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["Hal Love" <lovehd@comcast.net>]

Mark,

Yes, they root very quickly without misting. The seed starter trays I use
have a wicking material that runs under the individual cells, a water
reservoir underneath, and a clear plastic lid. By lifting the upper part of
the tray, I can usually see roots sticking out of the soil in about a week.
The real advantage of this method, is the shoots don't emerge until the
roots have formed, so no hardening off is needed. As soon as the shoots
start to appear, I remove the plastic humidity cover, wait a few days to a
couple of weeks for the shoots to lengthen, then transplant to larger pots.
I have never tried this with roses.

Hal


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Lee" <markl@nytec.com>
To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 10:30 AM
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] rooting kiwis?


> Hal,
> I'll have to try this.  You say that the roots appear in a few days.  Do
> you mean that in less than a week I can take kiwi cuttings and have them
> rooted without a mister?  I'll have to ask my friend that runs a kiwi
> nursery if he has tried this technique.  He usually roots cuttings 6-8"
> long and his success rate is less than 50%.  I wonder how this would
> work with roses?
> -Mark Lee, Seattle z8a
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Hal Love
> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 8:35 PM
> To: 'North American Fruit Explorers'
> Subject: RE: [NAFEX] rooting kiwis?
>
> Dormant cuttings can be rooted with bottom heat if you keep the tops
> cold, but I have not had great success with it. The easiest and almost
> 100% successful method I use is leaf bud cuttings. I cut green to
> semi-green shoots, and then divide into one inch sections of stem with
> one bud with the petiole and leaf attached. Each cutting is dipped in
> rooting hormone and placed in potting soil in a seed starting tray. The
> stem and bud are placed about 1/2 to 1 inch deep, with the leaf sticking
> out. The trays are placed under a fluorescent light at room temperature.
> I leave the cover on until shoots just emerge, then remove the top for a
> few days before transplanting. Roots usually appear in just a few days,
> and shoots emerge in about two weeks.
>
> I have done this with cuttings taken at any time the plant is actively
> growing right up to just before the leaves drop in fall. I have done
> this with a number of species and all root easily except for the
> kolomiktas.
>
> Hal
>
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