"Do not disturb the cutting until you see new growth forming. Keep the soil moist. Pull lightly on the cutting and if you feel resistance, roots have developed".
I have not noticed any new growth, but today I gently pulled on each stem. Two of the three indicated significant resistance. The third one showed no resistance at all. I pulled this stem out completely and there was no evidence that any rooting had begun. the potato itself was rotting. I have no more potatoes, so I stuck the stem back into the potato and reburied it.
I will put potatoes on my shopping list. The instructions specifically call for "Irish potatoes". What is an Irish potato? Well...
"Irish potatoes are typically in the “white potato” group characterized by light tan to cream colored skin, and a white flesh that has a waxy texture due to moderate to low amounts of starch.
They are called Irish potatoes for the simple reason that they were the main type grown in Ireland in the early 1800s, and are forever associated with The Great Irish Famine, one of the worst agricultural, social, and cultural disasters of the time"
I also took a couple of additional cuttings from T's rose. One I simply put in a glass of water. The other I dipped in the rooting compound and put in a small pot of potting soil.
