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magnoliakathy
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Kathryn
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Posted - Mar 21 2018 :  2:11:35 PM  Show Profile
Any suggestions, I have mine in rain water, changing the water every other day. It's been 2 weeks, I have new leaves, the old ones died, but no sign of roots yet. The cutting is in my kitchen window that faces onto a covered porch, no direct sunlight. Is the something I should add to the water? Should I have let the dry to for a scab like geranium cuttings?

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Connie - Farmgirl #673
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Posted - Mar 22 2018 :  02:18:58 AM  Show Profile
Kathryn I always use rooting hormone when i take cuttings. I then stick the cuttings in a light seed starting mix, spray with water and cover to retain humidity. Root growth will depend on temperature too. Sometimes it take weeks. If you have new leaves that is a good sign, it's not dead. I've never let geranium cuttings scab over, though you could. You could add a liquid hormone to the water, and some light would be beneficial. Hope this helps.

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magnoliakathy
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Kathryn
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Posted - Mar 22 2018 :  06:34:56 AM  Show Profile
Thank you, My grandmother always rooted her hydrangea in water, I usually do the same thing you do and I will move my cutting over to the rooting hormone/light soil method today. I keep 1/2 gallon canning jars to use as covers for my other cuttings to maintain humidity.

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Connie - Farmgirl #673
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Posted - Mar 22 2018 :  08:55:49 AM  Show Profile
some things root fast in water, and others take longer.

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