Repot vs reroot
Does anyone routinely cut the crowns off their plants and reroot them instead of repotting? I did this with a few trays that had soil mealies, and I'm actually really pleased with the result. I did...
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I've been doing this for several different reasons. I have some plantlets which were long overdue for separating and had gotten leggy so I took the crown and planted it. It seems as though they...
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I've done it both ways and I think I get better results with crowning. Everything is fresh and they root quickly.
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Interesting!This is something I have not tried very often...only in what I'd call extreme cases. Soooo...is this something you ladies do on a regular basis?I understand Lauren doing it because of her...
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I have another whole tray that I did this with a couple weeks ago, just because I wasn't happy with the way the plants had been looking. This particular tray seemed to have had some water issues, with...
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I would agree with you, Lauren. When I've been doing this, I've been stripping the crown back to about three small leaves so that there isn't much leaf mass for the plant to try to support while it is...
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I have quite often done the same, I do strip down the leaves. And yes, it can certainly be hard to get enough fresh soil into a small pot with a plant with a root ball.I find this works best with...
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I do this a LOT. One reason is that the only reason I can have so many plants is to keep them all on the smaller side. I don't have any behemoths - all are relatively small. So, when they get larger,...
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I tried the crown rooting in dirt on a couple plants that were failing for me [Optimaras] and was surprised at how well it worked. The only thing I would do different is not keep as many leaves on...
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