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["Bassem Samaan" <bassem@gardener.com>]

I haven't been able to propagate a hardy kiwi (A. Arguta) from dormant cuttings. I have 80% success rooting them from softwood cuttings.

I had the dormant cuttings in a mixture of 1 part miracle grow potting mix and 1 part perlite. I placed them on a heating mat in a warm greenhouse. The dormant cuttings all made leaves and I thought I succeeded, however 2 weeks later they wilted and died, no roots were developed.

I heard from a friend who have rooted them in bonsai mix, which is coarse mix with no peat moss. 

Have anyone have luck rooting hardwood cuttings? what mix did you use. 

 

Bass zone 6

Bethlehem, pa

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