4 cuttings

[oBEA5To]

Strain: Blosser
Lighting: Natural lighting
Grow Media/Soil Mix: I'll be using Miracle Grow Moisture Control but all four are still cuttings so far
Fertilizer: None
Temperature Range: 70-80
Humidity: ?
Started From: Clone
Start Date: 7/16/08

Other Details/Images:
All four of my cuttings are in a crate wrapped in plastic for a humidity tent.
Here are my cuttings outside the humidity tent. will be posting more pics as they get older
http://www.salviasource.org/images/gallery/2147.jpg

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[oBEA5To]

Oh thanks for the advice!
Here they are on day 2

[Arcygenical]

Lookin awesome. 10$ says they all show signs of rooting in the next 9 days

[oBEA5To]

Haha you got that right 
They have all shown signs of rooting and each one of those plants has at least two little 1 cm roots stickin out with more growing so far.
Is it hard to adapt them from using the humidity tent? i just put them in a crate and tie a trash bag over them but i wanna get them not so used to it ya know what i mean? How difficult is that?

[bifster]

Haha you got that right 
They have all shown signs of rooting and each one of those plants has at least two little 1 cm roots stickin out with more growing so far.
Is it hard to adapt them from using the humidity tent? i just put them in a crate and tie a trash bag over them but i wanna get them not so used to it ya know what i mean? How difficult is that?

It's not hard, but don't take them out too soon.  Leave them in humidity tents for a while until they get nice and hearty, then slowly let them adapt to less humidity.  If they wilt, put them back in the tents.  I waited 2 weeks until after I started growing my clone to start taking it off, draped it open gradually for 2 weeks, then left it draped open for another, then no tent at all.

[oBEA5To]

DAY 25
Havent been keeping up on this grow log but sadly one of my plants died and the other two cuttings are i think on the verge of dying to but i rooted one of my cuttings

Heres my rooted plant in the humidity tent.


The plant is actually near a window but i put it in the bathroom to take a pic for more light


Cutting one with no leaves on her or roots 


Cutting two with one leave on her and only three roots

[oBEA5To]

why aint my pics posting??

[Sasquatch]

why aint my pics posting??

Because you posted the links to the gallery page instead of to the picture itself. Try ctrl+clicking or right+clicking on the image and copy its address.

It should look like

http://www.salviasource.org/images/gallery/2391.jpg

not

http://www.salviasource.org/forum/image-gallery/2391/0/

[JustAnotherRegularGuy]

Nice catch Sasquatch! Genius+

oBEASTo, Next time you take some cuttings you should try using an air stone in the water. All of the cuttings I have done this way grew roots and it's a cheap system. Others here have had success using an air stone too.

http://www.salviasource.org/forum/index.php?topic=2338

JARG

[oBEA5To]

oh ok thanks sasquatch!

ok well here it is in the humidity tent


here is the humidity tent it is in.


heres cutting 1 with no roots or leaves 


and heres cutting 2 with only one leave an about three roots 


And JARG I have started using a bubbler about two days ago and there getting some roots so far

[oBEA5To]

DAY 38
1 plant is still rooted but 1 cutting is dead.. so i am left with one cutting in an air pumpy thingy or some shit like that and my other plant is in a humidity chamber wit a 2 liter bottle and i am seeing new growths everywhere! and wierd thing is i havent watered my plant in the soil since i potted it and that was like 2 weeks ago and she is doing great! I am just scared of trying to adapt her to lower humidity because everytime i do the new leaves start turning brown.. what do i do!?!?
should i try to adjust her now or wait till she has a good set of leaves an stuff on her?

[JustAnotherRegularGuy]

Well it certainly won't hurt to leave her in high humidity for a while. You could wait until there are more leaves and then slowly adjust the plant to a lower humidity... And you don't need to water until the soil is dry. Since it is a small cutting, it will be using very little water at this point.

JARG

[oBEA5To]

Yah i think ill wait till the leaves develop.
But one problem with the watering i mean its not a problem but i am not sure if it is good or not.
But ok i have my plants in the pot with the 2 liter bottle over her and the first day i planted the cutting which was like a week ago i watered it. Well the humidity is so high in that little tent that the soil stays moist and i havent been able to water it because it does not dry out. the plant i see though loves it. Is it normal for salvia to grow faster then ever in wet soil and as the soil dries up little by little the plants leaves start to turn brown?? also this plant LOVES direct sunlight i didnt adjust it to the sunlight though i just put it near a window an went out of town for about 4 or 5 days and noticed wen i came back that my plants dropped its old leaves and grew great in direct sunlight. Also i find it a little bit good the soil is kinda wet cuz my salvia didnt need to be watered. But i think il wait to adjust it

[JustAnotherRegularGuy]

Are you saying that the sun is shining directly on the plant and the leaves heat up and nothing happens? Or that the direct sun isn't strong enough to heat up the leaves, because I think that is the key. It really comes down to the amount of infra-red radiation the plant's leaves are receiving to heat them up. Also with your watering, I still think that the plant isn't using a lot of water because it is a small plant at this point. The humidity chamber will not be sufficient to affect the moisture of the soil, I believe it's just that the plant isn't using a lot of water right now and that is why you notice the soil is still moist. You need to let that soil dry out before watering again though or else you run the risk of root rot. With my plants I don't notice the leaves turning brown with dry soil, but I do notice droopy leaves.

JARG