CC> JZ> Hi Lisa,,,, I can remember my mother taking african violet leaves and
CC> JZ> rooting them by placing the leaf in a shot glass with water.  Then
CC> JZ> in a short period of time the leaf would begin to sprout roots.
CC>        Research has show that it is faster to root the plants
CC>directly in sterilized potting mix rather than water. The "water"
CC>roots die when placed in soil & the plant must produce "dirt"
CC>roots. This double rooting uses up more stored food and some
CC>plants do not have enough food to produce the second batch of roots.
     I experimented with both methods. Of course, going from a water to a
     solid medium depends on having a particularly light mix, especially
     with african violets.
     But I also discovered that rooting the leaves directly in a rooting
     mix of peat moss, vermiculite, and perlite produced a new plant
     considerably faster than going through the liquid rooting stage.  I
     found both ways seemed to have the same risk of failure - but one
     was faster and generally less bother.  BTW, I always like to use
     a rooting hormone with leaf cuttings.  I don't use any "soil" in my
     potting mix at all.
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