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From: gooley@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: rooting geraniums
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Date: Sat, 30-Aug-86 20:05:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 30 20:05:00 1986
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Nf-From: uicsl.UUCP!gooley    Aug 30 19:05:00 1986


Geraniums tend to have succulent stems; perhaps they need to be treated like
cacti: let the cuttings dry out for a while before sticking them into perlite.
The cut surface has to "heal" or the cutting will rot (black rot sounds
more like bacteria than fungus to me, but either can be a problem); this can
take weeks with some cacti, but probably only a day or so with geraniums.
Using a rooting hormone that contains fungicide might help.

Mark Gooley, (ihnp4;seismo;pur-ee;convex)!uiucdcs!uicsl!gooley