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First time Salvia cuttings - they are gone :(
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so here is a new update on my plants. they almost died but there is a hope after I replanted them and made one cutting. fingers crossed for them.
On first two pictures you can see one new plant started to grow like a miracle and the other one has got new little leafs
On first two pictures you can see one new plant started to grow like a miracle and the other one has got new little leafs
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They are tenacious little plants, and won’t die without a fight. Treat them well, and by summer you’ll have a jungle.
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gibran2 said:
Those leafs the two top ones on the second picture are now gone eaten by the brown thing going down. I am a bit worried I thought it would stop but it did not its going down the stem. What is going on ? is there any way I can stop it drying from the top ? How do you deal with that ? I have noticed when you make cut you also cut the top bit so how come yours dont get brown and start drying ?
The top part of the stems of my plants often do get brown and dry out. The drying progresses down the stem and usually stops at the first node. If it continues beyond that point, you might have a problem. Root rot from excessive moisture? Hard to say exactly what the problem might be.smokerx said:
Make sure you don’t over-water (a plant without leaves probably needs to be watered every 10-14 days or so), and other than that, just leave the plant alone.
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I am very sad. All three salvia cuttings are gone for ever
I have not idea why. Could be some disease. Even the one that started to grow on its own (post 63)from old cutting died suddenly after I thought she was gonna make it.
I guess I am not right person for Salvia maybe thats the message for me
I have not idea why. Could be some disease. Even the one that started to grow on its own (post 63)from old cutting died suddenly after I thought she was gonna make it.
I guess I am not right person for Salvia maybe thats the message for me
weird..
For me this is the easiest plant to grow and propegate..not sure why some others have such problems. I dont use any artificial lights at all..I save that for my mimosa trees. My salvia do well even in winter in just a large window and they dont mind overwatering either it seems.
Get a healthier plant maybe and take some cuttings..then establish them..once you can get cuttings to take to your environment I think they do much better there and you will always have salvia.
For me this is the easiest plant to grow and propegate..not sure why some others have such problems. I dont use any artificial lights at all..I save that for my mimosa trees. My salvia do well even in winter in just a large window and they dont mind overwatering either it seems.
Get a healthier plant maybe and take some cuttings..then establish them..once you can get cuttings to take to your environment I think they do much better there and you will always have salvia.
Sorry to hear about this.
I moved not too long ago, and the environment where I grow my salvia is much cooler than it was before – it was about 74°F, but now it’s about 65°F. What a difference! The plants grow so slowly now.
So I guess that’s another variable in the salvia equation – they like it warm, but not hot – about 74-76°F seems ideal.
When the environment is right - warm, lots of indirect sunlight, moist but not wet soil – they grow like crazy.
I moved not too long ago, and the environment where I grow my salvia is much cooler than it was before – it was about 74°F, but now it’s about 65°F. What a difference! The plants grow so slowly now.
So I guess that’s another variable in the salvia equation – they like it warm, but not hot – about 74-76°F seems ideal.
When the environment is right - warm, lots of indirect sunlight, moist but not wet soil – they grow like crazy.
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gibran2 said:
Where I live in UK the average temp in my flat is 68 to 75 and the rest of the conditions are about the same as you have so I really do not understand what I did wrong. Maybe as Jamie said I just need healthier plant.
I have to source new plant and try again
Thank you all for your help and support I will get back once I get new plant.
They still seem to grow here in Canada, and it's definitely pretty cold here in the winter. They do grow a hell of a lot slower in the winter though. I take the same approach as jamie and gibran here, indirect sunlight, moist soil, try to keep them at a warm temperature.gibran2 said:
Sorry to hear about your plants. Hopefully you'll find another healthy mother and get some good, strong cuttings and have a forest of your own in no time!