nepenthes cutting

[upper]

what's better, rooting it with LFS, pumice, or water.



for water, i got those little tube thing that you get when you buy flowers and stuff.
and for pumice and LFS, i got pots.

 

[SirKristoff]

ive had more success with LFS/perlite...other people will say differently. what type of nep cutting are you trying to root?

 

[vraev]

live lfs: 2/3 success rate!

 

[upper]

so, success rate in live sphagnum is only 66%?
its a ventrata btw.

 

[Grey Moss]

Anything then.

 

[upper]

Anything then.

 

[Jayson16]

Well im sure by what truncata says is that they root very easy. I would put it in LFS, the best so far with me.

 

[upper]

does the LFS need to be wet? or like... regular potting LFS wet.
if they are all the same, i would prefer to do the water method because i can see through it.
i'll try both then, take the one from pumice out and put them in water instead.



edit: also, does rooting hormone(superthrive) help? if it does, how much should i put in a little tube of water?

 

[xvart]

if they are all the same, i would prefer to do the water method because i can see through it.

According to PhissionKorps, light negatively affects rooting, so if you did do the water in a glass method, you would want to cover it so that it is dark in the water and the glass. Did you see this thread?

xvart.

 

[Capslock]

I put them in pots of regular nep media (with lfs), and in normal growing conditions, though usually not the brightest spots, and get about a 90% success rate. No bags, I just cut up the bottom of the stem, dip in powdered rooting hormone, and cram em into pots. Then leave them alone!!! Don't go checking for roots all the time. I never check. Just wait for it to start to grow a normal new leaf and by then there are lots of roots.

Capslock

 

[SirKristoff]

all 3 ventrata cuttings i have rooted quickly in LFS/Perlite.
these are a couple of them. the nodes first appeared in march. they grow quickly.

 

[vraev]

so, success rate in live sphagnum is only 66%?
its a ventrata btw.

well! My 2/3 was N.glabrata

Also..I didn't do anything special to the vine. the vine is very thin...so I didn't make any slits or anything. I am sure if I did the third one would also have struck.

 

[upper]

alright, i'll put half in LFS/Pumice and half in water then, i'll see which one does better.