation glass in that, with the intent of having heat transfer bring the water to between 70-80°.
I also have a glass over the cutting to trap the warm, moist hair creating a very effective greenhouse effect better than what I've seen with just the plastic ziplock bags. I'm expecting heat retention from the hot water tray to be better too, raising the ambient temp a few degrees but I lack the measuring equipment to prove my hypothesis.
I'm curious to get any opinions on my setup or feedback if it's a good or bad idea.
by ididntwantthislife
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omg I hate fittonias with a passion 😭 I feel bad because I tried to prop my mom’s plant since it looked sad which never rooted and it died 😩