Hannahraptor Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Apologies if this is a daft question. I pulled a few leaf cuttings a while back and they now have roots. They are currently in a slightly humid propagator tank but I just wondered at what stage it's best to take them out and put them with my adult cephalotus? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 nope, not a daft question....I kept mine indoors in covered pots until they'd grown a few leaves (both types). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahraptor Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Thanks Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapperhead51 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 agree not silly at all , taking out and re potting pulling/ cuttings, can be tricky ,if that is what you are doing as well , if you are best to do in winter when there semi dormant , and try not to disturb the roots ,I like to take the soil/ medium around where the plant is , soil , media with roots and all and re- pot in to the next media .. to re acclimatize , once again would do in cooler months when plant is slow grow or dormant or semi dormant most changes will be lessened or minimal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahraptor Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Cheers snap. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billynomates666 Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hi multimammat I tend to move them in late March or early April but as snapperhead says take as much soil with the cuttings as possile to minimise root disturbance as they really, really dont like it. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi, my metode: leaf cuttig in destilled water. As soon as the roots are about 2-4 mm I put them in a pot with my substrae. Therefore I dig a hole in it. Just a little bit bigger than the roots. In a different pot I put a bit peat and add water to it till the peat is liquid.Then the cutting into the hole and fill it up with the liquid peat. This way the ittle leafs don´t get hurt. Harro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I find rooted leaf cutting quite robust and regularly transplant them bare root. It is large established plants that are more sensitive to disturbance, I'm guessing because they have a much higher leaf to root ratio... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie0117 Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 I had some leaf pulling that were pulled up by birds more than once this summer. They were left upside down with the roots baking in the sun and only 1 died, 3 are still going strong. I had 9 leafs put in the pot initally so it seems to me the ones that took must be pretty strong!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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