Earlier in the summer some frolicking chipmunks managed to snap a cane on one of my noIDs (Falooda magic). I was about to pitch it on the yard waste pile when my "flowers are a waste of space" husband stopped me, insisting I try rooting it in water and honey. Apparently this is something my late MIL did often with great success when he was a kid.

Highly sceptical I gave it a go, using a clear ice cream jar on my kitchen sill. To my great shock I now have leaves and roots on my bit of stick. The question now is, what's next? Especially with cooler weather around the corner. Can I leave it as is until spring? Does it need soil? If so, should I leave it indoors?





The roots are actually longer and there are even more leaves since I took this picture a week ago.

Amazing! Good for you!
I use Dr. Earth's potting soil & full spectrum lighting over the winter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Pot it up and put under lights for the winter. It's too tiny to withstand a Maryland winter outside. By next spring it should be big enough to plant outside.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

(What Seil said.)

Thanks everyone!

Hiyamakki said:Earlier in the summer some frolicking chipmunks managed to snap a cane on one of my noIDs (Falooda magic). I was about to pitch it on the yard waste pile when my "flowers are a waste of space" husband stopped me, insisting I try rooting it in water and honey. Apparently this is something my late MIL did often with great success when he was a kid.

Highly sceptical I gave it a go, using a clear ice cream jar on my kitchen sill. To my great shock I now have leaves and roots on my bit of stick. The question now is, what's next? Especially with cooler weather around the corner. Can I leave it as is until spring? Does it need soil? If so, should I leave it indoors?





The roots are actually longer and there are even more leaves since I took this picture a week ago.

Congratulation
Just Curious what was the proportion of Water and Honey?
How long it took for roots?
Thanks

It was my first time doing it so by no means am I an expert.

I used a 20 cm piece of cane, no leaves on it. Put a slit in the base a few millimetres deep. Coated bottom few centimetres in honey and placed in a small, clear, 500mL jar. Just left it on my south facing kitchen sill for 2 months. Periodically changed the water since I kept knocking the jar over (luckily it's plastic). Didn't bother with honey when changing the water. It did go a good 3 weeks undisturbed I think.

https://balconygardenweb.com/u...

Margie. Who knew? (I guess Hiyamakki's MIL did.) Very cool.

Goodbye Dip 'N Grow - Hello honey.

One less thing to take up shelf space in the shed or basement!

I had read about the honey before. Honey is AMAZING stuff and can do many things!