Harro Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 I have my leaf cuttings during winter and spring in a small aquarium on a south window. Waterlevel 3 - 4 cm. The sun is shining often very strong. Today I measured the temperature. First I didn`t believed it - + 40°C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argo88 Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 But the heat doesn't Kill the leaf pullings... I see all in excellent conditions I live in the southest part of Italy, and I've also registered very hig temperatures... sometimes I must take away the termometre, because there were 49°C and it can achieve only 50°C... I think that it is not a problem for the cephalotus (and also my drosera regia) if the temperatures in the night fall down... when the night temperatures are upper than 30°C I must to bring drosera regia in shadow... for cephalotus, I can to let them here, because I use a pure sand substrate with a little live sphagnum around the roots (or pure sand)... it helps to mantain roots temperature lower, I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 It's Two Peoples Bay, not Peobles ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted March 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) @ mobile - thanks. Letter reversed Edited March 16, 2017 by Harro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitar Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Last year I broke leaf without purpose. It had half stem but didn't want to throw, so I just stuck it to live sphagnum. It was mid summer with temps 47C and above in the greenhouse - the leaf rooted pretty well... Harro, what's the media u use for rooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted March 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) Different methods. The best temperatur is between 20 and 22°C and in the shadow. My success is about 85 % In live shagnum within the motherplants pot Edited March 17, 2017 by Harro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitar Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Try out In live sphagnum and temps 20 - 24C. I think it is gamble though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted March 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Some of mine 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partisangardener Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) Dimitar your Sphagnum does not look that well. Maybe it is the wrong species or too soggy. Mine looks more like that from Harro fluffy and light green. Even the last picture from Harro looks a bit too wet for my opinion, it might rot that way. Mine is more dry, but I don’t have holes in the top and no trouble with rooting in these boxes. Some weak fertilizer might help too. Mine get it. Only draw back, I have to harvest more moss while they are rooting. Edited March 18, 2017 by partisangardener Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitar Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 Thanks, probably u are right. Yes, the moss was old and not so healthy. My wife used the moss and the box to root Saintpaulia cuttings and I being lazy just stole the box lol I have tried rooting hormone with mixed success as well. My conditions in Bulgaria are hot almost year round and I don't have much success rooting leaves or pitchers. To ask u guys and gals, which leaves are best for rooting - the fresh new spring leaves or old leaves? BTW, Carl still waiting rooted Cephalotus 'Bananito ' leaf from me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 @dimitar, given your success rate on rooting, I suspect I have a little while to wait yet I might have to come over there on holiday again and give you a crash course 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 @dimitar, if you have a leaf I will supply the moss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted March 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 @partisangardener When I start it is really wet. For weeks I don`t fill up with water, so after some time the moss is only humid. If that happens before the leafs get roots I fill up again and it starts all over again.Waterlevel you can see at my last pic. Sometimes it takes month before a root appears. Dudley Watts Clone is one of them. Very, very slow. I tried rooting hormon for many times but to my opinion it doesn`t help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted March 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) Mobile showed a pic in the forum of a Cephalotus in cat litter. I try to use it for rooting. It`s an experiment so far. My windowsill nursery Edited March 18, 2017 by Harro 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 @Harro, how did you cat litter experiment go? I wouldn't mind having one of the Klaus Keller offspring if successful ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harro Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) To my opinion the experiment failt. On 21st of Feb.I put in cat litter leaf cuttings with the follwing dates: Broke Inlet 14.12.2016 and 17.2.17 Giant Klaus Keller 22.1.2017 Yamada`s Giant 9.2.2017 Donelly River 15.2.2017 Frenchmans Bay 6.2.17 None of them shows a root. I`ll put them in shagnum again. Edited April 12, 2017 by Harro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I've never tried rooting in cat litter. Rooted plants grow fine in it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitar Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) Harro, Carl has patented Cephalotus propagation kit and he charges cheap. Certificate is also available. Edited April 13, 2017 by dimitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, dimitar said: Harro, Carl has patented Cephalotus propagation kit and he charges cheap. Certificate is also available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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