Green coleus. This is one of my rootings I propagated in water. Id like to say that comparing my roots so far from water to soil to vermiculite is .. my roots are very fragile in water as I was warned but they are plentiful at the same time. So Im not saying I dont care for the water because I find it nice that I can watch my roots grow and I know how well they are doing as opposed to soils. I know when there is enough root to transplant.
The vermiculite is too early for me to give an opinion due to I have not completed a pot yet.. I can say without question the vermiculite is so simple! Every plant I have potted in vermiculite has done no less than thrive .. so far the vermiculite seems like a sure thing unless my cutting was not very good. Its also worry free of watering!! Thats a great plus for me because I over do everything including pinching..
That leads me to a question.
I'm adding another pic of the new coleus, please remember peeps Im a very new gardener and Iv been nervous about pinching from the start. So question. ))(Should I be plucking anything at this time) . Id love for him to be a nice med height full coleus. In a perfect world.. but I can tell you his stems are no where near as stong as they need to be to hold much more weight . I feel he is getting a little leggy but not much and I dont think thats the issue, I think he needs to get much stonger before anything else.
( Is there a way I can slow down leggyness to build thicker stems? Or to just strengthen at all? )
Please anyone with knowledge of growing inside coleus.
I also added a new pic of a coleus I grew for my daughter. He is stunning when it comes to his stems. Wow he is so strong! I did that outside though. I feel worried I can not get mine to do the same inside. . . . Any help is greatly appreciated.
