Plumeria Cuttings

Apply some water to your mixture, just to the point where it is damp. Then, put a couple half inch rocks in the pot and begin pouring in your soil/cinder mix till you're 3/4ths full}. Look at the size of your cutting, make a hole in the soil that is roughly 2-3" in depth and large enough accommodate the cutting. At this point you're ready for the rooting compound, read the instructions and follow them carefully. After it has been dipped in the rooting compound according to package instructions, place your cutting in the hole you have made in the soil mix and firmly pack the soil mix all around the cutting, adding more soil mix if necessary to get the cutting firmly packed. Make sure your cutting is tight and secure in the pot. Water it thoroughly until you see the water draining out the bottom of the pot. Make sure the water is ALWAYS able to drain freely out of the bottom of the pot. Plumeria's in general do not appreciate sitting in water and your growth will be hindered if this happens.
Getting a Plumeria cutting to root and grow differs slightly from growing a rooted plumeria. You need to keep the soil mixture basically dry most of the time while the cutting is spreading it roots into the soil. On the day you pot it you should water it very well, making sure it is draining out of the bottom of the pot. Then, let the soil dry out and remain dry for about a week. For the best results, over the next two to three months continue this regime of, dampen the soil, let dry for a week. After this processes your Plumeria cutting should be rooted. But, before you get too excited, check to actually see if the cuttings roots took. It's quite simply, just lift the plant out of its pot and see if there are roots, if there are, now you can celebrate. Please be aware, while the cutting is going through the rooting process, any full leaves or fluoresces should be trimmed immediately. Once it has rooted you will need to increase the watering to about every 4 or 5 days, making sure the soil is dry before you water it each time.

Do you live where there is frost? Are you rooting your Plumeria during the Summer or Spring? If you answered yes to both questions, then put the cutting in an open area that gets direct morning light and during the afternoon, allow some indirect sun. This, of course, is only till it roots, then the Plumeria can be in the sun all day. If you are rooting your cutting during the Winter or Fall months, and your plant is inside the house, put it a place that is really bright all day. If you are not getting bright natural light all day due to the cloudy days of Fall and Winter, use indoor florescent or incandescent lighting to supplement the light. It will need 6 to 8 hours of bright indoor light each day. If you do not get a frost in your area of the country, then while your cutting is rooting, treat it as if your were rooting in the Spring or Summer for frost environments.

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