Place the pots into a container with 1.5" of deionized water. The side with a circle and hole in the center should be facing up.
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Be careful not to cut tips of fingers with the shears. Gloves should be worn when working with the rooting hormone.
15 to 60 minutes
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| Get desired number of Jiffy 7 pots from box. | |
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Place the pots into a container with 1.5" of deionized water. The side with a circle and hole in the center should be facing up. |
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| Jiffy 7 pots fully expand after 20-30 min. soaking. | |
| Place the expanded pots onto a tray that has drainage holes. | |
| Be sure to take the cuttings early in the day while the plants are still turgid. Also, have all the needed supplies before starting the cuttings. | T |
| Two to three inch meristem tip cuttings are needed for these cuttings. Make the cutting just below a leaf node. | |
| Remove the lower leaves so that about 1 inch of the stem can be placed into the pot. | |
| In addition, remove most of the buds and flowers from the plant to keep the plant in a vegetative state. | |
| Next, sprinkle growth hormone on the bottom of the stem. Do not place the stem into the growth hormone. The plant may have a virus and sprinkling will decrease the likelyhood of transferring the disease to other plants. | |
| Place the cutting into the pot. Be sure to keep the cuttings correctly labeled. | |
| When all the cuttings are through, or the tray is full, place the tray onto a bench in the mist room, 3E5 in the Turner Greenhouses. Ask Daniel which bench the cuttings should be placed on. | |