DC-
Inside I use rapid rooters, rooting powder, gel, a dome, and 6500K T5 bulbs.
I breath on them every day for CO2 and I keep an eye on the moisture levels. I try to keep the humidity high on the leaves and mist water/nutes on the inside of the dome. The bigger the cut the more quickly it seems to root. I am going to try aspirin in the water next time. When they get roots I put them in small pots just so the roots get familiar with the grow medium. xplant as they grow. This last time I had bad soil and went too big with the pots. I switched everything back to Promix and worm castings and they are doing there thing again
Outside I just stick them in dirt, water them and put them in the shade for a week and then move them into more and more light. No gel, no nothing! Promix and water.
Beuf - that is the coolest family picture ever! I want to lie with them and take a nap!
Don - It doesn't usually get that hot here. We are 10 miles from the ocean which moderates the temps. No freezing in the winter and no baking in the summer. As you head inland from the ocean it gets quite a bit hotter. 4 hour drive later you are in Vegas baby
There is a nice set of mountains 100 miles or so from the beach and they are beautifully cool in the summer and can be snowy in the winter (if we get any rain). Palm springs is the opposite. Mid 70s in winter and 110 in the summer. Some of the wealthy people live in Palm springs playing golf in the winter and head to the mountains or beach in the summer.
I thought the beer pic was funny because it was definitely not Bud in the cozy
Cheers,
Mo