If they’re supposed to be easy to root why do my cuttings...
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They are super easy to root IN WATER 💦 only. But don’t put the cuttings in a bright sunny window, they don’t have enough strength yet and definitely not outside. Make sure there is a node that stays covered in water at all times. The roots will come out of the node.
The node is an area that the leaves grow out of. Just remove the leaves on both side of your cutting that will be under water. You can leave the top two leaves or 4 if they are small, the leaves left will provide energy it needs to form roots. You don’t want to leave too many leaves because the energy will go into the leaves instead of roots. You DO NOT want that! You want the energy to be spent forming roots. Pick a location that has light but not direct sun. I use grow lights. Within a few days you will see roots forming. Within weeks they are usually ready to move to soil but not always.
When I try to do mine in soil they never survive because they need moist soil but not too moist or bacteria forms and they rot.
With water they are consistently moist, and get plenty of oxygen from the water. Therefore rot is much more unlikely to happen. I have done dozens like this
(In water) that way I always have fresh coleus to share.
I hope this helps. Also wait until the roots are about 2 inches long before moving them to soil.
You got this!! You’ll be a coleus pro in no time ❤️
The node is an area that the leaves grow out of. Just remove the leaves on both side of your cutting that will be under water. You can leave the top two leaves or 4 if they are small, the leaves left will provide energy it needs to form roots. You don’t want to leave too many leaves because the energy will go into the leaves instead of roots. You DO NOT want that! You want the energy to be spent forming roots. Pick a location that has light but not direct sun. I use grow lights. Within a few days you will see roots forming. Within weeks they are usually ready to move to soil but not always.
When I try to do mine in soil they never survive because they need moist soil but not too moist or bacteria forms and they rot.
With water they are consistently moist, and get plenty of oxygen from the water. Therefore rot is much more unlikely to happen. I have done dozens like this
(In water) that way I always have fresh coleus to share.
I hope this helps. Also wait until the roots are about 2 inches long before moving them to soil.
You got this!! You’ll be a coleus pro in no time ❤️
@SuperbRaspfern thanks