![]() ![]() I'd recommend a more open mix with less organics if you've been having trouble with roots as that usually indicates chronic over watering. Many different soils will be OK but you need to adapt watering to suit the soil or adapt the soil to suit your watering. More is not better and can actually be worse so follow the directions for the product you use. I prefer gel but all formulations are good. Cuttings do seem to transplant better from soil to soil than from water to soil though after roots are established.Īll hormone mixes will work. Use any sharp blades to cut plants and make cuttings.įicus cuttings will root equally well in water or soil. It is just what peroxide does in contact with organic material, including plant material. Keep new cuttings away from affected trees.įoaming H2O2 is not indicating killing a problem. Root rot fungus will only be in the soil so cuttings taken above should be free of disease but note that root rot fungus can spread from one pot to another through air, water, tools, hands, etc. It seemed like someone mentioned them being outside in Spring/early summer helps cuttings/roots to grow somehow. ![]() I am keeping them outside on my porch in partial shade partial sun. How to best apply and optimize rooting hormone? How to really fully clear the root rot, and make it leave for good and stay away? (ie any recommended anti-rot products, besides hydrogen peroxide?) Any suggestions for the ideal optimized soil and pots to use in this situation? Should I try propagating them as cuttings in water, or soil? (Should I try one in soil and one in water? Or do ginseng ficus cuttings typically do better propagating with one more than the other?) Should I make sure I use specific blade /scissor types to cut the ends? ( I just used standard scissors) does that mean there's still fungus there? The tips I cut at an angle foam up from the hydrogen peroxide. I'm presently soaking them for a bit in hydrogen peroxide/ water mix to try to really kill and clear the rot. I researched a bit, and I'm trying to incorporate all the most positive suggestions I found. What's the best approach here? I'm willing to try the best techniques. They mostly are completely leafless tiny branches though. And just really give it my best attempt at a saving experiment. I really would like to try cutting propagation with the remaining branches. and finally it looks like a tiny leaf is starting to sprout again on one of them! After many months. Only 2 branches left, very small, but still green and seem alive. But unfortunately the rot was still there and kept creeping, and took more of the bottom of the trunk. I replanted the ginseng bonsai, applied 3% hydrogen peroxide to hopefully kill the root rot, with new soil, and rooting hormone. As really a complete newbie doing my best to learn as much as I can and help a little friend. Last thing, I normally have the blinds open behind the plant but closed them to get a good photo.I'm in central Oregon USA. ![]() 2 of which, i've now realized by scratching them and finding them black instead of green, are dead. At purchase there was initially 3 main branches. I should also add I understand this is a grafted plant. Can someone please help me on how to revive this little guy? Is it stress? If so what shall I do? Not dropping, but drooping downward and still no new growth. So, I repotted but now all my leaves are drooping. I would think there would be lots of roots. I'm confused if this is normal or if I damaged the roots by overwatering or over fertilizing. But while repotting I noticed only a few roots coming from the ends of the ginseng tubes. I may not have the best soil (just a general purpose indoor plants soil) so in the future I may need to remedy that issue. I was worried about root rot, and over fertilization so this weekend I decided to empty old soil and repot in fresh soil. I also mist the leaves every day to help with humidity. To water, I run water over the soil until it drips out the bottom. I live in a hot climate and nothing has changed temp wise inside or outside the house to account for soil staying damp longer. My watering is generally once a week but I started noticing the soil wasn't drying out. So I added another stick a few weeks later. There were even some sprouts that just stopped. After one stick in the soil the ficus was sprouting new leaves nearly everyday. od/3047486 I'm including the link to the ones I used. But then I got the great idea to fertilize with fertilize sticks. After moving my bonsai it started growing some leaves back. I'm a beginner at all of this but a quick google search told me to place in a window sill with some sun and away from a draft. When I got it it was full of leaves but after I set it in front of a draft area with minimal sun it lost most of it's leaves. I bought a ficus ginseng (I think) a few months ago. ![]()
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