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Indoor geranium cuttings

DrumelzierDrumelzier Posts: 42
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Hi there.  My gran used to root cuttings of her indoor geraniums just in a jar of water. I have had success doing this with the lemon-scented ones, (which Gran never tried) but cannot seem to get the pelargonium variety to take. I use just the top 2 or 3 leaves so they are only 3 or 4 inches in size.  I change the water at least twice a week and they are kept on a sunny window ledge... what am I doing wrong?

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  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    I took these cuttings about 3 weeks ago Drumelzier and just checked and I see that they have both rooted.




    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • DrumelzierDrumelzier Posts: 42
    Uff said:
    I took these cuttings about 3 weeks ago Drumelzier and just checked and I see that they have both rooted.




    Excellent!  I wonder if my room is too cold - mine are at two weeks old too, but nothing yet!

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I have never ever changed the water when rooting cuttings in a jar of water. Works just fine without and I keep the jar in a lightly shaded spot so it doesn’t  develop a lot of algae. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DrumelzierDrumelzier Posts: 42
    Uff said:
    I took these cuttings about 3 weeks ago Drumelzier and just checked and I see that they have both rooted.




    Just noticed you said THREE weeks - maybe I'm just impatient!
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Possibly Drumelzier  :)
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • DrumelzierDrumelzier Posts: 42
    Dovefromabove said:
    I have never ever changed the water when rooting cuttings in a jar of water. Works just fine without and I keep the jar in a lightly shaded spot so it doesn’t  develop a lot of algae. 😊 
    OK - I will try your way with some of them. I can’t remember if it was a GW video I watched, but somewhere very recently the advice was change the water EVERY DAY, so I thought I was being risky/lazy doing at twice a week! 😁
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I change the water if it's beginning to smell or look too scuzzy. I don't think it makes much diff to the actual rooting.
  • DrumelzierDrumelzier Posts: 42
    Fire said:
    I change the water if it's beginning to smell or look too scuzzy. I don't think it makes much diff to the actual rooting.
    Well, we’ll soon see - I’ll have 2 sets…clean water & slightly scuzzy! 😁
  • DrumelzierDrumelzier Posts: 42


    I read online that it is possible to put a load of geraniums in a cardboard box to overwinter them, so I'm giving that a try too!
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    That could be a useful experiment Drumelzier, I look forward to hearing your results in early spring.
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
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