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 oceanfloatation
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 First post! San Pedro out of soil question 
#6278971 - 11/13/06 02:08 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hey, I've been lurking on here for a while, and figured I'd finally post since
Just received a cutting in the mail of san pedro, and I was wondering how long it can survive without being put into soil?
Thanks!
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CptnGarden
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Re: First post! San Pedro out of soil question [Re: oceanfloatation]
#6278979 - 11/13/06 02:11 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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i had a footlong pedro last a year out of soil, but most last about 6 months before starting to dry out or rot. keep it over the winter and root it come spring. spring = faster rooting.
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Re: First post! San Pedro out of soil question [Re: CptnGarden]
#6279292 - 11/13/06 03:34 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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They will generally start to grow roots while out of soil. Whatever part is in the dark will be most likely to grow roots but I've seen them start from the top of the plant. Just put the cut end after it's calloused over into dry soil. Do not water it until it roots which may take a few months. Let it have some light but not too much. In the spring you can water it after it roots. You can tell by gently wiggling it and noticing the resistance.
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Re: First post! San Pedro out of soil question [Re: Stonehenge]
#6279787 - 11/13/06 06:02 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Stonehenge said:
They will generally start to grow roots while out of soil. Whatever part is in the dark will be most likely to grow roots but I've seen them start from the top of the plant. Just put the cut end after it's calloused over into dry soil. Do not water it until it roots which may take a few months. Let it have some light but not too much. In the spring you can water it after it roots. You can tell by gently wiggling it and noticing the resistance.
You're not supposed to water it at all until it grows roots?
I thought you were supposed to give it a little water after planting it but then only water once every couple weeks until roots form and substantial growth is noticed. No? Wouldn't it root better given a little moisture?
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Re: First post! San Pedro out of soil question [Re: truffleupagus]
#6279963 - 11/13/06 06:56 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Not during the winter, it is ideal to keep them dormant until the growing season begins, any growth that would start now would just be spindly/thin.
They grow roots from moisture absorbed in the air through their pores. No humans required 
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Re: First post! San Pedro out of soil question [Re: schmutzen]
#6280092 - 11/13/06 07:33 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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O.K. I know I'm contradicted the last couple of people, but I grow alot of pedro and what I'd do is plant it in moist soil (make SURE it's calloused), since you don't know how long it's been out, and then put it in a cool dark place and forget about it till after the frost breaks.
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Re: First post! San Pedro out of soil question [Re: ngnyus]
#6280137 - 11/13/06 07:43 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
ngnyus said:
O.K. I know I'm contradicted the last couple of people, but I grow alot of pedro and what I'd do is plant it in moist soil (make SURE it's calloused), since you don't know how long it's been out, and then put it in a cool dark place and forget about it till after the frost breaks.
that bit of moisture helps coax out the roots.
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Re: First post! San Pedro out of soil question [Re: CptnGarden]
#6280232 - 11/13/06 08:05 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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you want roots, just put them in dry dirt, in a pot, and put the pot up high, like near the celing, its dry and warm up there, do this in febryary and you should have roots by the growing season
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Re: First post! San Pedro out of soil question [Re: Mitchnast]
#6282617 - 11/14/06 02:05 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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"that bit of moisture helps coax out the roots."
You don't need to do anything to coax the roots other than cut it and let it callous. It's best to leave a cutting standing up, because as someone else mentioned, they can grow roots from anywhere. I've got maybe 6-8 cuttings, 2.5 feet tall that didn't root well enough before it got cold. I've just got them in a closet and they're shooting out roots left and right. Warm soil, not moist, is the best trigger to START root developement. Roots are looking for water, you want them to get bigger and longer before you start giving it to them. After a cutting has calloused, I set it on top of the dirt and don't water for at least 6 weeks, sometimes longer if the roots are still small. Keeping the soil moist will discourage strong root developement in the rooting stage.
If you have something like a 6 inch cutting, you may want to put it on some soil over a heating mat and try to root it now. If it's something bigger like a foot and a half or larger, it is probably storing enough water to last well into next year. Partially depends on how old it already is.
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