Re: [nafex] Weak Grape Cuttinings

[Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi Lon,

I took advantage of a free rooting horman tablet offer, which  makes 
liquid rooting hormones.  They claim they are good for transplants.

I don't have any mycorrhizal fungi, should I try the liquid rooting
hormones?

Don't know where to get mycorrhizal fungi in Canada, never mind on short
notice.  Hate to think what customs would do with a baggie full of powder
addressed to me.  8^)

Regards,
Tom

--
Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a

On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Lon J. Rombough wrote:

> Thomas:
>    You might try using some mycorrhizal fungi on the plants.  I've had
> excellent results with it, stimulating more root production. (see the link
> on my web site)
>   As to cuttings staying alive with one root, I had a cutting of a muscadine
> grape (which are VERY hard to root from dormant cuttings) that put out a
> couple of leaves and sat, all summer, then died back like it had gone
> dormant in the fall.  This was in an unheated greenhouse.  The cutting had a
> big knob of callus, but no roots.  It was still alive, so I left it.  The
> next spring it finally put out ONE root from the mass of callus.  I gave it
> the fungi and fertilized it with fish and the root grew like mad, growing
> and branching almost like a big tap root, and the plant took off.
> -Lon
> ----------
> >From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
> >To: "'nafex@egroups.com'" <nafex@egroups.com>
> >Subject: [nafex] Weak Grape Cuttinings
> >Date: Mon, Aug 14, 2000, 7:47 AM
> >
> 
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >I am a first time grape cutting grower, and I must have done soemthing
> >wrong.
> >
> >I started the cuttings early spring, and a couple of them still have just
> >one or two leaves, and the root system in tiny.
> >
> >I used Pro-Mix seed starter as the growth medium.  The cuttings were kept
> >moist and I followed all the rules, but the cuttings did not thrive (St.
> >Croix).
> >
> >In repotting them today one had a single root may 1.5" long and two leaves
> >about 1" across.  The other had the smae size leaves, but the root was
> >just an 1/8th" long.
> >
> >It was most likely foolish, but I repotted them anyway in well composted
> >sheep manure (top soil like), mixed with a small amount of Pro-Mix (seed
> >starter medium) to lighten it up a bit.
> >
> >I hold little hope for them, but what have I done wrong.
> >
> >I threw one away that had the 1" leaves, but NO roots at all since
> >February, which I find hard to believe the leaves lasted this long.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Tom
> >
> >--
> >Thomas Olenio
> >Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a
> >
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