Only 3 out of 5 cuttings make it?

Have taken cuttings of a plant that hangs down and most of the cuttings make it, have taken 4 cuttings of spider plant and 2 have made it...and 2 of chile plant and they have died and 2 of umbrella plant and one has survived...any clues?

Only 3 out of 5 cuttings make it?
Your neighbour poisoned those ones out of sheer envy.
Reply:The healthy survives , but there is a rooting powder that is suppose to promote root growth also bottom heat helps.
Reply:Spider plant, plunk a pup in water or divide the mother plant





Chili - use the seeds





Umbrella plant - Cyperus alternifolia? put the stem upside down in water, yes, the leaves down, stem up.
Reply:Some plants are just more resilient than others. I have a similar experience.





I took a number of Hibiscus cuttings, and a great majority of them survived even when I neglected them for months, and they took root! The only ones that died were the ones that dried up because I didn't bother to replenish the water.





Of course, I took about 20 lilac cuttings, and only managed to get ONE to survive, despite babying them. Yes, only ONE survived, despite my many methods and different rooting hormones.... and lack of rooting hormone... Yuk.





How about Salvia Divinorum? I tried to get that one to root from several cuttings, but they all got stem rot even after I sterilized everything and put horticultural charcoal in its water cup to prevent fungal growth. GRRRR!!! That one was supposed to be easy





So, you're not the only one with this problem. lol.
Reply:and THAT is why when taking cuttings, we take a bunch!!!.... it always scares me when someone says "I have A cutting off my beloved ____shrub.... how do I get it to root?.. I just HAVE to have one to take with me when I move!!"... or something similiar...





one note on rooting powders... when you use them, be sure you use the LEAST ammount possible... dampen the end of the cutting, dip or roll it around in some of the powder(not into the jar, please!!) and then TAP OFF all the spare powder.... this stuff , if too thickly applied, will just rot the end of the cutting and you don't want that!!!....





take heart... even the nursery folks have the same problems... I worked in one that specialized in azaleas... we took cuttings every year to propagate our own to sell later.... and we took A LOT of them... half of one whole greenhouse was nothing but azalea cuttings.... and we lost probably twenty to thirty percent of them..... and that's WITH optimum lighting, heat and water!!!!.... so we home gardeners are doing good to get what we do get!!!.... keep trying... we get better as we gain experience!!!....
Reply:Try using a cutting dip. Root tech has a real good one. Works most excellent.If you can't find that your local garden shop should be able to help. Look for one that has rooting hormones in it.Tap water is not good for clippings, use bottled water
Reply:The spider plants just take the babies %26amp; place them in loose potting soil %26amp; water!


The hanging plant, take the cuttings %26amp; root them in water before planting!


The chile plant , you will need to take seeds, dry them and start your chile plants from the seeds! *Again the umbrella plant is propagated from seeds!*** Have fun %26amp; keep trying!
Reply:the soil


BLAME THE SOIL!