Smurfy Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) can i ask what the idea behind trimming the leaves back is? sorry not got clue about cuttings Edited August 21, 2011 by rabid73 Link to comment
Tony Montana Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 It stops the plant transpiring Transpiration is the evaporation of water into the atmosphere from the leaves and stems of plants. gunner 1 Link to comment
Smurfy Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 It stops the plant transpiring Transpiration is the evaporation of water into the atmosphere from the leaves and stems of plants. gunner thanks. Link to comment
thisUncoliingMortal Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 posting in so i can keep this for the pics dude..nice and clear and easy step by step..thankyou.. Link to comment
SwiftyGreen Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 The Stamping whilst in full flight Song help with Aeration of the Roots of the Mom to aid even healthier cuttings? If so thats gone into my internal FAQ within my Head 1 Link to comment
Tony Montana Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 The Stamping whilst in full flight Song help with Aeration of the Roots of the Mom to aid even healthier cuttings? If so thats gone into my internal FAQ within my Head Link to comment
roundsquare Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Excellent little guide mate. Have just been reading OT1's stuff also since i'm thinking of doing the same, getting a Bonsai mum that is. Couple of things mate.. In the prop they go, I lift the lid once every day when I come home from work, just to refresh the air a little. The vents remain closed and they sit in my utility room out of direct sun light. I leave them there for a week and then they go under my T5 in my clone station The way i read that is they are in the darkness for a whole week until you put them under your T5. Is that right? No light for a whole week? It stops the plant transpiring Transpiration is the evaporation of water into the atmosphere from the leaves and stems of plants. gunner Just out of interest, why is that not good then? presumably the plants are gonna shrivel and die if they do due to losing water? Link to comment
Guest papaduc Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Just out of interest, why is that not good then? presumably the plants are gonna shrivel and die if they do due to losing water? Tbh there's no need to clip the leafs. I think it's something OT1 did in his guide but I've found it makes no difference. This isn't a bad guide, but there is a much simpler more fail-safe way to do it and all you need is a freezer bag and a 1L pot. Link to comment
ratdog Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Simply the Best by Tina Turner, it helps if you have thighs like a rugby player and stamp your feet whilst singing!! Just in case you forget the words mate 1 Link to comment
ilovemygtr35r Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 hi gunner, nice bit of info there got a question, why do you cut off the ends off each leaf?? cheers Link to comment
Tony Montana Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 The way i read that is they are in the darkness for a whole week until you put them under your T5. Is that right? No light for a whole week? My utility room is at the back of my kitchen with a door and a window in it so there is plenty of light in there, cuttings don't need much light to begin with, I find they wilt if the light is to strong. In the darker colder months I just switch the light on in the utility room in the evenings, it still goes off at night and they always root, some folk think cuttings need 24hr light to root but they don't. It stops the plant transpiring Transpiration is the evaporation of water into the atmosphere from the leaves and stems of plants. Just out of interest, why is that not good then? presumably the plants are gonna shrivel and die if they do due to losing water? Gunner Link to comment
Tony Montana Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 hi gunner, nice bit of info there got a question, why do you cut off the ends off each leaf?? cheers It stops the cuttings transpiring mate, which is basically how they release moisture into the atmosphere. They have no roots so need to retain a little moisture or they will wilt, that's also why they need high humidity Hope this helps Gunner Link to comment
Guest papaduc Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 That's not true gunner mate. Not only do they not need their leaves clipped, but cuttings will actually root when taken and put straight into a pot of soil/coco with no prop or/bag/lid/humidity. Cutting's won't shrivel up and die if you don't clip them either dude. 1 Link to comment
Tony Montana Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 That's not true gunner mate. Not only do they not need their leaves clipped, but cuttings will actually root when taken and put straight into a pot of soil/coco with no prop or/bag/lid/humidity. Cutting's won't shrivel up and die if you don't clip them either dude. What's not true? I think you need to re read my post. I'm not saying you need to clip the leafs or they will die, I'm saying the if it's not humid enough they will wilt and die, am I wrong? I don't always clip the leafs, it depends on the size of my cutting, they always root either way Gunner Link to comment
ratdog Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 they not need their leaves clipped, It reduces surface area of transpiration and also takes a bit of weight of the larger leaves stopping them wilting through gravity ime 4 Link to comment
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