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Croton Propogation????
Croton Propogation????
Posted by Lirath
from
on 2001-03-25 23:34:44
propogate my 30 year old croton. It
suffered 25 of those years in the same
pot, but is making a nice recovery
finally, so I'm ready to try to make
more of this really old variety that I
can't find in any nursery. It doesn't
have a whole lot of branches yet, so
I'm leery of cutting a one off for
rooting in case I mess it up. Would
air layering be safer? Will it work
for a croton? Or should I just bite
the bullet and take a cutting?
Any advice on how best to do that with
my croton would be appreciated!!
Thanks!
Lirath
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Croton propogation
I read you note of a few years ago.
Posted by mike kimball from Kohala Big Isla on 2008-05-18 05:41:00
Did you do it? Did it work?
I am in a similar situation with an old variety that I would like to get starters on. -
croton prop
Lirath,
Posted by Jerry Digman from 5b on 2001-04-02 15:34:04
Be brave! Take 6" tip cuttings from side shoots. Seal the latex leaking by dipping in water. Dip in rooting hormone then place 1/2 peat 1/2 sand or perlite, enclose in a plastic bag (to maintain humidity). Or whatever other successful prop medium you use.
Air layering is much more difficult.
I'm sure you'll be successful.
Quoting Lirath: ------------
-I'm wondering what's the best way to
-propogate my 30 year old croton. It
-suffered 25 of those years in the same
-pot, but is making a nice recovery
-finally, so I'm ready to try to make
-more of this really old variety that I
-can't find in any nursery. It doesn't
-have a whole lot of branches yet, so
-I'm leery of cutting a one off for
-rooting in case I mess it up. Would
-air layering be safer? Will it work
-for a croton? Or should I just bite
-the bullet and take a cutting?
-Any advice on how best to do that with
-my croton would be appreciated!!
-Thanks!
-Lirath
