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successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) 1
#21979325 - 07/22/15 08:09 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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here's my sick tek on rooting Psychotria plants.
step one: take a leaf from a well established Psychotria plant, the leaf you want is big, healthy, and dark green and kind of stiff
step two: snap the leaf along the 'spine' downside up. each place you do this there will be roots hanging down in several weeks time.
step 3: be sure to change the water out so microbes dont build up and attack your organism
step 4: wait
step 5: your finished leaf should look something like this ---

next, you take your rooted leaf and dig a hole in some potting soil and leaf the top part of the leaf above soil to breathe and what not.
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: 404]
#21979605 - 07/22/15 09:34 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Nice dude about how long does it take to get a mature plant from a leaf cutting?
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: CaleaGardener]
#21979659 - 07/22/15 09:54 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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not sure, i'd say several months or more. working on that bit now!
so starting from today, we shall see how long this process takes. mind you this photo was taken today and the leaf was taken and placed in water roughly 3 weeks ago.
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: 404]
#21980477 - 07/22/15 02:32 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Awesome, looks so simple. Gonna have to get myself a Viridis! Thanks for the tek.
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: Icon] 1
#21981335 - 07/22/15 05:58 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Lookin good. I put mine straight in the soil after snapping the veins and just made sure to keep the soil damp. 
They take a while to get little babies - couple months, like 404 said. Once they get a few leaves, you can repot them into their own pots, many times you will get more than one plant per leaf.
They take a while to get to where they are growing fast, but once they get 8-10 inches tall, they start growing a good bit faster.
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: cowsRmeat]
#21983423 - 07/23/15 07:25 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Thats neat.
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: kosmokratorshaman]
#21986589 - 07/23/15 06:31 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I have a question if you don't mind.
I'm working with some fresh alba leaves atm thanks to an awesome friend of mine.
I followed your process as best as I could understand it by snapping a few leaves along the veil lines as you said. I just kind of barely snapped them enough to allow the vein to lift up and show the white "water" string in the center.
I was wondering if anyone had a pic of the container they place their leaves into to root along with the amount of water you use to do so.
Do I need to completely submerge the leaves into the water or allow them to float on top so they have some air?
Sorry for the stupid questions it's just my first time working with this type of plant
Thanks for all your help
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: spaceman101]
#21986654 - 07/23/15 06:46 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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i just used a basic drinking glass. a wider one is better than a longer one, but doesnt matter as long as you leave the stem down and end of the leaf up out of the water.
Edited by 404 (07/23/15 06:56 PM)
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: 404]
#21986963 - 07/23/15 07:54 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Oh ok I got ya now thanks buddy
I was thinking wo fill a wide container with a lil water and lay the leaves flat down packing 1 leaf on top of the other
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: spaceman101]
#22001012 - 07/26/15 05:50 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Here is a pic of mine. Like I said earlier though, I just went straight to soil. It was actually kinda sandy soil I just had laying around. All I did after that was just never let the soil dry out.
404, not trying to step on your toes or go against your tek or anything. I'm just sharing my personal experience...
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: cowsRmeat]
#22001138 - 07/26/15 06:15 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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no offense taken bud you can totally go straight to soil.
ps, is that viridis?
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: 404]
#22001206 - 07/26/15 06:28 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I bought it as viridis, but like most sold as viridis, I think it is actually alba.
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: 404]
#22001683 - 07/26/15 08:20 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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yeah, the difference is in the flowers and the flatter leaves in viridis right? those look a little wavy
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: 404] 2
#22004949 - 07/27/15 02:49 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Also, apparently you should be able to get an idea from the veins as well as the edges of the leaf. Another tell is how far the leaf extends down the stem.
Alba appears to alternate it's veins more than viridis. But I have been told that this is a less reliable way to tell the plants apart than the next two characteristics.
Alba leaves are wavier than viridis.
Viridis leaves extend all the way down the stem while alba tend to narrow out before the end of the stem.
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: cowsRmeat]
#22104605 - 08/17/15 09:22 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have about 8 or 9 rooted alba leaves still soaking in water. Does anyone know how I should plant these? Like should I plant the stem down with the tip of the leaf poking up out of the soil or should I root them sideways somehow?
How does a new stalk grow without a node?
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: spaceman101]
#22104611 - 08/17/15 09:25 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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stem down in the dirt. the roots will grow downward
BTW, my rootings were successful, but i gave away my rooted leaves to some friends.
honestly, you can even cut the leaf up and root it that way... it makes things a bit more difficult, but it is possible.
but yeah, just put the leaf stem down in the dirt with the end sticking up towards the sky.
you should post pics of your leafs
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: 404] 2
#22104772 - 08/17/15 10:19 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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you should post pics of your leafs 
Ok here they are at this moment. I'm thinking about leaving them in the water for another 4 or 5 days in hopes the roots grow larger. a couple of the leaves only have 1 or 2 small roots.

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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: spaceman101]
#22104837 - 08/17/15 10:45 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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You should put them into soil. The roots need to establish before a shoot will form and rise. This takes time to happen, getting them in soil will promote better root growth then being in water, which seems to stall root growth after some time.
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: karode13]
#22104865 - 08/17/15 10:55 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Oh ok I'll pot them up in some soil tomorrow then.
Does anyone know the difference between viridis and alba strength wise, like number of leaves used Vs the other? I don't plan to use them "well at least any time soon" but I just kind of wanted to know for future reference.
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Re: successful rooting of Psychotria leaves (easy pz) [Re: spaceman101]
#22104999 - 08/18/15 12:05 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Viridis leaves have more erm, veins, the lines that go out to the side. Alba leaves have waves on the edges typically. Looks like those are from alba and are ready to go!
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