Deltatango301 Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I checked one of my leaf cuttings and it had a very small root appearing :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 About time for an update isn't it DT ? ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltatango301 Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 I potted up half the pullings and they are in the greenhouse can't say they are doing very well it's a wait and see if any leaves appear there are 5/6 Pullings left in the box on the window sill give them another month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocky71 Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 This is where I've had problems, I can get the leaves to ' strike ' but once potted on they seem to go downhill. I now transfer the cutting and leave sphagnum around the roots, I plant that into a peat and perlite mix and allow the roots to grow through the sphagnum and into the soil. It's not guaranteed but has worked better than transferring straight into a completely different medium. I'm always envious when I see people on here just ' plonking ' leaves into pots and having adult looking plants 6 months on!. I've got 3 seed grown Cephs that are over 4 yrs old and are still no bigger in diameter than a 5 p piece. I hope you manage to save a few of your cuttings, I've just taken around 15 leaf pulls, will see how it goes this time round, some have gone into sphagnum, some into water. Cheers blocky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltatango301 Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) I think might have stressed them when transplanting but think I will do what you said about some moss around them before potting on next lot Edited May 16, 2016 by Deltatango301 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Sorry it has taken so long to update this post! I have taken a couple of shots of some of mine and yes it can take them a while to settle. So long as they had roots going in there is a good chance they'll sprout. This one has a couple in. One died back completely but you can see new leaves emerging now. Cheers Steve Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CephFan Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 There are three in this pot and they were looking quite stressed. You can see the remains of the slag in that I piled up around them to keep the humidity high locally. It seems to have worked and they are getting going now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltatango301 Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Well seems like I have two leaf cuttings showing extra leaves and one pitcher seems to have rooted well. Will up date in 6 weeks for my first go no bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ahrens Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 It is quickest to strike in live sphagnum. i tried to strike 4 non-carnivorous leaves in a straight peat / sand mix. 3 of them   stayed green for a year. all three have have turned into nice little plants now. I don't know how to post photos because someone has asked on another part of this forum and has still got no answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltatango301 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 It is quickest to strike in live sphagnum. i tried to strike 4 non-carnivorous leaves in a straight peat / sand mix. 3 of them   stayed green for a year. all three have have turned into nice little plants now. I don't know how to post photos because someone has asked on another part of this forum and has still got no answer. I use photobucket take photo with your iPad or iPhone or camera upload to photobucket copy the image data in the last line on the right And paste it to you post.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahraptor Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 It might be good to start a new topic dedicated to different approaches to Ceph pulling. Perhaps with the country, time of year, conditions etc. People could post up their pictures and success rates? I'll start it if anyone wants to add to it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabody Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_qzBYl6_5kFOE1MLXVPYTdOcUk Hope my attempt to post a photo has been successful. I have done leaf pullings in live sphagnum this year. I have used small takeaway pots as used for minty yoghurt from the curry shop. I've melted a hole in the base of the pot so that when it is placed in the propagator on a layer of wet capillary matting the moss is kept wet. My plan is to plant up the entire contents of the pot so that the roots do not get disturbed. There are smaller pots available if you do some searching for them. One source is clear polystyrene sample cups as used for tasters in supermarkets/farmers markets etc. They should be easy enough to buy in craft shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltatango301 Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_qzBYl6_5kFOE1MLXVPYTdOcUk Hope my attempt to post a photo has been successful. I have done leaf pullings in live sphagnum this year. I have used small takeaway pots as used for minty yoghurt from the curry shop. I've melted a hole in the base of the pot so that when it is placed in the propagator on a layer of wet capillary matting the moss is kept wet. My plan is to plant up the entire contents of the pot so that the roots do not get disturbed. There are smaller pots available if you do some searching for them. One source is clear polystyrene sample cups as used for tasters in supermarkets/farmers markets etc. They should be easy enough to buy in craft shops. Not posted a photo to the thread but you made a link to you photo, halfway there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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