Corm Propagation Techniques
Hey guys, I wanted to kind've ask everyone how they prefer to propagate their corms.
In my personal experience; putting the corms in water to sprout roots work's phenomenally.
I haven't had much luck sprouting roots in sphagnum moss, but perhaps thats my fault...
On the other hand, after the corms have rooted, l've had more success with sprouting by repotting one in sphagnum moss and closed container than with water and a closed container...
So far, perlite seems to be the loser for sprouting.
Placing them in perlite seems to delay the sprouting more than the other two.
I use a grow light, which I keep on from 6:30~am to around 11:30~pm on weekdays.
so really, for rooting: water>sphagnum (haven't tried perlite...)
for sprouting: sphagnum>water>perlite
What are your guys' experiences? I'd love to hear the ways you guys propagate and to learn from you guys!! Thanks!
P.S... (My perlite has turned green in my closed containers why is that?) #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
In my personal experience; putting the corms in water to sprout roots work's phenomenally.
I haven't had much luck sprouting roots in sphagnum moss, but perhaps thats my fault...
On the other hand, after the corms have rooted, l've had more success with sprouting by repotting one in sphagnum moss and closed container than with water and a closed container...
So far, perlite seems to be the loser for sprouting.
Placing them in perlite seems to delay the sprouting more than the other two.
I use a grow light, which I keep on from 6:30~am to around 11:30~pm on weekdays.
so really, for rooting: water>sphagnum (haven't tried perlite...)
for sprouting: sphagnum>water>perlite
What are your guys' experiences? I'd love to hear the ways you guys propagate and to learn from you guys!! Thanks!
P.S... (My perlite has turned green in my closed containers why is that?) #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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I have mine in sphagnum. I have tiny sprouts up top....but im scared to move em to check for roots. Lol. My first time so i dnt wana risk messing em up. They ben closed in there an i keep it moist. In plenty light an lil humidifier with em. I open it for a bit wen too much condensation. So far, so gd!! Havent tried anything in perlite, very curious.
@KDkat3 Yes! Those are corms! Congratulations. Sometimes they will be broken off into the soil, in your case, they look like they are still attatched by the Rhizome, which I like to call the corms umbilical cord lol....the two bulbous ones you can chop n' prop, if they are still connected...the other one looks like a rhizome, and I would leave that alone.
I will explain more later when I have time! Should be like an hour <3
I will explain more later when I have time! Should be like an hour <3
@KDkat3 So, if you leave them, there is a chance that they won't grow/stay dormant until put under the right conditions. (Though the validity of that statement is TBD because when I dug my babies up one of them had roots🫣)
If you do decide to dig the corms up, here's what I recommend!
1. Corms will usually have a hard protective shell on the outside called the tunic. Let the corms soak in water for a few minutes and then peel them off to reveal the greenish or yellow flesh underneath. This is important because without doing so, the corm will take longer to push roots out.
2. After this, (it'll take a long time btw lol) what I originally did was place all the corms in a clear tubberware container with plastic wrap covering the top. It doesn't have to be clear, I just liked it because imo it was easier to see all the roots without disturbing the container :)!
2a. Choose your growing medium. I use water to sprout, as mentioned above. But you can also use VERY DAMP sphagnum moss, like water sitting in the bottom of the container lol.
2b. Place the corm so that a majority of the new shoot is above the growing medium to help prevent rot. It's okay if some of it is under, just make sure it can breathe! :)
3. Place it in under a warm sunny window or under a grow light and let em' grow!! Another reason why I prefer water for sprouting is because, again it's easier to see how developed the roots are!
4. Once the root system is developed and you can see the stem starting to form, Take the developed ones out and place them in super damp sphagnum moss. The roots will start to develop better to being in soil and In my experience they develop faster :)
5. Keep in sphagnum and under a humidity dome until three leaves have sprouted out, and then place it in a chunky potting soil mix (which I can recommend to you too if you'd like...) anddddd BOOM! You got yourself a new plant!
Hope that helps! I'll send some diagrams in a separate post :)
If you do decide to dig the corms up, here's what I recommend!
1. Corms will usually have a hard protective shell on the outside called the tunic. Let the corms soak in water for a few minutes and then peel them off to reveal the greenish or yellow flesh underneath. This is important because without doing so, the corm will take longer to push roots out.
2. After this, (it'll take a long time btw lol) what I originally did was place all the corms in a clear tubberware container with plastic wrap covering the top. It doesn't have to be clear, I just liked it because imo it was easier to see all the roots without disturbing the container :)!
2a. Choose your growing medium. I use water to sprout, as mentioned above. But you can also use VERY DAMP sphagnum moss, like water sitting in the bottom of the container lol.
2b. Place the corm so that a majority of the new shoot is above the growing medium to help prevent rot. It's okay if some of it is under, just make sure it can breathe! :)
3. Place it in under a warm sunny window or under a grow light and let em' grow!! Another reason why I prefer water for sprouting is because, again it's easier to see how developed the roots are!
4. Once the root system is developed and you can see the stem starting to form, Take the developed ones out and place them in super damp sphagnum moss. The roots will start to develop better to being in soil and In my experience they develop faster :)
5. Keep in sphagnum and under a humidity dome until three leaves have sprouted out, and then place it in a chunky potting soil mix (which I can recommend to you too if you'd like...) anddddd BOOM! You got yourself a new plant!
Hope that helps! I'll send some diagrams in a separate post :)
@rynroxx I just felt around when checking to see if it needed water and there are some just under the top of the soil. Wasn’t expecting to bring this home and find all of this lol. I just recently got these to start my garden and outdoor flower seeds in about a week. Would this work well for corms too? Maybe I’ll start then all together next week 🫣
@rynroxx yep it has 6 clear pods with an outter tray and clear lid with the thing on top to open or close for humidity. I used to do big seed trays with plastic wrap but my cats kept jumping on them last year so I upgraded lol. I could do water or moss. I don’t have moss at the moment but could get some. It seems like you’ve had better success with water right?
@rynroxx I’m propagating corms in sphagnum moss, but it’s molding! Is that going to hurt the corms? Is there anything I can do about it?