8 JUL update!
Cutting No.1 is doing great, as is about to have a baby leaf! So far it looks mostly white but personally I'm hoping it's got some green. This guy also got a pot upgrade and has been moved outside to enjoy the summer humidity!
Now on to cutting No.2 if you've been following the thread you know that this cutting hasn't been doing well. You could see moisture loss and a leather texture on the stalk and the leaf. I believe I wasn't watering it enough. Sadly at this point even if I upped my watering schedule there was no change. It started going the way of the white leaf so I thought if it was going to die anyways might as well experiment.
So I plopped that guy down in a jar of water for a few days to see if he'd rehydrate.
Nothing.
I thought maybe recutting some of the stem might help it absorb.
Nothing.
Cut a little more until there was no more black left on the stem. Put him back in the glass.
Two days later his leaf unfurled and he came back to life!!! Rehydration success!!
He's also got a root! I'm going to keep him in the water because he still needs to rehydrate a bit more. I'm going to keep a close eye on it. Once he looks properly hydrated. I'll start moving him over to a soil mixture.
I'm so happy that I started experimenting or this baby would be toast!
I mean he still might not make it, but at least right now there's some hope!
