A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 can anyone help with New Guinea Impatiens?

Hi everyone.....

I have 3 absolutely fabulous New Guinea Impatiens which i am going to try to 'over-winter' because they are so beautiful. I've cut them back, and put them in the green house (it is'nt heated although it is connected to the kitchen, so i open the door and it gets warm air in it).

My question is, does anyone know how to take cuttings from these, they are not th

they are not the patented ones, so i am allowed to do this apparently!!

rugby...

thanks very much for that.

i had actually seen that one on the net, but as a new gardener, i don't understand about mist beds or anything..that's why i asked if anyone knew how to take a cutting, and how to grow it...in simple terms!! lol

thank you very much anyway

Mrs.D.

I would cut at a node, the cutting should be about 2 inches long. Also remove any flowers as they take up enery. Put the cuttings about an inch into soil and keep moist, also will need alot of indirect light. After 2 or 3 weeks, the cutting should have taken. That is how I have rooted them. Good luck with your cuttings

Also, I would take as many cuttings as you can to increase the odds.

*****Steph

Just in case you may not know, a node is at a joint of the plant.

Happy Gardening

*****Steph

STEPH

Thanks for the post

I will definately try that.

Just one thing, do you cut above, or below the node?

sorry steph......

do you think it is worth putting rooting powder on the bottom of the cutting?

cut below the node, so the roots can grow from the node. and i do belive in rooting powder even though i forget to use it...

JIFFYMOUSE AND STEPH 321

Many thanks for your help and advice

Am definately going to give it a go

well......i tried....and i failed...miserably!! lol :p

tried to do everything right, but alas, no joy


any suggestions?

I have better luck with cutting when I keep them in the shade during the rooting process. I use a rooting hormone that is a liquid. I have no idea if that would make a difference. Also I would add that the soil needs to be sterile and kept moist not wet throughout the rooting process until you see new growth starting up. But then I haven't tried doing impatients yet. I have my seeds to start them next year and look forward to having them but not yet.

hi hoop...thanks for the post

Unfortunately all of the cuttings have now died and the mother plants have died too.

I kept them in the greenhouse, but alas, i dont think they wanted to survive til next year!!

I tried really hard, but to no avail.

Well.never mind....i shall try again this year




take care


Mrs.d.

I've tried new guinea cuttings with rooting hormone in potting soil with rotten luck. (pun intended). I've since found, that for me at least, they root better in water.

thanks for that
i will definately try them that way

take care

Mrs.d.