lilac cuttings
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:25 am
Hello,
I need some help with a lilac cutting I took. I live in Michigan and took a cutting of my grandmothers lilac at the end of May. I used root hormone and planted it in peat, pearlite and vermiculite mixture. I kept it moist and covered with a clear 2 litre bottle. I just noticed green buds finally start to show up now (the middle of November). I planted it in a pot with Miracle Grow potting soil. It had 2 small roots on either side of the stem, but when I planted it, the one side broke. It now only has the 1 small root attached so I dipped the broken side into root hormone and planted it into the potting mix and covered it back up with the clear bottle. Now, the green buds that WERE there are not green anymore!!! Did I kill it or is it maybe just in shock from transplanting it? Also, I am not sure what to do from this point forward. I feel like I am extremely lucky that I even got it to sprout roots so, I hope I haven't killed it now Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I need some help with a lilac cutting I took. I live in Michigan and took a cutting of my grandmothers lilac at the end of May. I used root hormone and planted it in peat, pearlite and vermiculite mixture. I kept it moist and covered with a clear 2 litre bottle. I just noticed green buds finally start to show up now (the middle of November). I planted it in a pot with Miracle Grow potting soil. It had 2 small roots on either side of the stem, but when I planted it, the one side broke. It now only has the 1 small root attached so I dipped the broken side into root hormone and planted it into the potting mix and covered it back up with the clear bottle. Now, the green buds that WERE there are not green anymore!!! Did I kill it or is it maybe just in shock from transplanting it? Also, I am not sure what to do from this point forward. I feel like I am extremely lucky that I even got it to sprout roots so, I hope I haven't killed it now Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!