My first success was with mint (although the plants later died...dont remember why. I think they didnt get watered enough *coughcough*) During one of my last days at Home Depot, the plant vendors were cleaning up the houseplants, and a few pieces broke off the Tradescantia zebrina or Wandering Jews, so I picked up 2 sprigs and stuck em in some seeding coir stuff I had. Only 1 piece made it. Now, I know this stuff is supposed to be really easy to root, but apparently really easy is all I can do, everything else Ive tried failed (like roses...) >.> This is just after I planted the sprig Baby Wandering Jew ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) And here it is now! Its growing! ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden )
Transplanting success begins with small steps. Congratulations Jen, I'm sure the plant, if it could say so, appreciates your efforts. After all you have started a new generation of Wandering Jew on its journey of life. Jerry
Yay! it will look really nice in a hanging pot, keep it pruned[more pieces] and it will grow nice and thick, I would not put it in the garden, it can be a weed. Good luck.
Congraulations Jen!! The very first cutting I planting was a Wandering Jew too. It's going to make a lovely plant with its variagated leaves. Onwards and upwards now ..... so what are you going to plant up next?
Taking a broken stem and bring it back to life is exciting, isn't it? That will be a special plant for you for years. If you want specific instructions on rooting roses, I'll send them to you in a private message. Part of the trick is picking the right rose to propagate!
Thanks all Chocolate, no worries about putting it in th egarden, it wouldnt survive our winter Marlin, that would be great I have a few roses I wouldnt mind trying, although I think most of em are grafted :/ I think moms climbing rose is own root though (dont remember for sure). Might take a cutting of my baby pothos and try to make another one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epipremnum_aureum An article about it. Its a tropical plant grown as a houseplant here I call mine "baby" because its still pretty small
Once it is a little bit bigger you can pinch the cutting and re root the pinched stem, after the original plant is pinched it will "bush out" from the leaf nodes and make a fuller plant for you, too. You can do that several times and plant them all together to make a nice full plant. Otherwise it will be pretty spindly forever.
