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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

All I can say is try the hormone.  I know someone up there sells myco fungi,
but I'm not sure where, now.  You might ask Don Chapman at Bio-Organics if
he knows of a Canadian source. "Don Chapman" <don@bio-organics.com>
-Lon Rombough
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>From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
>To: nafex@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [nafex] Weak Grape Cuttinings
>Date: Mon, Aug 14, 2000, 8:07 AM
>

>Hi Lon,
>
>I took advantage of a free rooting horman tablet offer, which  makes 
>liquid rooting hormones.  They claim they are good for transplants.
>
>I don't have any mycorrhizal fungi, should I try the liquid rooting
>hormones?
>
>Don't know where to get mycorrhizal fungi in Canada, never mind on short
>notice.  Hate to think what customs would do with a baggie full of powder
>addressed to me.  8^)
>
>Regards,
>Tom
>
>--
>Thomas Olenio
>Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a
>
>On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Lon J. Rombough wrote:
>
>> Thomas:
>>    You might try using some mycorrhizal fungi on the plants.  I've had
>> excellent results with it, stimulating more root production. (see the link
>> on my web site)
>>   As to cuttings staying alive with one root, I had a cutting of a 
>> muscadine
>> grape (which are VERY hard to root from dormant cuttings) that put out a
>> couple of leaves and sat, all summer, then died back like it had gone
>> dormant in the fall.  This was in an unheated greenhouse.  The cutting had 
>> a
>> big knob of callus, but no roots.  It was still alive, so I left it.  The
>> next spring it finally put out ONE root from the mass of callus.  I gave it
>> the fungi and fertilized it with fish and the root grew like mad, growing
>> and branching almost like a big tap root, and the plant took off.
>> -Lon
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>> >From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
>> >To: "'nafex@egroups.com'" <nafex@egroups.com>
>> >Subject: [nafex] Weak Grape Cuttinings
>> >Date: Mon, Aug 14, 2000, 7:47 AM
>> >
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>> >
>> >Hello,
>> >
>> >I am a first time grape cutting grower, and I must have done soemthing
>> >wrong.
>> >
>> >I started the cuttings early spring, and a couple of them still have just
>> >one or two leaves, and the root system in tiny.
>> >
>> >I used Pro-Mix seed starter as the growth medium.  The cuttings were kept
>> >moist and I followed all the rules, but the cuttings did not thrive (St.
>> >Croix).
>> >
>> >In repotting them today one had a single root may 1.5" long and two leaves
>> >about 1" across.  The other had the smae size leaves, but the root was
>> >just an 1/8th" long.
>> >
>> >It was most likely foolish, but I repotted them anyway in well composted
>> >sheep manure (top soil like), mixed with a small amount of Pro-Mix (seed
>> >starter medium) to lighten it up a bit.
>> >
>> >I hold little hope for them, but what have I done wrong.
>> >
>> >I threw one away that had the 1" leaves, but NO roots at all since
>> >February, which I find hard to believe the leaves lasted this long.
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >Tom
>> >
>> >--
>> >Thomas Olenio
>> >Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a
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