Potting rooted box cuttings
Dirty Harry
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Any general advice for when to do this compared to typical plants?
After losing a little under half the cuttings I took last year, the remainder appear healthy. Any ones that shrivelled recently I pulled out and they had some roots but really not much (see photo), that's despite being in the pots since late last Summer. Certainly not likely to be enough to hold a clump of soil very well.
Do I wait even longer before potting individually? Should it take so long?
There are definite signs of growth on a few of them, but not all.
After losing a little under half the cuttings I took last year, the remainder appear healthy. Any ones that shrivelled recently I pulled out and they had some roots but really not much (see photo), that's despite being in the pots since late last Summer. Certainly not likely to be enough to hold a clump of soil very well.
Do I wait even longer before potting individually? Should it take so long?
There are definite signs of growth on a few of them, but not all.
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I must say those roots don't look the healthiest, they are usually a pale whitish colour. I think it may be past redemption, the way the leaves have shrivelled up.
If l get 2 or 3 successful ones, l pot them all into one pot so that l get a bushier clump to plant out.
The ones in your latest photo look fine to me. If they were only taken last year, from personal experience l'd leave them for another 12 months , when they should be showing signs of strong growth. I'd pot them on then.
Others may have different experiences, but it's a job for the long haul
I'll see if l can get a photo later of mine, they'll be around 3 years old this summer.