I thought I would give an update on my Propagation Post from November.
As you can see it has been going very well. I have a big table set up in front of the sliding glass door in my basement and they really seem to like it there.
The Bat Wing Begonia's and the Wax Begonias were my most successful. Between the two the Bat wings won by a small margin. And this is very nice because as most of you know the new specialty begonias are very expensive. The mother plant is doing well and seemed to have enjoy the trim.
As you can see she is putting out new leaves and enjoying the bright light in the school room...we gave her a heart to show how much we love her. She was purchased from Kroger at the end of the year for $3.00 and worth every penny!
The Coleus and Inpatients rooted in the water, but each and everyone one died after the transplant to the bean cans I saved. This year I may try rooting hormone on cuttings and then putting them in soil.
I also rooted, in water Variegated Ivy it got transplanted to some hanging baskets that I had ferns in...I wanted it to trail down the side and look and pretty. It is doing very well. Several types of succulents (that you can see in the photo) were just stuck in some soil I had about an 80% success rate with these. I found that the trailing sedum type didn't do as well as the others.
Also I must say in Georgia we will have several days, weeks even. Where we have nice weather, during these times the kids were recruited to help me carry my transplants and all the ferns I divided outside. I made sure they got the best organic soil, have been misted and watered on a regular basis...The plants not the kids.
Once they have been in the ground or at there outdoor destination I will post how my propagation experiment is progressing. Hopefully this will help everyone who wants to increase plants without decreasing wallets.
The Bat Wing Begonia's and the Wax Begonias were my most successful. Between the two the Bat wings won by a small margin. And this is very nice because as most of you know the new specialty begonias are very expensive. The mother plant is doing well and seemed to have enjoy the trim.
The Coleus and Inpatients rooted in the water, but each and everyone one died after the transplant to the bean cans I saved. This year I may try rooting hormone on cuttings and then putting them in soil.
I also rooted, in water Variegated Ivy it got transplanted to some hanging baskets that I had ferns in...I wanted it to trail down the side and look and pretty. It is doing very well. Several types of succulents (that you can see in the photo) were just stuck in some soil I had about an 80% success rate with these. I found that the trailing sedum type didn't do as well as the others.
Also I must say in Georgia we will have several days, weeks even. Where we have nice weather, during these times the kids were recruited to help me carry my transplants and all the ferns I divided outside. I made sure they got the best organic soil, have been misted and watered on a regular basis...The plants not the kids.
Once they have been in the ground or at there outdoor destination I will post how my propagation experiment is progressing. Hopefully this will help everyone who wants to increase plants without decreasing wallets.
