Which of this 4 rooting methods gives the best results? Some minor variations can make all the difference for successful rooting. Temperature and medium moisture are 2 of the most important variables and when well controlled most rooting methods will produce good results. If you have any questions about the video or about the rooting methods, leave a comment and I will try to answers as many as I can. Table of contents: 00:00 Intro 1. Preparing the cuttings - 0:29 2. Rooting conditions and methods - 2:00 3. Method 1 - Rooting in small pots - 4:02 4. Method 2 - Rooting in soil, sand and potting mix - 5:43 5. Method 3 - Pre-rooting in boxes using coco coir - 7:45 6. Method 4 - Rooting outside, directly in the ground - 10:36 7. Conclusions - 12:17 Check my other videos and Subscribe to support the channel.
... Tus videos son excelentes y a la vez transmites mucha confianza Gracias. Son de lo mejor. ( podrías comentar a que temperatura los tienes hasta que comienzan a tirar raíces? Y que tipo de tierra usas al sacarlo de la fibra de coco?)
Muchas gracias. Lo ideal es mantenerlos entre 24-26 centígrados y con la humedad adecuada. En esas condiciones, en 2-3 semanas empiezan a desarrollar raíces.
I've found that bottom heat with a moist sand medium and the cuttings in pot of pro. Mix gives a highest percentage for me. Light fertilizer in 2 months up pot in 3 month. I love your videos very informative! Thanks
Thank you gave clear easy with step by step teaching. As I am very new to planting anything. I got my brown Turkey cuttings about a month ago. I used indoor method and all cuttings show good rooting system. Thanks and God bless.
I will be trying with purchased cuttings for the first. Thank you SO much for taping these different rooting methods. VERY useful to me. So many methods shown on UA-cam with each one saying they are best. It was difficult to decide which method to use.
I used to use the clear cup method it worked great but going to the fig pop method. Lots of videos online of it. Works the same except you can get more then twice the cutting in the same space.
I really like the way you approach this experiment. For me, experimenting is part of the fun of gardening. You also explained well. I applaud you for that. Some people don't waste time messing about with potting mix. They simply laid the cuttings on its side, just like you did with them in the plastic boxes. However, they go straight into the ground. Grape vines, mulberry and gooseberry can be done this way. I think their do have good soils to begin with.
Thank you for you great teaching; I always learning. The dry out maybe able to avoid it if just remove the caps of the bottles to slowly introduce the change to the new environment, a good practice anytime.
Thks for your video and explanation. Now I understand more why my mulberry shoot died with no root. Really a lot of hard work and patient we must put in.
I've seen many videos about rooting from cuttings and also air layering method, i just wondered why 99% of it uses fig tree as the subject, what i like to see is if these method can be apply to fruit bearing trees like chico, rambutan, soursup and others, thank u.
Very good job! My mentions: The mother cutting has to be no younger than 1 year and no older than 3-4 years. Preferable a winter grown part of a branch cutting (knots are closer one to each other). Instead rooting agent I used aloe mucus also effective!
They are all great tips regarding cuttings and I follow them when I harvest cuttings from my trees. Unfortunately, when I want other varieties, I have to work with what I get. Some of the cuttings I receive, of some rare varieties, are far from ideal and I have to try to root them anyway. So, we also have to learn to root 2-3 year old cuttings, cuttings of larger diameter, etc.. Thanks for the comment.
@@JSacadura BTW: I took a lot of samples from Spain, Portugal, Greece, even Bulgaria. Greek ones have very good rooting and stamina and resistance, but not too productive. I'll try to graft on them some other varieties... Keep in touch!
@@JSacaduraA great idea and a very important preservation. I agree! 👍 Old World figs are proably one of the oldest fruits in existence. Your a good person for the job. Thank you and best wishes. Great channel !!
Hope you're still checking the comments. Hello, great video, thanks. Can you please clarify what kind of medium you're putting in the larger pots at 9:20 min? You said light mix, what kind exactly? Thanks a lot.
Buenas tardes, sacadura. Hay alguna manera de hacer esquejes de kaqui / persimon?. Lo he intentado en varias ocasiones y no me enrraizan . Gracias por todas sus enseñanzas. Saludos desde Extremadura
Muito bom conteudo, bastante tutorial e desafiante, Top Master. Qual será a melhor altura para podar as figueiras e tentar a tecnica directamente na terra aqui em Algarve -(Alcoutim)? Abraço Virtual
Hello, can you please tell me what is the difference between the CLONEX liquid hormones for rooting, and the powder hormone and which I should use for my cuttings??? Thank you for your videos and the education of how to do it with succes!!! God bless you.
thank you for your technical and scientific description of the different methods. Is the rooting hormone a necessity? The coco coir, is it the same as coco peat? Do you just use ordinary tap water to moisten the soil?
Is the rooting hormone a necessity? Not, really. It just speeds up the process. So the cuttings don't have to stay for longer periods in damp mixes and the chances of rotting are reduced. But you can live without them. Check my video "Are rooting hormones really necessary? - ua-cam.com/video/H9xcnJU18Xk/v-deo.html" to know more. The coco coir, is it the same as coco peat? Yes. Do you just use ordinary tap water to moisten the soil? I might use it if i don't have a choice, but only after a period of rest, so the chlorine has a chance of evaporating. Nevertheless, other disinfectant compounds may still be present. So, I prefer to use well water or even rain water (if its not too acidic).
Thank you very much for these instructional videos. I am currently trying to find out how to propagate Michelia alba (ie White Champaca), I searched online and was informed that the successful rate (from cuttings) is very low. However I heard that some professionals can still propagate this way. I am eager to find out how. Have you ever tried on it before? appreciate your instructions.
I have no experience propagating the plant you mention but I would air layer it (the simplest method). Regarding rooting, the results will probably be better in late summer or early fall using active growing stem cuttings. The same method I used for Lemon verbena in this video - ua-cam.com/video/Y1EInIVVZdA/v-deo.html
Merci beaucoup pour ces informations. Maintenant, je vais essayer selon votre exemple . Que Dieu vous bénisse. De Paris. Thanks for those informations. Now it is time for me . I take example. God bless from Paris.
i tried some dogwood cuttings.... 40% sand 30% perlite 30% cactus soil.....its been about 12 days... so far. about 60 % are showing signs of growth.... and will try to keep them in the same soil for some time... my first attempt i put them in potting soil after about a month and all died from root rot.... too much moisture
with the multiple process of several cuttings in the small transparent totes....why not try leaving the soil around the roots (instead of tapping it off) as this will help in the transition process of the fledgling fig cuttings into separate pots and prevent shocking the roots
Dear Sir, thank you for your sharing 👍👌. May I know why do you need to cover with the plastic sheet or the half cut plastic bottle? Anyway I will try some of your method, cheers from Malaysia. 🙏🙏🙏👌👌👌💪💪💪
No es necesario. El parafilm hace un excelente trabajo protegiendo la estaquilla contra los hongos. Incluso si algunos hongos crecen en el coco (solamente cuando está demasiado húmedo), las hifas no pueden penetrar el parafilm y el hongo se puede eliminar fácilmente.
Hi, Michael. It only seems like white powder in the video. Its the sand, mixed with the 2 types of soil mixes. I sometimes add lime to the pots if the mix is too acidic, to correct the pH.
@@JSacadura Thanks again. I have a question: Your accent were are you from ?My brother's best friend of many years was born in Spain 20 miles from the french border and he speaks English Spanish Bask and French. He left home in Spain when he was 18 and went to live in Australia for 3 years then moved to America and worked on a ranch in Wyoming for 8 years. Since then he's lived in Maryland as a Carpenter and is in his 70's ( I'm 67 and retired). We see Big Joe 2-3 days a week in the summer and he picks and eats cherry tomatoes and drinks a few beers for about 5 months in the summer. anyway Nobody could tell where he's from based on his accent.I'm just curious about yours because I enjoy your videos so much. As Always thanks.
My best results were with the coco coir in a box inside, although I had a few that I stuck here and there in the ground outside come up. I failed when I potted them up though and lost all but 2, I think I used too heavy of potting soil and rotted the roots. I grafted a lot of the same stuff to a big tree outside and all of my grafts but 1 took.
Hi, Jared. That's one of the main problems with rooting directly on the ground. The roots don't like the potting mixes (light or heavy). I even tried placing the rooted cutting in a pot with the soil where it rooted but, the problem with this approach, is that this soil is usually too heavy and the water doesn't drain well. I might try a combination of soil and perlite or coarse sand, the next time I pot them up. Grafting is my safety measure for important varieties (it doesn't fail).
That might work. Nevertheless, I prefer pre-rooting in coco coir as my main approach for precious and rare varieties. I only try other options when I have lots of cuttings of some varieties and I don't want to use all the Coco Coir and Parafilm that would be needed (and indoor space).
Hi.. one small doubt.. if the cutting is fully covered with parafilm, will it produce new leaves..? Or do we need to cover the cutting with parafilm by leaving the node area for sprout.?
I'd like to see a video of your favorite Common Type figs for taste and production. I'm in north Texas and I'm not sure how similar our climates are. Theres an Italian guy who sells about 60 varieties within an hours drive of me. I have a Celeste I planted in 1988 and its huge. It's the biggest fig tree I've personally seen and delicious. I dehydrate them and store them in my fridge. It's a job keeping the fig eating birds away.
Hi, James. I have all the intention of doing that. Unfortunately, this year is being quite atipical. We had cold, followed by several very hot days in early spring, and cold again.Most of the fruit trees are having an erratic behavior and probably production will be scarce this year (loquats and apricots are having a wonderful year, while plums, peaches, apples and pears have very little fruit). Fig trees seem affected too (some don't have a single fig until now). Also, Profichi in the south were virtually wiped out by the warm spell (the fig trees still had no leaves when it happened), so this year I have no chance of receiving a few Profichi to pollinate my Smyrna varieties. In a few more weeks we will see if I can make the video I was planning.
@@JSacadura I have loads of plum, peach, apple, pears and figs but no apricots. Apricots are said to make a crop 1 in every 4 years average for most of Texas by the Ag Professors at TAMU. We dont have the fig wasp for pollination so the common type figs that need no pollination are what we grow. Celeste, Texas Everbearing, Brown Turkey, Alma and LSU Purple are the main varieties recommended here with Celeste said to be the best tasting and most cold hardy for our climate.
I am in a low chill area, so most apricots trees don't produce well here (only a few fruits in colder years). But I managed to plant a few varieties that do and I have several trees. Some, even produce every year (but they are not the best). Real apricots (smaller) tend do crop biannually in my area. In this very atypical year, their production was very good and their taste is excellent. I also don't have the fig wasp over here. But a good friend sends me some Profichi, full of wasps every year. Unfortunately, that won't be possible this year (all the Profichi were lost with the heat wave in his area) so, my wonderful Smyrna varieties won't produce a single fig.
@@JSacadura Pois aqui no Algarve tenho uma figueira carregada ao máximo, figos microscópicos e para piorar, caem no chão antes de amadurecer. A 7 quilómetros tenho duas ou três figueiras e ao lado umas dezenas de figo de seca. Não estive muito atento mas pareceu-me que não têm nada. Vou meter oliveiras e nalgum espaço, uns quantos medronheiros a ver no que vai dar.
I usually root them in coco coir and use a rooting hormone (like Clonex), but you can use a light potting mix. Just be sure to keep the conditions warm and moist enought for roots to develop while controlling the growth of fungus (not that easy, in some situations).
Portugal - zone 9a. I usually root inside, in the winter, so young plants can start growing in the spring outside. But, provided you give the cuttings the right conditions (right temperature and humidity) and you have stored or fresh scions, you can root during other periods, also.
Do you find better successful rooting by air layer in water is better than root by cutting and plant in coco coir? Or does it depends on monocot and dicot?
Check my earlier videos on rooting. They have that information. I usually root indoors in late winter/early spring with a constant temperature of around 24ºC. In this video I was more concerned with comparing the methods and failed to give that information. The rooting was done in early spring with normal spring temperatures for my area (zona 9a) - 14-18ºC max. and 0-6ºC min. in average, for all methods.
Parafilm is a wax based tape that the buds have no problem breaking through. Don't use plastic as an alternative as it also doesn't allow the cuttings tissues to breath. Its best not to wrap the cuttings and try to maintain a very slightly humid atmosphere so the upper part of the cutting doesn't dry out (the main purpose of using the parafilm).
@@JSacadura Thanks for your advice. You helped me a lot the bff cutting is arriving on monday and if am going to order a parafilm online it will arrive in five days. And i need to preserve the cutting from drying out. Ok i will not cover it with saran wrap just put in a slightly humid spot in my house as it roots. Thanks again 👍
I order mine from Amazon or Ebay. You can order from Womack Nursery also. Some guys use orange shellac on scions to prevent dehydration but I've always used parafilm.
Like, James, I ordered recently a box of Parafilm (6 rolls) from Amazon. Plastic is not a good option as it doesn't let the cutting "breath", like the Parafilm does.
@@JSacadura Amazon Australia does not stock seem to stock parafilm and nursery suppliers only sell green coloured parafilm used on flowers(?). Freight from Amazon America for genuine parafilm is $40 about USD. My main problem is I dont really know what I am buying. Many sellers on both Australian Amazon & Ebay are selling rolls of what look like plastic clingwrap cut to 25mm and selling it as "Parafilm" with the same expensive price as US parafilm. Is there a part number on your box of 6 rolls? What are the dimensions of your rolls? Many thanks Greg
Search Amazon America for "Parafilm Nursery Grafting Tape" and you will find the 6 rolls box or individual rolls for sale. I prefer the 1 inch size, but they also sell the 0.5 inch. Don't buy the green tape or the plastic tapes (much cheaper). Its not the same material.
Where do you source your cuttings from? I currently live in Asia, and I have problems getting cuttings here. Is there a site online that you can recommend?
Which of this 4 rooting methods gives the best results? Some minor variations can make all the difference for successful rooting. Temperature and medium moisture are 2 of the most important variables and when well controlled most rooting methods will produce good results.
If you have any questions about the video or about the rooting methods, leave a comment and I will try to answers as many as I can.
Table of contents:
00:00 Intro
1. Preparing the cuttings - 0:29
2. Rooting conditions and methods - 2:00
3. Method 1 - Rooting in small pots - 4:02
4. Method 2 - Rooting in soil, sand and potting mix - 5:43
5. Method 3 - Pre-rooting in boxes using coco coir - 7:45
6. Method 4 - Rooting outside, directly in the ground - 10:36
7. Conclusions - 12:17
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... Tus videos son excelentes y
a la vez transmites mucha confianza
Gracias. Son de lo mejor.
( podrías comentar a que temperatura los tienes hasta que comienzan a tirar raíces?
Y que tipo de tierra usas al sacarlo de la fibra de coco?)
Muchas gracias. Lo ideal es mantenerlos entre 24-26 centígrados y con la humedad adecuada. En esas condiciones, en 2-3 semanas empiezan a desarrollar raíces.
Do have any videos or information on how to take the best cuttings? Hard wood or soft wood? Spring or autumn? Length of cutting?
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Thanks for your videos. I just finished putting my cuttings in coconut coir, and now I cross my fingers and wait!
Best horticulture/arborculture videos on the internet. Proud subscriber.
I've found that bottom heat with a moist sand medium and the cuttings in pot of pro. Mix gives a highest percentage for me. Light fertilizer in 2 months up pot in 3 month. I love your videos very informative! Thanks
Thank you gave clear easy with step by step teaching. As I am very new to planting anything. I got my brown Turkey cuttings about a month ago. I used indoor method and all cuttings show good rooting system. Thanks and God bless.
I will be trying with purchased cuttings for the first. Thank you SO much for taping these different rooting methods. VERY useful to me. So many methods shown on UA-cam with each one saying they are best. It was difficult to decide which method to use.
I used to use the clear cup method it worked great but going to the fig pop method. Lots of videos online of it. Works the same except you can get more then twice the cutting in the same space.
I really like the way you approach this experiment. For me, experimenting is part of the fun of gardening. You also explained well. I applaud you for that. Some people don't waste time messing about with potting mix. They simply laid the cuttings on its side, just like you did with them in the plastic boxes. However, they go straight into the ground. Grape vines, mulberry and gooseberry can be done this way. I think their do have good soils to begin with.
So Nice WORK and methods !
Never seen before with more explanation too !
Great thanks to you man !
Have a good luck
Your videos are excellent, my friend. Looking forward to watching more. 😄👍
Your Video's are the best on youtube
Once again a pleasure to watch. Regards from South Africa.
Thank you for you great teaching; I always learning. The dry out maybe able to avoid it if just remove the caps of the bottles to slowly introduce the change to the new environment, a good practice anytime.
Bhanotri kar lianc
@@techinfotahir7912 not really
A+ content, thanks for sharing! I wish u had an experiment for figs WITHOUT parafilm in the shoebox method.
Thank you for the instructional videos. They have helped me immensely.
I am glad they helped. Thanks for the comment.
Thks for your video and explanation. Now I understand more why my mulberry shoot died with no root. Really a lot of hard work and patient we must put in.
That's right, Janet. When working with plants patient is a virtue.😎
I've seen many videos about rooting from cuttings and also air layering method, i just wondered why 99% of it uses fig tree as the subject, what i like to see is if these method can be apply to fruit bearing trees like chico, rambutan, soursup and others, thank u.
Figs are one of the easiest plants to propagate from cuttings. Probably the second most seen plants will be roses, for the same reason.
Jamás me canso de mirarlo.. lo admiró muchísimo 🥰
Un genio total👍💪
Bendiciones!!!🙌🙌💞💞💞
Very good job! My mentions: The mother cutting has to be no younger than 1 year and no older than 3-4 years. Preferable a winter grown part of a branch cutting (knots are closer one to each other). Instead rooting agent I used aloe mucus also effective!
They are all great tips regarding cuttings and I follow them when I harvest cuttings from my trees. Unfortunately, when I want other varieties, I have to work with what I get. Some of the cuttings I receive, of some rare varieties, are far from ideal and I have to try to root them anyway. So, we also have to learn to root 2-3 year old cuttings, cuttings of larger diameter, etc.. Thanks for the comment.
@@JSacadura And... Good Luck, because luck matters too!
@@JSacadura BTW: I took a lot of samples from Spain, Portugal, Greece, even Bulgaria. Greek ones have very good rooting and stamina and resistance, but not too productive. I'll try to graft on them some other varieties... Keep in touch!
Yes I enjoyed your methods & thankyou. I wondered if you sold or export Fig cuttings ?
I appreciate your videos. Thank you so much! You are the best!
Glad you like them! Thanks for the comment.
Big big help to us.,., very informative video sir
I never thought of rooting figs. Interesting to watch great techniques put to the test. TY and good job.
You are welcome, Darla. I have a passion for figs, namely collecting the old varieties that soon will be forgotten, if nobody preserves them.
@@JSacaduraA great idea and a very important preservation. I agree! 👍 Old World figs are proably one of the oldest fruits in existence. Your a good person for the job. Thank you and best wishes. Great channel !!
Thanks for the nice comment, Darla. I appreciate it. Enjoy the channel.
@@JSacadura Have you noticed any differences in rooting success rate with different varieties?
Thaanks for Sharing your cutting techniques....new friend
Very good job!
Thank you for this good analysis of many variables.
You are welcome! Thanks for the comment.
Can't you give up your life and do a real Analysis.
Hope you're still checking the comments. Hello, great video, thanks. Can you please clarify what kind of medium you're putting in the larger pots at 9:20 min? You said light mix, what kind exactly? Thanks a lot.
Buenas tardes, sacadura. Hay alguna manera de hacer esquejes de kaqui / persimon?. Lo he intentado en varias ocasiones y no me enrraizan . Gracias por todas sus enseñanzas. Saludos desde Extremadura
Iam always watching your videos and its useful from me thanks indonesian
Excellent.
Muito bom conteudo, bastante tutorial e desafiante, Top Master. Qual será a melhor altura para podar as figueiras e tentar a tecnica directamente na terra aqui em Algarve -(Alcoutim)? Abraço Virtual
Hello from motherland nice video I like a lot 🍻
Hello, can you please tell me what is the difference between the CLONEX liquid hormones for rooting, and the powder hormone and which I should use for my cuttings??? Thank you for your videos and the education of how to do it with succes!!! God bless you.
Good video for inspired farmer like me
Video excelente! Parabéns.
This is my hobby i love this make me relex👍
thank you for your technical and scientific description of the different methods. Is the rooting hormone a necessity? The coco coir, is it the same as coco peat? Do you just use ordinary tap water to moisten the soil?
Is the rooting hormone a necessity? Not, really. It just speeds up the process. So the cuttings don't have to stay for longer periods in damp mixes and the chances of rotting are reduced. But you can live without them. Check my video "Are rooting hormones really necessary? - ua-cam.com/video/H9xcnJU18Xk/v-deo.html" to know more.
The coco coir, is it the same as coco peat? Yes.
Do you just use ordinary tap water to moisten the soil? I might use it if i don't have a choice, but only after a period of rest, so the chlorine has a chance of evaporating. Nevertheless, other disinfectant compounds may still be present. So, I prefer to use well water or even rain water (if its not too acidic).
Good questions. Root growing method has greater chance indoor using coco coir or peat moss. This is the best info. Thank you.
Thank you very much for these instructional videos. I am currently trying to find out how to propagate Michelia alba (ie White Champaca), I searched online and was informed that the successful rate (from cuttings) is very low. However I heard that some professionals can still propagate this way. I am eager to find out how. Have you ever tried on it before? appreciate your instructions.
I have no experience propagating the plant you mention but I would air layer it (the simplest method). Regarding rooting, the results will probably be better in late summer or early fall using active growing stem cuttings. The same method I used for Lemon verbena in this video - ua-cam.com/video/Y1EInIVVZdA/v-deo.html
I really appreciate your videos
Hello i am Bangkit from Indonesia
Can this method be used for grapes too?
Thank you 🙏
Very interesting video, thanks
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the comment.
Obrigado, lots of useful advice here!
excellent videos, thank you
Muy bien explicado los métodos. le quería preguntar, si venden plantas de Higuera, gracias.
Lo siento pero no vendemos plantas. Se van a plantar en un nuevo huerto.
Merci beaucoup pour ces informations. Maintenant, je vais essayer selon votre exemple . Que Dieu vous bénisse. De Paris. Thanks for those informations. Now it is time for me . I take example. God bless from Paris.
Made my first cuttings this year. Awaiting spring now.
Good luck with your cuttings. Thanks for the comment.
Figs are fairly easy to grow, I have dozens of fig plants from cuttings.
Metode yang bagus👍 thanks
i tried some dogwood cuttings.... 40% sand 30% perlite 30% cactus soil.....its been about 12 days... so far. about 60 % are showing signs of growth.... and will try to keep them in the same soil for some time... my first attempt i put them in potting soil after about a month and all died from root rot.... too much moisture
Good movie! Thanks.
Al of my cuttings keep dying. I really hope this video helps me :) Thanks
Very very cool.. thank you
very good !!!!!
Good tutorial
Which would grow faster removing outer shell or just scrathing outer shell
Boa noite. Antes de mais obrigado pelo vídeo explicativo. Qual hormona de enraizamento está a usar?
with the multiple process of several cuttings in the small transparent totes....why not try leaving the soil around the roots (instead of tapping it off) as this will help in the transition process of the fledgling fig cuttings into separate pots and prevent shocking the roots
You're onto some thriller novel approach.
Thank you for this experiment. Can you try using aloe vera instead of rooting hormone.
Use rooting hormone, powder or liquid, they work well. Skip the old wives tales , use what works !
@JSacadura would this apply to other tree branch cuttings? By the way do you sell a few fig cuttings overseas?
Thank you for your help!
thanks, you suggest a great idea
Dear Sir, thank you for your sharing 👍👌. May I know why do you need to cover with the plastic sheet or the half cut plastic bottle? Anyway I will try some of your method, cheers from Malaysia. 🙏🙏🙏👌👌👌💪💪💪
To preserve moisture in the upper part of the cutting. Otherwise it might dehydrate and the rooting will fail.
Can I do this technique for other plants
Yes, you can. Many plants can be propagated by cuttings directly in the soil, in a potting mix or pre-rooted in coco coir.
Una pregunta. ¿Cómo combates la aparición de hongos en los esquejes? ¿Añades algún fungicida al agua de riego o de pulverización?
No es necesario. El parafilm hace un excelente trabajo protegiendo la estaquilla contra los hongos. Incluso si algunos hongos crecen en el coco (solamente cuando está demasiado húmedo), las hifas no pueden penetrar el parafilm y el hongo se puede eliminar fácilmente.
9:20 why not just start them in those black pots inside (all conditions the same)?
Sir why the cover cutting in parafilm tape what is the benefits ?
What is the white powder you added to your rooting mix and why? Thanks again and stay healthy.
Hi, Michael. It only seems like white powder in the video. Its the sand, mixed with the 2 types of soil mixes. I sometimes add lime to the pots if the mix is too acidic, to correct the pH.
@@JSacadura Thanks again. I have a question: Your accent were are you from ?My brother's best friend of many years was born in Spain 20 miles from the french border and he speaks English Spanish Bask and French. He left home in Spain when he was 18 and went to live in Australia for 3 years then moved to America and worked on a ranch in Wyoming for 8 years. Since then he's lived in Maryland as a Carpenter and is in his 70's ( I'm 67 and retired). We see Big Joe 2-3 days a week in the summer and he picks and eats cherry tomatoes and drinks a few beers for about 5 months in the summer. anyway Nobody could tell where he's from based on his accent.I'm just curious about yours because I enjoy your videos so much. As Always thanks.
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My best results were with the coco coir in a box inside, although I had a few that I stuck here and there in the ground outside come up. I failed when I potted them up though and lost all but 2, I think I used too heavy of potting soil and rotted the roots. I grafted a lot of the same stuff to a big tree outside and all of my grafts but 1 took.
Hi, Jared. That's one of the main problems with rooting directly on the ground. The roots don't like the potting mixes (light or heavy). I even tried placing the rooted cutting in a pot with the soil where it rooted but, the problem with this approach, is that this soil is usually too heavy and the water doesn't drain well. I might try a combination of soil and perlite or coarse sand, the next time I pot them up.
Grafting is my safety measure for important varieties (it doesn't fail).
@@JSacadura I was thinking maybe next year trying a very coarse potting mix with lots of bark chips and perlite for rooting them.
That might work. Nevertheless, I prefer pre-rooting in coco coir as my main approach for precious and rare varieties.
I only try other options when I have lots of cuttings of some varieties and I don't want to use all the Coco Coir and Parafilm that would be needed (and indoor space).
@@JSacadura I like the Beyond Peat potting mix for rooting or potting... Peat holds too much moisture
@@JSacadura I like the Beyond Peat potting mix for rooting or potting... Peat holds too much moisture
Nice video thnks
Sir...what about rooting persimmon or air layering? Can you give me an idea how to propagate them?thanks
Did you put any of the cuttings directly planted in pots on a heat mat or did just the ones in coco coir receive bottom heat?
Hi.. one small doubt.. if the cutting is fully covered with parafilm, will it produce new leaves..? Or do we need to cover the cutting with parafilm by leaving the node area for sprout.?
Depending on the parafilm, the leaves will just break through, but the sprouting nodes shouldn't need covered.
I'd like to see a video of your favorite Common Type figs for taste and production. I'm in north Texas and I'm not sure how similar our climates are. Theres an Italian guy who sells about 60 varieties within an hours drive of me. I have a Celeste I planted in 1988 and its huge. It's the biggest fig tree I've personally seen and delicious. I dehydrate them and store them in my fridge. It's a job keeping the fig eating birds away.
Hi, James. I have all the intention of doing that. Unfortunately, this year is being quite atipical. We had cold, followed by several very hot days in early spring, and cold again.Most of the fruit trees are having an erratic behavior and probably production will be scarce this year (loquats and apricots are having a wonderful year, while plums, peaches, apples and pears have very little fruit). Fig trees seem affected too (some don't have a single fig until now). Also, Profichi in the south were virtually wiped out by the warm spell (the fig trees still had no leaves when it happened), so this year I have no chance of receiving a few Profichi to pollinate my Smyrna varieties. In a few more weeks we will see if I can make the video I was planning.
@@JSacadura I have loads of plum, peach, apple, pears and figs but no apricots. Apricots are said to make a crop 1 in every 4 years average for most of Texas by the Ag Professors at TAMU. We dont have the fig wasp for pollination so the common type figs that need no pollination are what we grow. Celeste, Texas Everbearing, Brown Turkey, Alma and LSU Purple are the main varieties recommended here with Celeste said to be the best tasting and most cold hardy for our climate.
I am in a low chill area, so most apricots trees don't produce well here (only a few fruits in colder years). But I managed to plant a few varieties that do and I have several trees. Some, even produce every year (but they are not the best). Real apricots (smaller) tend do crop biannually in my area. In this very atypical year, their production was very good and their taste is excellent.
I also don't have the fig wasp over here. But a good friend sends me some Profichi, full of wasps every year. Unfortunately, that won't be possible this year (all the Profichi were lost with the heat wave in his area) so, my wonderful Smyrna varieties won't produce a single fig.
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Pois aqui no Algarve tenho uma figueira carregada ao máximo, figos microscópicos e para piorar, caem no chão antes de amadurecer.
A 7 quilómetros tenho duas ou três figueiras e ao lado umas dezenas de figo de seca. Não estive muito atento mas pareceu-me que não têm nada.
Vou meter oliveiras e nalgum espaço, uns quantos medronheiros a ver no que vai dar.
What kind of soil u have used.. And for how long we have to keep their in soil?
thankyou very much
I’m pruning my stone fruits now and I want to root some, what do you used to root your cuttings?
I usually root them in coco coir and use a rooting hormone (like Clonex), but you can use a light potting mix. Just be sure to keep the conditions warm and moist enought for roots to develop while controlling the growth of fungus (not that easy, in some situations).
Tell AD about your temparature and weather place, he will show carefully. Maybe
What about just leaving the cuttings in their own medium and let them grow into the new soil?
Sir Please make video on seedling and clonal Rootstocks of apple and also their propagation...detail explanation!
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Instead of coca coir, do people have success with sphagnum moss, peat moss?
Muito bom, aprendi bastante vou aproveitar as idéias!
Hi can big branch of mango tree can be used to this rooting procedure
In which country is this being done. Would like to know which season this should be done.
Portugal - zone 9a. I usually root inside, in the winter, so young plants can start growing in the spring outside. But, provided you give the cuttings the right conditions (right temperature and humidity) and you have stored or fresh scions, you can root during other periods, also.
Ola bom dia. Muito boa explicaçao. Un grand merci. Muito intéressante. Estou a fazer em casa. Continua e boas festas.
verry good sir
My one plant stem is completely dead can I do the rooting of it in water will it survuve
Do you find better successful rooting by air layer in water is better than root by cutting and plant in coco coir? Or does it depends on monocot and dicot?
It is a tricky affair and may roll off your flatscreen if it is not level on bed.
I wish you would mention time of year, what temperatures
Check my earlier videos on rooting. They have that information. I usually root indoors in late winter/early spring with a constant temperature of around 24ºC. In this video I was more concerned with comparing the methods and failed to give that information. The rooting was done in early spring with normal spring temperatures for my area (zona 9a) - 14-18ºC max. and 0-6ºC min. in average, for all methods.
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When you put them to roots in the 1st method, how long it take is it 30days?
Can I use kitchen plastic wrap instead of parafilm?
what film are you using to wrap these?
Merci.
Can i use plastic cling wrap cut into one inch as an alternative to parafilm
Parafilm is a wax based tape that the buds have no problem breaking through. Don't use plastic as an alternative as it also doesn't allow the cuttings tissues to breath. Its best not to wrap the cuttings and try to maintain a very slightly humid atmosphere so the upper part of the cutting doesn't dry out (the main purpose of using the parafilm).
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Thanks for your advice. You helped me a lot the bff cutting is arriving on monday and if am going to order a parafilm online it will arrive in five days. And i need to preserve the cutting from drying out.
Ok i will not cover it with saran wrap just put in a slightly humid spot in my house as it roots. Thanks again 👍
Thanks sir
Thanks for the video.
I cannot find parafilm where I live, do you think is cling wrap plastic a workable alternative?
I order mine from Amazon or Ebay. You can order from Womack Nursery also. Some guys use orange shellac on scions to prevent dehydration but I've always used parafilm.
Like, James, I ordered recently a box of Parafilm (6 rolls) from Amazon. Plastic is not a good option as it doesn't let the cutting "breath", like the Parafilm does.
@@JSacadura Amazon Australia does not stock seem to stock parafilm and nursery suppliers only sell green coloured parafilm used on flowers(?). Freight from Amazon America for genuine parafilm is $40 about USD. My main problem is I dont really know what I am buying. Many sellers on both Australian Amazon & Ebay are selling rolls of what look like plastic clingwrap cut to 25mm and selling it as "Parafilm" with the same expensive price as US parafilm. Is there a part number on your box of 6 rolls? What are the dimensions of your rolls? Many thanks Greg
Search Amazon America for "Parafilm Nursery Grafting Tape" and you will find the 6 rolls box or individual rolls for sale. I prefer the 1 inch size, but they also sell the 0.5 inch. Don't buy the green tape or the plastic tapes (much cheaper). Its not the same material.
Does using cocoa coir always guarantee root growth?
Using coco coir is much easier to maintain an adequate moisture level, so rooting works very well, in most cases.
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Where do you source your cuttings from? I currently live in Asia, and I have problems getting cuttings here. Is there a site online that you can recommend?
Probably best to buy from a national nursery; international shipping time will be long and usda would probably even send it back.
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