Multipinnata

[Mark lasvegas]

I recently purchased a 3 inch cycas multipinnata bulb. Upon arrival I gave it a soak in daconil and heritage. I am going to plant it into some bleached pumice. But I need advice on what you think I should do next. I'm sure some rooting stimulant is in order, but I don't know of any good ones. I should probably apply a little bottom heat as well. I generally have bad luck with bare root bulbs, and have killed them most of the time, so any help/advice is greatly appreciated.

[Mark lasvegas]

a pic

[George Sparkman]

Hi Mark,

quite a hack-job on those little guys but there should be no reason not to get them going.

The seller could of left something on them.

I use Hormex 16 as rooting stimulant and it seems to do a fine job.

A little bottom heat will be good as well.

Happy growing,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

[Mark lasvegas]

Where's a good place to buy some? I have an ag company in town called simplot partners., But sometimes they don't have specialized stuff.

And yes, the roots were cut back to nil, I assume it was because they were from china, and had to get thru customs.

[ixigena]

Normally, cycas easier to root than palms.

My experience,

1. I mixed 1 litre water with 3 tbsp fungiside daconil. I soak the bulb with water for 1 hour.

The petiole cuts dusted with sulfur.

2. Mixed 2tbsp water + 2 tbsp root hormone (thick mixture), then brush to the 1/2 part of lower bulb.

3. Just mix small grain of 1/2pumice + 1/2 coarse river sand and 3tbsp dolomite + Furadan nematiside . Put in a deep pot.

In my climate I also use humus of molded leaf 1/4 part, aimed to grow root easier.

4. Shower lightly with mixture of 1 litre of water and 2 tbsp of Fungiside Daconil to kill the fungus that rot the bulb.

5. I put the 3/4 part of bulb in the soil media.

6. Watering is only one time in a week or 2. Depend on season in your climate.

7. Put the pots under canopy or dry area with 60-80% sun light and temperature above 20 Celcius.

Here the sample with my male encephalartos horridus that was after 1 month in quarantine without soil. Imported from S.Africa.

Cycas with no leaf would be better than it has some leaves. The bulb will concentrate to grow the root at first stage.

Then

4 months after the treatment with watering the soil only once in two weeks. Most of cycas do not like over watering or watered too often, especially no root attached.

Try to browse junglemusic.net, there would be some beneficial information for you.

I hope it use full for you.

Cheers!! Hendriks

[ixigena]

Just now, I found the cycad picture of 5 months after.

Just to reminding you that NEVER PUT ANY FERTILIZERS when establishing the roots and leaves in 18 month. Otherwise fert will build heat and burn the young root hairs.

Cheers!! Hendriks

Edited December 21, 2010 by ixigena

[yeye]

Hi mark!

Any news of your cycas multipinnata