Hello
This might seem like a strange question but I am new to growing cuttings from my bonsai. I bought myself a couple of plastic propagators and a few weeks ago and I have attempted to grow I set of cuttings in one of them. Initially I placed a mixture of elm and maple cuttings in the propagator and then placed the propagator outside in the garden. After a few weeks the cuttings and the leaves have dried up. Now have have kept them watered so I am wondering if the issue has to do with direct sunlight.
The propagators come with a clear plastic lid that I thought would act as a barrier to the sunlight. Would this be the case? I have tried again with the a different set of cuttings but this time growing them in the shed with and using the shed window as well as the propagator lid.
I would really like some advice on how to go about growing them.
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Unfortunately, what you are doing is cooking them, regardless of how well-watered they are. The plastic doesn't act as a "sunlight barrier", but rather intensifies the heat. When I start putting any type of seedlings that I've started indoors outside, the plastic seed-tray cover always comes off unless heavy rains are predicted. In addition, any seedlings (or cuttings) are always started out in light shade.
Do a websearch on "propagating maple cuttings" & you'll get lots of sound blow-by-blow methods on how to do it correctly. Methods that can pretty much be used on any type of deciduous tree.
Do a websearch on "propagating maple cuttings" & you'll get lots of sound blow-by-blow methods on how to do it correctly. Methods that can pretty much be used on any type of deciduous tree.
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A shed? "Light shade" means outdoors in light shade, not in a building. Did you look up "propagating maple cuttings" online? Here a few to start with, but there are many more worth reading with different methods/perspectives:
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/start-cutt ... 41878.html
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-maple ... 45504.html
https://www.gardenguides.com/115164-prop ... tings.html
https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t1105 ... y-cuttings
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/start-cutt ... 41878.html
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-maple ... 45504.html
https://www.gardenguides.com/115164-prop ... tings.html
https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t1105 ... y-cuttings