Intermittent misting system secrets revealed!
As I wrote in part 1, keeping the tops of your cuttings cool greatly increases the odds of them rooting.
So how do we keep the tops of the cuttings cool?
Using an intermittent misting system is one way of keeping the tops cool. As the mist lands on the leaves of the cuttings, it will immediately [...]
Cuttings require many specific variables to root. One is temperature.
The rule of thumb when rooting cuttings under mist is to keep the tops cool, the stems moist, and the bottoms warm. So essentially what we are shooting for is a range of temperatures when rooting our cuttings.
Cool tops
What is meant by cool tops? Basically we [...]
Intermittent mist was a great revolution in propagating plants. It enabled the propagator to quickly and cost effectively produce many plants at a time. However, with the benefits comes negative impacts on the nutrients that are within the cuttings. Not knowing how your cuttings are performing can cause them to form roots very slowly, not [...]
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