Dana
I’m not having good luck with my dome prop cups. I have them in a bin, in my office with grow lights. How often do I water, do u just leave them alone? All have either molded or died.
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- Waspinator
You may only need one or two of these, but here's every tip i have for controlling mold (i'm trying to prop oak by cuttings and it's requiring almost lab cleanroom conditions): •don't water until the substrate is dry (or only slightly moist for those that need constant moisture.) In a prop cup, you have 100% humidity, so you will not need to water as often as your other plants. •use sterilized cutters when taking the cutting •sterilize your soil/sphagnum (pour boiling water into it then let it cool before using.) You can also sterilize the container by swabbing it with alcohol •add an inorganic drainage layer at the very bottom of the substrate (perlite or gravel. This helps prevent stagnant water from pooling at the bottom when you have no drainage) •this one usually isn't necessary, but you can clean the entire plant cutting with hydrogen peroxide to sterilize it •use distilled water (you can add fertilizer if needed) •depending on plant species, you can also just prop in water or inorganic material (perlite, pon, leca) instead of soil and plant it when it's bigger (simplifies a lot of the sterilization) •if you see early signs of mold, lightly watering with hydrogen peroxide or neem oil can help kill it, but those also stress the plant.
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Thank you. If I’m using a prop box, is it ok under the grow lights or not necessary? How often should I water when they are in the dome containers? They keep drying out or molding.
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