I HAVE SPROUTS!

[nygreenguy]

So, to continue with my propagation project, I am attempting root cutting propagation. This means I snip some roots and hope to geet shoot growth from them and I have! Woot!

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb138/nygreenguy/Propagation%20project/new.jpg

[Anne]

Whoo Hoo!

good for you, kid!

[Ray Moscow]

Well, cool.

Which plants are you working with?

[David B]

Thank goodness this OP was not operation related:D

What are they?

David

[ofro]

Congratulations!

Now, if you did that with Brussels roots, would you get Brussels sprouts? :D

[DMB]

How lovely and satisfying. The miracle of life!

[nygreenguy]

Well, cool.

Which plants are you working with?

These are sprouts of Zanthoxylum americanum, prickly-ash. Im also working with Cornus rugosa, which I posted pics (in another thread) of some micropropagation embryo culture stuff Im doing. Im also working with Dirca palustris, leatherwood but population levels are so low around here, its tough for me to gather explant. I will have to wait for spring.

Im doing root cuttings for prickly ash and cornus, as you can see above.

I also have some twigs which I will be doing micropropagation on. For these, I hope to get the buds to break dormancy and sprout. I can then use the sprouts to either initiate roots, or as stock material for further propagation.

[Lugubert]

I’m more into cuttings. Last spring, I severely pruned shoots from my indoor (!) Dahlia root and allowed them to grow roots in a glass of water. Two of those grew into larger plants than the source and had several flowers of coffee saucer diameter or more. Tomorrow, I’ll dig them up to see if there are useful roots for next spring.

For roots, I’ve done endives (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory). Sufficient yield to prove the theory, but no immense success. I partially blame the molds in the dark, humid environment.

They say that micropropagation as I understand it is useful to grow germ free potatoes. Too much work, and I'm not consistently careful enough to succeed.

[Free in Freeport]

congratulations. It's a sprout!

[nygreenguy]

I’m more into cuttings. Last spring, I severely pruned shoots from my indoor (!) Dahlia root and allowed them to grow roots in a glass of water. Two of those grew into larger plants than the source and had several flowers of coffee saucer diameter or more. Tomorrow, I’ll dig them up to see if there are useful roots for next spring.

For roots, I’ve done endives (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicory). Sufficient yield to prove the theory, but no immense success. I partially blame the molds in the dark, humid environment.

They say that micropropagation as I understand it is useful to grow germ free potatoes. Too much work, and I'm not consistently careful enough to succeed.

A lot of propagation issues come with the fact some things work better with some species, while others do not.


Mold and such can be issues for root propagation, have you considered fungicide or sterilizing your soil? You can start them indoors. For the roots, cut them and soak them in a 10% bleach (no perfumes or any additives) solution and then rinse them 3 times in distilled water for 5 min each.

Moisten your soil and put it into a microwaveable zip lock bag and nuke for 2-3 min.

This will kill pretty much any baddies in your soil/rootstock. Then stick them in the soil, we them, place a garbage bag around them and stick them by a sunny window.

Viola! Your own greenhouse!

[Lugubert]

Copied and saved. Thanks, nyg!