Soil moisture.

[moonlight]

Hey guys, I would like a short comment on this picture of soil that the cuttings where in.
Does the soil looks wet ?
It is for a friend of my, Thank you.

[maxmonster]

I mean that's what soil should look like after it's watered right...? But I would add drainage of some sort otherwise it'll hold onto too much water and drown the roots

[JCT]

That's pretty wet for recently rooted cuttings. This will lead to root rot or of the cutting itself. Cuttings rooted outdoors seem to be more resistant, but will still succumb to too much water.

[TahomaGuy2]

Yes. Add some peat moss and perlite and water less frequently.

[BC BYRON]

Wet

[PacNorWreck]

Needs more aeration to prevent rot / so the roots can breathe.

[Vladimir]

Do NOT add peat moss. Peat moss is very water retentive and adding it will make the problem worse. Instead, add pine bark chips (1/4 to 1/2 inch) and/or Perlite instead.

[ginamcd]

Looks like overly wet dirt (not potting mix) to me. Were they trying to grow them in ground, or did they use dirt in a container? It looks like the tops really wanted to grow, but conditions were not right to support roots/prevent rotting.

[Tom]

too much water, way too much water. Soil looks heavy with slow drainage....I would add pine bark, rice hull, or perlite as suggested above. Very delicate balance in the beginning stages of the cutting, once they get going I am a more generous with water but early on not much water at all....just enough to keep the soil barely moist. If i was to grab a handful of the soil and squeeze it maybe a drop or two would of water would occur, not much.

[KDAD]

Its wet. Looks like a lot of my rooted cuttings did for a while. They did recover but it was a struggle.

[richardk]

Too wet Definitely

[mwhight34]

Looks like dirt straight from the ground, not potting mix. Definitely too wet 😬