Plant cuttings what do i do? HELP!!!

[purpleturtle89]

got these today... really not sure what I'm supposed to do with them, i bought a bromeliad pack and a creeping plant pack, the ones in plant pots i can plant with cuttings im not so sure, do i put them in water untill they grow roots?

[flybyferns]

Hi,
Your frogs are so cute !
Where did you purchase your plants?
Do 'they' give any information regarding previous exposure to pesticides, etc?
Do they say they are 'tank ready'?
Lynn

[purpleturtle89]

they are from dartfrog.co.uk they do give information on there plants yes they say if it will be a cutting or in a plant pot what size how big they get etc, but they do a pack where you just click 3x bromeliad as chosen by them and a climbers pack 3 x climbers chosen by then, but they have always come in pots!

[flybyferns]

they are from dartfrog.co.uk they do give information on there plants yes they say if it will be a cutting or in a plant pot what size how big they get etc, but they do a pack where you just click 3x bromeliad as chosen by them and a climbers pack 3 x climbers chosen by then, but they have always come in pots!

Do they 'claim' they are pesticide and fertilizer free? If not the plant needs to re re-potted-----as this takes time to 'grow out " .

Some may think this is overkill; but I do a quick water/ bleach dip on any plant I put into my tanks even if purchased from a place that says they are ready or one that is from any other tank. To get the 'bugs' off . A capful of bleach in a 3 gallon bucket----then rinsed in de-chlorinated water.

I supposed you risk losing a plan/cutting ---but better than loosing a frog --- for sure !

ie Many of my plants- in my dart enclosures- are from John Clare's tanks. I dipped every one !
Why?
Because John suggest it !
That's good enough for me .

Better safe than sorry- right !

[purpleturtle89]

yea there safe to be put straight in the viv i checked its ok im going to leave this one to grow in for a while anyway, i also checked on the plant id to there website they claim they are all rooted cutting so fingers crossed going to chuck them in if they die they die :P

[fish4all]

I use powdered rooting hormone for my cuttings and put them in a mix of coconut coir and worm castings. Have had almost 100% success rate using it with most houseplants. I do plant o grow all the ones I have started for a good 2-4 months before they see a terrarium though. No ferts except for the worm castings.