cuttings looking a bit droopy?

i took the some cuttings from st johns wort(thank you gc for the identification) and some days they are looking good and otehrs the look like there on there way out , i think i water them enough as anyone got a reason for this or am i just loosing a battle lol. cheers in advance

 

Are the cuttings outside? It could be too chilly for them overnight. Don't give up on them yet though, give them at least a couple of weeks as sometimes they do droop and usually revive.

 

No there on a windowcill with a bag over thm , they have dropped before and then next morning looked fine again

 

I'd keep them indoors but take the bag off them, it might be making it too humid. Any cuttings I start indoors I never cover.

 

Ok I will try without but a famous gardener gives advice to do put the bag over but al try without and post what happens to them , cheers for reply

 

Don't keep them in direct sunlight

 

Have took the bag off an left them this morning and went to work I phoned the misses and asked how they are doing she said. Looking really bad so I told her to put the bag back on ....

 

Hmmm......it's difficult to know which way to go on this. But don't give up on them yet. Let them dry out a bit between watering so they don't get waterlogged.

 

Yeah thought they maybe too wet . Also they seem to pick back up through the night , I have totallmoved them away from direct light and will see how they fair , al keep ya posted

 

I bag all my cuttings (unless the plant itself is prone to rot in humid conditions) and I don't water them afterwards (the water that is in there can't escape, natch!)

I get the compost "just moist" before taking the cuttings. Squeezed tightly in a fist it should just cling together, if it falls apart add more water, if water squeezes out of your knuckles, or it makes a stiff ball, its too wet.

If you take the bag off mist it every hour or so during the day (using a little hand sprayer)

 

Well the cuttings have seemed to perked up lovely since I moved from the window cill hopefully thts done the trick , al keep ya posted

 

Fingers crossed then Noksucow.

 

If they are perking up overnight then it would seem that they are liking the cooler temperature and then drooping again during the day when they get too warm.

As you've moved them hopefully that will solve the problem