Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 09:13:21 -0000 From: "Heggood" <heggood@worldnet.att.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg4670$foo@default> Subject: rooting chamber
Until recently I have rooted my nepenthes cuttings in
zip-lock bags. This always worked very well, but they
tend to be floppy which to me is a minor irritation.
As an experiment, I removed the label from a 2-liter
plastic pepsi bottle a cut the top 1/3 of the top off as
straight as possible. I found that if you lay the bottle
on its side on the edge of a table top , hold a utility
knife against the table edge and rotate the bottle
slowly you can get a cut where the end cut meets
up with the beginning.
Next, make 8 evenly spaced 1 inch cuts perpendicular
to the circumference of the larger section. You can
make more if you wish. This leaves you with tabs
around the circumference which allows the smaller
1/3 to be slipped onto the bottom section by tucking
the tabs inside.
Prepare your cuttings as you usually would for zip-lock
bags, place as many inside as will fit and apply the top.
when the plants start new growth with the acquisiton
of roots, remove the screw-off lid to allow the humidity
to slowly decrease to harden the new growth until you
are ready to transfer them to permanent media.
As with zip-locks, do not expose to direct sunlight due
to heat build up. I normally keep mine under flourescents.
I haven't used a bottle larger than 2-liters yet, but the
technique should work equally well.
Happy propagating,
-steve-
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