Re: [CH] Cuttings from chile plants

marxman (marxman@skynet.be)
Thu, 7 May 1998 10:02:31 +0200 

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Hi C-H's,

Further to Brent Thompson's good advice, permit me to make a couple of
comments about technique:

Cut off a longer piece of stem than you want to end up with. With a =
sharp
razor blade cut the stem cleanly (don't crush it) at an oblique angle =
with
the cutting area under water. This will prevent air from being drawn =
into
the plant vascular system. Allow the cutting to root.

    To accomplish this, would it work to take an even longer cutting and =
then immediately re-cut the end in water? I have trouble getting my mind =
around cutting the original cutting under water while it's still =
attached to the plant... if I am correct about the second cutting =
method, about how many minutes does one have to get it done? I seem to =
recall a friend doing this when he took cuttings from another sort of =
leafy green plant... <S>

    Would you have anything in the water to promote the rooting? I have =
found that for normal rooting in water, a bit of fish emulsion works =
well, but I don't exactly know why....

{............three or four weeks later}

Make a slurry (thin paste) of potting soil and water. Support the now
rooted cutting in the appropriate position  in a small peat pot. Pour =
the
slurry into the pot and gently move the cutting to spread its rootlets =
in
the soil. You may have to support it somehow but when the surplus water =
is
absorbed into the peat, the rootlets of the plant will be perfectly in
contact with the soil particles.

Warning: Some Capsicums do not seem to have sufficiently forceful roots =
to
penetrate some kinds of peat pots. If in doubt, rip off before
transplanting.

    Could you relate what varieties seemed to give you the most problems =
/ least problems in using this cutting and rooting method? And, do the =
plants, once rooted, behave as if they are as old as the "mother" plant, =
that is to say, will they flower and bear fruit quickly?

Thanks for your time!

Diane, setting up an indoor garden in Flanders





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Hi C-H's,

Further to Brent Thompson's good advice, = permit me=20 to make a couple of
comments about technique:

Cut off a longer = piece=20 of stem than you want to end up with. With a sharp
razor blade cut = the stem=20 cleanly (don't crush it) at an oblique angle with
the cutting area = under=20 water. This will prevent air from being drawn into
the plant vascular = system.=20 Allow the cutting to root.
 
    To accomplish = this, would it=20 work to take an even longer cutting and then immediately re-cut the end = in=20 water? I have trouble getting my mind around cutting the original = cutting under=20 water while it's still attached to the plant... if I am correct about = the second=20 cutting method, about how many minutes does one have to get it done? I = seem to=20 recall a friend doing this when he took cuttings from another sort of = leafy=20 green plant... <S>
 
    Would you have = anything in=20 the water to promote the rooting? I have found that for normal rooting = in water,=20 a bit of fish emulsion works well, but I don't exactly know=20 why....

{............three or four weeks = later}

Make a=20 slurry (thin paste) of potting soil and water. Support the now
rooted = cutting=20 in the appropriate position  in a small peat pot. Pour = the
slurry into=20 the pot and gently move the cutting to spread its rootlets in
the = soil. You=20 may have to support it somehow but when the surplus water is
absorbed = into=20 the peat, the rootlets of the plant will be perfectly in
contact with = the=20 soil particles.

Warning: Some Capsicums do not seem to have = sufficiently=20 forceful roots to
penetrate some kinds of peat pots. If in doubt, rip = off=20 before
transplanting.
 
    Could you relate what = varieties=20 seemed to give you the most problems / least problems in using this = cutting and=20 rooting method? And, do the plants, once rooted, behave as if they are = as old as=20 the "mother" plant, that is to say, will they flower and bear = fruit=20 quickly?
 
Thanks for your time!
 
Diane, setting up an indoor garden in=20 Flanders



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