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Lovely!

that is blooming fight???
it sure is pretty but I cannot tell what it is--my bad.......

Gorgeous!!!

Tina, Carol. PNP
Thank you kindly..........
I was suprised of the blooming fight.LOL

It is a christmas cactus Carol.Or thanksgiving ? Who knows?
Its fun.

dodge

WOW, nice flowers! I need to get my Christmas cactus to boom.

I have one now. Thanks dodge.

yep me too Dodge--how about "it was blooming, right"????

it is still very pretty dodge---tomororw I will p ost a pictuire of the plants that you & Lynne have given me--they are doing well...

Good luck Sheri / carol........I am slowly beciming a household word..ll

Never too many blooms HUH?

dodge,,,

I got a new flower pot to plant mine in. I'll post a picture tomorrow.

Great job, Sheri!

Oh that is great Sheri.

One little thing I do , Mist it daily an put a clear plastic bag on its head.. Just to hold the moisture..
dodge

oh really?/ so when do tjhey get teh cute little plastic bag removed--surely you do not leave the bag on all the time????

I do this often when trying to root a cutting. And you leave it on until well rooted. You may take the plastic off on occasion to let the plant and soil air out a bit and to keep things from rotting or fungus from growing. But the small greenhouse effect is a very good way to root new plants.

I put mine in a cup of water the day I got them and they already have roots.

Right Tina,

Sheri glad to hear that one. Bein our in hotland.

I have poppys out there in bloom yet. Picked snapdragons for a bouqet an forgot to put them in water.LOL

my inside gerbers are doing well.

b

oh silly me--I thought you were referring to plants in dirt. my bad......

I think dodge did mean plants in dirt JunieGirl.

so your saying put them in say root hormne, then in dirt, but still mist and cover with a plastic bag???

I have only done the plastic bag/water mist thing with seeds that I was starting for the garden. My dad was my director for that idea.

OK then thanks--I will remember this for the future.

They just root much faster in the greenhouse affect with the plastic bag. John used it all of the time in the Ag department at school for going-home projects. The idea is to keep the temps and moisture controlled and even as possible.
Plants rooted in water develop 'water roots'. Those water roots can help during the transfer to soil but they are not true soil roots that still need to develop. I skip the water routine and go straight to soil rooting with the plastic for a stronger beginning and one less step to go wrong.