I put a bunch of vermiculite (that is probably spelled wrong.) in a pot and then watered it down until the water was as deep as the vermiculite, then dipped the stems of the clippings in some root growth powder and stuck the stems in the vermiculite, I don‘t think the leaves were touching the wet vermiculite, but after a little over a weak the clippings were basicly reduced to slime. what went wrong?? was there to much water for them??? Was the vermiculite to much for the leaves?? I know that their leaves are very sensitive to water on them, but I am pretty sure they weren‘t touching the vermiculite/water mix. :S
I'm not sure what went wrong here, but obviously you should start over. Slime indicates rotting from too much water. I always root my African Violet cuttings in African Violet soil. You can get it at Canadian Tire or Walmart. Sometimes I use rooting hormones and other times I have not. It doesn't seem to make much difference. It takes anywhere from 2 to 4 months to propagate them this way. I keep them in a window under a plastic cover until I see new growth. Just take the cover off once a day for an hour and then replace it to keep in heat and moisture.
I certainly have had the finest outcomes utilising an African Violet pot. in the previous I transplanted mine to those pots I had a similar problem. AV pots are available 2 products. there's a ceramic pot and a water reservoir. The water is going contained in the bottom area and the plant is contained in the pot on acceptable. It keeps the plant gently moist. I pot mine in Miracle Gro potting soil. it is been flowering progressively for about 18 months now. the hot blooms have diminished yet I certainly have a minimum of three new buds popping out. African Violet pots are accessible at backyard centers and, often times, at Wal Mart. I shop it in a west dealing with window and our residing house is amazingly cool.
