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Better than seeds#442110

By hollyhock -  Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:30 pm
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- Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:30 pm #442110

I cut off my vft flower scapes and tossed them in a vase. I forgot all about it until yesterday. While I was cleaning up the grow room I found a little surprise

. And these have been completely submerged for months. Time to transplant.

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Re: Better than seeds#442114

By Huntsmanshorn -  Sat Nov 11, 2023 5:42 pm
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- Sat Nov 11, 2023 5:42 pm #442114

What are they in? Agar?

Re: Better than seeds#442122

By hollyhock -  Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:44 pm
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- Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:44 pm #442122

Just water

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Re: Better than seeds#442140

By Huntsmanshorn -  Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:19 pm
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- Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:19 pm #442140

Cool, I'm going to have to try that method. How did you keep it from getting all algefied?

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Re: Better than seeds#442143

By hollyhock -  Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:37 pm
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- Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:37 pm #442143

It did have a little bit. But I used a spray bottle and blasted the scummy stuff off before I transplanted them

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Re: Better than seeds#442144

By Intheswamp -  Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:49 pm
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- Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:49 pm #442144

What a cool surprise!!!

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Re: Better than seeds#442155

By Blackfeather666 -  Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:42 am
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- Sun Nov 12, 2023 12:42 am #442155

Wow

Growing Zone 8b Sunshine state
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Re: Better than seeds#442159

By oval -  Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:12 am
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- Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:12 am #442159

Blackfeather666 wrote:Wow

Ditto!

Re: Better than seeds#442210

By andynorth -  Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:57 pm
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- Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:57 pm #442210

hollyhock wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:30 pm I cut off my vft flower scapes and tossed them in a vase. I forgot all about it until yesterday. While I was cleaning up the grow room I found a little surprise . And these have been completely submerged for months. Time to transplant.

So about how long were they in there?

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Re: Better than seeds#442217

By hollyhock -  Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:06 pm
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- Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:06 pm #442217

They were in the water for a few months

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Re: Better than seeds#442218

By hollyhock -  Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:08 pm
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- Sun Nov 12, 2023 8:08 pm #442218

They were in the water for a few months

I read leaf pulls and flower stalks have a much higher strike rate when done this way

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Re: Better than seeds#446720

By hollyhock -  Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:23 pm
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- Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:23 pm #446720

Update

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Re: Better than seeds#446727

By Intheswamp -  Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:03 pm
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- Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:03 pm #446727

Excellent surprise you ended up with!!!!

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Re: Better than seeds#446728

By Shadowtski -  Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:37 pm
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- Wed Feb 14, 2024 3:37 pm #446728

Neat experiment!
Distilled water, I assume?
What was the water level, in inches, and did you keep it constant?
Did you change the water, and if so, how often?
How tall did you let the flower scape get before cutting?
Did you cut off the tip of the flower stalk?
I have to try that this Spring.
Thanks for a great inspirational idea!

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Re: Better than seeds#446732

By hollyhock -  Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:09 pm
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- Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:09 pm #446732

R/0 water about an inch or so in a glass beaker. I did change the water every few weeks. Or added. I cut off the entire stalks as close to the mother plants . They weren't in direct light to avoid algae growth. I was very pleased with the results

The above photo is rhe largest one. But I was able to get several. And yes I would definitely do this experiment again. Way faster than seeds to get bigger clones

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