Does any start cutting off first in rainwater

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• Logan Posts: 2,532

  March 2016

  I have done it before but not rain water, don't let the roots grow too long they will be brittle so be careful when putting them in compost

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• Lyn Posts: 23,190

  March 2016

  I always do lots of fuchsias in water, not rain water though.

  Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 
  
  

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• Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

  March 2016

  Yep - it's standard practice with tomatoes - shove the sideshoots in a glass of water for a week, then plant them.

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  April 2016

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• Ceres Posts: 2,698

  April 2016

  A lot of things are happy to root in very wet vermiculite.

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• Bee witched Posts: 1,295

  April 2016

  Try putting a few cut willow stems in your jar of water .... it seems to aid rooting.

  Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders  
  
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• Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

  April 2016

  The compost, unless it's been sterilised, will contain bacteria and fungi that cause rots.  Tap water won't, and also has chlorine that'll kill much of what finds its way in.

  Willow is THE best plant for rooting - just cut a stick and shove it in the ground, and you get a new tree.  But I've never heard of it helping other cuttings to root.  Maybe it secretes a hormone that promotes rooting.

  Bet someone knows.

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