WATER vs. SOIL Plant Propagation | How to Grow a Weeping Willow Tree From Stem Cuttings
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- It's water vs. soil in this plant propagation show down and we're going to see which one will grow weeping willow tree stem cuttings better. I've been wanting to do this little rooted cutting comparison for awhile now and finally got around to it. Weeping willow is the perfect plant for this experiment because we should get fast rooting results. I'll follow through with this one in another video at a later date so we can see the progress of the two methods and compare.
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Agreed I've been looking all over for those plastic containers, trend setter !
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I live in France and in a French book on cuttings, I read that the roots are the same up to about a centimeter, but after that their structure changes to grow in either water or soil, so when starting roots in water, you need to pot them before the roots get to that length. 🙂
Makes perfect sense, and that seems to be what's happening in my experience. Thanks for the confirmation.
@@MikeKincaid79 That's very useful, thanks! Recently I've succeeded rooting some Salix purpurea cuttings in water, waited to let the roots grow a few cm. and then when transfered to soil barely all of it died off pretty soon. Now I'm trying with some new cuttings and I've started to see some root growth so I could try to plant it sooner this time!
That may be why I'm having a bit of trouble with one of mine. My crooked ones are doing good, but the others, not so much.
They do root SUPER easy- even river willow. But it’s definitely easier to start them in soil. If they are rooted in water the roots break off SUPER easily when you try to move them to a potting medium.
I do like getting root buds started before soil though. Thanks for the video!
Yeah, I think the water gave them a jump start but definitely better to move them to soil once the root initials start.
I find that the roots in water quickly die off in soil as well
What kind of water do you use?
It's amazing seeing the transformation from cutting to rooted plant. I can't believe how fast these cutting rooted. Awesome 👍👍
I know, I was pretty amazed at it this time too!
I'm so glad you did this video Mike....I've been rooting willows and corkscrew willows for a while now...we plant them all over the farm...awesome vid...👍😎👍
Thanks! I love these plants and definitely going to do more videos with them.
When propagating plants in water the roots grow thin and spindly. This makes sense because it's growing in an environment that has constant moisture. Roots grown in soil isn't necessarily wet all the time and because of this the roots will develop differently than if only in water. In other words, roots developed in soil tend to grow thicker and more robust. Why? Think of it as the plant adapting to an environment that has periods of dryness. A root system with thicker roots means it has a higher capacity to store water in times of drought. Which is exactly why a thicker root system will be more drought-tolerant than a spindly root system. This is also why there's significant transplant shock for roots going from water to soil without any acclimation period.
The average house gardener can apply this logic to how they water their plants in soil or any substrate for that matter. For plants that do not require to be moist all the time, watering infrequently (I.e. only when the plant needs it) and thoroughly is good practice to have your plants grow robust and thicker roots. By controlling the growing conditions you can to a degree train the plant to be more drought-tolerant. Subsequently this can mean less watering maintenance for the grower and it mitigates the issues that comes with constantly moist soil (e.g. pests, proliferation of bacteria, viral and fungal infection).
Hopefully this insight helps other. Happy growing!
Thanks for the insight. I'll have to do some comparisons in the future.
Just what I was looking for regarding propagation in the winter! Thank you!
Awesome! Glad it was helpful
Your videos just keep getting better and better!
I appreciate that!
Mike awesome as always. The difference will be neat to see.
Thanks Nate, more to come.
MIKE, you found the secret to rooting willows! soak for a couple days , once you see the white spots, plant in soil, in the ground or in pots! that is how i used to do it when i worked in a nursery that grew a lot of willow trees.
Awesome! I inadvertantly figured it out, LOL. Thanks for sharing your experience with it!
@@MikeKincaid79 i have learned a lot from your channel, funny thing about willow is you can root pieces as small 3 in. and as long as 5 ft., the only reason i say 5 feet is i cut some willow posts one time to support my fire wood stacks and they all rooted and grew, so i moved the chicken run to where they where growing
@@yoopermann7942 That's awesome! Give's me so many ideas.
How often do you water once planting in soil.
I'm so glad I found ur channel. I'm 83,retired teacher retired RN. We had small time farmers in the whole family. I know there was some wine and pretty sure moonshine too. But all those days are gone.i made my decision based on the fact that neighbors and the whole world is living for 'right now '. Cut the trees, spend the money and bother about replanting SOMETHING. Those that replant main profit crops; pine trees, cotton, soy, etc. People need to learn to at least a few things. I'm setting up a nursery in a very small country. When people come to place, I will do my best to give them a house plant or supplies to plant one food item or a food bearing tree or shrub. I'll probably never clear financially- oh well I can grow what I eat yes!sorry about being so lengthy but sometimes things need to be said and favors ask😮. I can't access pots and plants. I had half my trees cut , made mulch and cleared land for growing. I am appling for certification to sell plants and i don't need a business liscense. It's the small stuff that's killing me . Oh, I do like the way you tell it like it is when u get all that scrappy email and some of those folks are rude and don't know what they are talking about . I bought the tree stems and they are growing great . Please help me with some referrals. Our secret. God will bless you for 'paying it forward'.
Mike, I've decided that I needed to find some fine fir bark to use as a growing medium, and guess what, I ordered some today. It's supposed to arrive in mid-February, so I'll have it in plenty of time to start some soft-wood cuttings this summer. I've rooted cuttings in regular potting soil and in the sand, but I've been anxious to finally get my hands on some of the fine fir bark that you're always talking about. When I was a child, we would cut tall willows (mom called them whips) to stake the pole beans in our garden. One wet year, several of them rooted right in the garden. Mother nature always finds a way! I love your enthusiasm, and I always give you a thumbs up before watching your videos. Keep safe and stay healthy, Kincaid family! ~Margie
Thanks Margie! I really appreciate your support. Glad you were able to find some of the bark and I hope it works for you as well as it does for me.
Oh wwow. I had a dying corn plant that I cut off a head from the dying stalk and I’ve been seeing those white nubs. 😃 I thought they were some kind of bacterial growth or something but something told me it might be roots and not to give up on it so I changed the water and trimmed the dying leaves and added rooting hormone.
I’m SO glad to see those things are roots starting!!!!! 😃😃😃😃😃😃
Thanks!
Great experiment!
Thanks, Charles! I'm having fun with this willow.
Wow now I really really want some Willow cuttings!
Addicting isn't it! LOL
Mike, to root my Angel Trumpets quickly I always put my pots in water. What I mean is... I take my stalks, put them in soil, water in and put in an old roasting pan. I add a couple inches of water and just let them sit in a warm place. Have not lost out on my old trick yet. I bet you that you could place the ones that are in the water right now in soil and just have them sit in a pan with water and they would grow just like my Angel Trumpets. 🍃🥀🍃
I just finished filming something very similar to what you mentioned. The roasting pan is a great idea for multiple pots!
@@MikeKincaid79 Yes, I do a minimum of 5 gallon size pots per roasting pan.
You make this look sooo easy.
LOL, it is! Give it a try George.
In horticulture class that what we use for our first rooting attempt. New to this channel great job i really like 😍
Welcome aboard and thanks for watching! Enjoy the videos and have fun in class.
Awesome! Love learning from your channel!
Awesome! Thank you!
Great advice. Thank you.
You are a great vlogger! I enjoyed watching and listening! Have a great year! 🎄🎄🎄
Thanks Elly! I really appreciate that. You have a great year too!
Great job!! You make it look so easy. Before we know it we'll be planting out Willow Trees everywhere. :)
Haha, at least in the high ground water areas. They are beautiful trees when all leafed out.
How is it going
I always learn something from you!
Thanks, Kathy, I love sharing my experiments with you!
another great video mike, I loved it! thanks now I want to grab some weeping willow cuttings lol. I dont really care for weeping willows, their too messy as they grow, but I think this will be the perfect experiment to get my kids excited and learn about rooting things. Thanks for sharing!
It's definitely and awesome experiment for kids. My kids had a lot of fun watching these cuttings grow roots. Our plan is to plant them way out from the house in a wet area so that they can soak up ground water and provide a barrier to the neighbor's property behind us.
That's amazing how they rooted! I need to do some!
Man, these things are fun to root, and fast! About the closest thing to instant gratification as you can get in the garden, LOL.
@@MikeKincaid79 Having grown lots of different willow over the past few years I agree totally wth growing them in soil. if you plant the water grown cuttings it is so easy to knock off the roots as they are very fragile. I have learnt the hard way,
That's amazing wow.
I only watch your videos!!!!!! Love it , thanks so much
I appreciate that!
You are THE BEST on YT - thank you for the education my friend 🙏❤😚 from 🏴🇬🇧
That’s quite the honorary title. Glad you enjoy the vids!
Thank you! I really appreciate the support.
Mike you are so energetic and passionate about plants, you've really found your calling.
I tried cuttings from a very old pussywillow tree 3 weeks in and no roots so far 😞 buds have opened but no roots, trial and error is the best part I guess.
I love all your videos, keep up the good work 😊
So glad you enjoy the videos! Thanks for watching. Yep, just keep trying and you'll get better at it each time.
👍Cool project, I need to try it!
These willow are so much fun because they root so fast. Give it a try!
Excellent video 👍
Thanks
I really enjoyed the definitely gave me confidence in the cuttings I took from my grandfather's weeping willow his had a huge crack and is looking to keep willow trees on his property. I've done cuttings before but not of willows, didn't know that they are so easy to propagate.
Yes, very easy. Good luck with your cuttings and have fun with it.
Your videos are so helpful! You should write a book about propagating!
to be fair I used sticks up to 2 inches thick to root . They came out just as well, just took longer. left a like
Glad to hear it, thanks! After making this video, I started thinking of an idea for how thick a willow cutting I could root. I may do a video on it soon. Thanks for your experience Michael!
You can stick a whole 1 foot diameter log in the ground and it will root
I just started propagating willow in my fish tank/terrarium-going to bonsai them so they stay small. The tank itself has so many olants i want it to be kind of swampy but clean-lots of pretty roots like in that vase! Great news for me ❤️
I’m sure the willow roots will look really cool in the tank.
If I’m feeling unmotivated…I just have to watch your videos!
I'm in central Ohio. Just went outside and took some willow cuttings, and I'm going to try your method. However, I'm going to try cutting various lengths: some 8-10" like you said, but a few 12-16" too, just to see what happens.
Thanks for the helpful videos!
Have fun with it and let us know how it goes for you.
What was your results.?
Those roots are so cool,6:48.
That is so cool. We should really start a nursery.
LOL, we have one! I think you want a retail nursery.
Yes a retail nursery
Hi Mike! Good to see you! Cool project! Hugs🤗🤗💜
Hey, Camelia! Good to see you soon. Hopefully that polar vortex hasn't extended down to your area.
It kind of but not that much! Chris and I will be in the Ozarks MO next week.
@@camicri4263 I've always wanted to visit that part of the country every since I was a kid and red the story "Where the Red Fern Grows".
I don't know that story, I will send you pictures! Will be in Branson.
I did something similar last summer. Started russian willow in water, potted individually once roots and few leaves started. By end of summer (zone 5a) and 3 to 4 feet high i transplanted into garden. Will have to wait till snow is all gone (April) to check on their survival.
They're pretty hardy. I'll bet they made it. Fingers crossed.
Hi Mike ..quick update-...I took about 50 cuttings from two different beautiful weeping willow trees from parks in Geneva Switzerland where I live par time and in only two weeks they have grow tons of leaves and roots.....mind blowing!!!!!!! I am going to plant them all on my farm and create a little forest of trees. Thanks agin for all the info on your channel..planting trees is so satisfying in many ways; reaffirming the magic of life, growth and our contribution to the world's ecosystem.
100% agree! Glad you had so much success with them and enjoy your trees.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks I'm going to be watching more of your vids cause I also want to plant roses this summer.
This is good to know,thank you 😄
Happy to help!
@@MikeKincaid79 you always help may God bless you Mike ☺
i use a hydroponic cloner a lot, when rooting with water the key is getting them in dirt as soon as several roots show up, if you wait for long roots likw in your glass success will be 50% maybe. i e experimenting too.
That's exactly what I'm finding here. thanks
Very cool
Thanks, Mark!
Good info as usi
Thanks, I enjoyed this one and have more ideas with it moving forward. It's been almost 2 weeks since the last scene and the roots in the water are growing like crazy now!
thank you for this! always gotten nice roots in water, but switching over to soil once it starts might help a ton here. ill give it a shot, we had a willow tree snap in half after a storm (still going strong on both sides) so i wanna preserve a bit just in case!
Yes, switching to soil early on really does make a big difference. Good luck with your cuttings!
Man what great info Mike. It really makes me mad when I have started prized plant cuttings in water and as soon as I plant them in soil or soil less mix they die. I have recently tried starting all my plant cuttings in soil using some rooting hormones and careful watering... making sure the soil doesn't dry out.
Yeah, the transfer from water to soil is always a problem. A buddy just had a great suggestion after I posted this video and I'm going to work immediately to try it. Video will be out in a few weeks to a month.
@@MikeKincaid79 Great Thanks
I personally like the T5 fluorescent fixtures because your plants can get SOO close to the light without starting to get burnt up 🤷♂️
And as a lazy dude, i like having to do as little moving and grooving as possible lol 🤣
LOL, that's why I like the fluorescents for the indoor plants and these little projects. They work great for figs too for the same reason you mentioned.
I have been researching dissolved oxygen in water, amazing science and how it may benefit others in water propogations.
Definitely a necessity for plants or else the water becomes anaerobic and grows some funky bacteria.
If you have a freshwater aquarium you can just put the cuttings in there since the water is oxygenated, plus all the nutrients from the fish waste
Thanks for this presentation. I have a plan to plant 500 trees on land I bought in the countryside. I have 100 fig trees and about 20 weeping willow cutting for the monet and have planted about 15 larger fruit trees I bought.
Sounds like you’re pretty serious Steve. Good luck with your orchard man !
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks I am highly motivated.
I get it. Reading your comment gets me excited to see the new growth in my fig orchard.
@@MikeKincaid79 very cool....I want to get a greenhouse too....am shopping round.
Hi Mike from Epsom 🇬🇧
I put pretty much everything in water in a clear container on the kitchen window sill cos I'm a very lazy gardener 😅
Honest there is no big issue potting up water rooted plants if u mediate the soil to emulate similar conditions in the water.
ie make the soil initially very wet, like mud, only put half a pot in and then lay the delicate rooted plant over it and then carefully cover with the sloppy soil. Put the pots in a shallow tray of water. Gradually reduce/remove water after a few days then carry on as normal, it works for me 😂 The key is the amount of water and the gradual drying out of the soil, gives the plant the time it needs to make the transition ❤
I'm glad you mentioned that, Lee, and I did the same thing in previous years for all the same reasons but wasn't very successful. I have a new idea now for transitioning that I'm planning to try. We'll see what happens.
Thank you for this information. You do know your stuff and have COMMON SENSE!!! THANKS.
I'm going to have to find me some willow. I'm always trying the water method it can be a bit testy but it's usuwally worked for me. I sorta have my own motto when in doubt put it in water first. I've even started branches from my plumeria that I accidentally break off. Neat video and appreciate you sharing with us. Its Saturday here and raining. Guess we're getting ready for the cold snap next
Ok sorry that one got away from me dang it. Anyway iys supposed to really drop in temps. Have a great weekend Mike, best always Rusty
Stay warm, Rusty. We're hearing about it heading our way this week coming up.
All we're supposed to get is a big drop in temps. Lows in teens with highs in 30s. We were in high 50s & low 60 mark, felt like spring. If that's not a major flip I don't know what is. I had a rose Bush in a pot outside in the back yard, its leaves were still a beautiful green, couldn't bare the thought of it getting frost bit, so moved it into greenhouse sorry I'm a softy when it comes to this particular rose. It's a yellow tea rose and kicks out some of the best fragrant Rose's. It can still rest, it just won't go through a big shock. These temps we're having is just odd and I understand why but don't think mankind will ever truly wake up. Sorry I got off on a rant, but when I can remember what used to be and now I'm older and seeing how much has changed it really saddens me. Ok I'm going now, this ol bats going back in her closet lol...nite my friend
@@rustymcnitt5508 Hi Rusty, went out to my Rose garden yesterday. I have several that are just blooming away. Here in zone 8b-9 they pretty much have no down time. Last week I think I smelled Spring in the air. Hope the giant rodent (groundhog) was wrong. Happy gardening. 🍃🥀🍃
Cool Mike ! I've got a pair of sizzors with me all the time now...got to find some willows. Do you leave hardwood cuttings in sand for a year as well ? Potted up last year's in the first fall... hope I didn't jump to soon. Thanks
Yeah, I like to leave them in for a year and then pot up the second winter. Spring is just around the corner though so you may start seeing buds swelling soon.
For those who don't want to buy rooting hormone, aloe works also. Just grab an aloe leaf cutting and stick your cutting in the leaf for a couple of minutes. Just FYI.
Thanks, I talk about aloe in this video: ua-cam.com/video/dQPQ2myM2Dk/v-deo.html
Yeah. I bought some willow cuttings. I left them in water WAAAAAAY too long before trasferring to soil. Much sad willow cutting death followed. But I'm going to try again. Thank you for the detailed video, even if I found it a little too late for my first batch.
Good luck!
@@MikeKincaid79 Willow update. Round two went much better. I left them in water just until the root initials swelled up and then potted them. Now they are happily rooted in soil.
Very informative. This is what I was looking for. Now I plan to soak in water til I get root initials and then immediately plant potting mix.
My only questions is. Some say to scrape the side off the stem?? Some say to leave a few leaves at the top?? Is this necessary?
It’s the first time I ever done this. I’m working with Apple Tree, Mulberry, Pecan, Birch, Mexican Redbud, and Elm.
That type of willow doesn’t do well in my part of TX. They need much more water than we naturally get during the year. There’s a desert willow, however, that might root the same way. I might try to find a tree locally and do some harvesting and try it. Great video, Mike.
Thanks Robert. I'm interested to hear how it goes for you with that desert willow. Going to look it up now.
@@MikeKincaid79 You’re welcome. I did a quick search and it looks like your method with slight adjustments will work well with the desert willow. The recommendation difference is cuttings to be 6” to 12” placed into soil with only 1” or so above the soil. I found one where the person was paying close attention to the blooms (color and amount). I’ll get pix and might attempt a video for you.
Man. I have GOT to find me some ground for bark😆
It's the best, LOL
have you got any more willow offcuts? this would be the perfect thing to get my mum on mothers. looks so nice!
I went and got more the next day.
I put some couple white willow cuttings 5 days ago and even that its summer it's starting to root like in this video.
Awesome!
I clicked like at the " you've got some s'plaining to do" 😆
LOL, couldn't help myself
You should do some long timelapse videos of rooting plants in water sometime, that would be cool to see!
I've thought of this a lot and would love too. I've been looking at good timelapse cameras.
I've got willows growing all over the place in the park near where I live, taking over the creek beds. A few big ones were planted for ornamental displays, and now there are just solid walls of thousands of tiny willows forming along the banks where the ground is persistently soaked.
Seemed like something that should be easy to clone/cultivate, I thought, so I took a few cuttings. None of them are doing very well, though. Over a week in there are a few cuttings with root initials. Nothing further along than that.
If none of these live, I'll have to try again in mid-winter.
I might have taken my cuttings from too close to the ends of the shoots... I might have taken all growth from this summer, not the year previous.
You definitely want to use hardwood cuttings from previous years growth.
I really couldn't care less about growing these in pots! Why the hell doesn't anyone talk about planting them in the ground, which I bet is why most people bought cuttings in the first place! BTW, cuttings started in water is recommended by CZ Grain that sells them.
I obtained some weeping willow material in April. I had to take the new leaf growth off. They're rooting in water now, but with no leaf growth. They're rooting. When they have a lot of roots on the stem, can I plant them in soil? Thanks, good video.
please send detail method for propagate Gypsophila from cuttings
Make sure you plant them near the septic tank! They'll bless you for that. Do you think putting the water rooted cuttings in a pot of water and slowly replace water with sand would work?
Babylonian willows love wet or very moist. I bet one would look cool in your swamp. Bromfield, in Ohio, had to cut trenches in some fields for drainage; it was impossible to trench-drain the fields. He chopped up willow branches, and pinned a mat of them in the raw soil. By fall, he had a forest growing there, and well-drained fields. Here, salt brush, LOL. With all the mineral in the soil, that's about it. Oh, and raise brine shrimp and rotifers at least till the trench turned into a block of caliche and salt. Hasta nieto! Right now, bienvenida la Arizona! the weather is about perfect.
Sounds awesome! I love the idea of using them to break up the soil and create better drainage. That's my plan in the swampy area of the property. I want to plant a whole bunch of them there. Staying away from the septic to prevent future damage bills, lol. I'm sure the trees would love it though!
@@MikeKincaid79 Yeah, like you see Chicago. Man, those trees do well with all those sewers and the dirty lake water. Remember, according to USDA studies, cattails can move 380 gallons of water from a pond into the air daily. Hasta, kid!
@@marschlosser4540 Thank you for that awsome information !!! Nature is so cool !! 🍃🥀🍃
I'm doing the sand method right now, I'll let you know how it goes
I put some in cardboard tubes and plant the cardboard tubes after overwintering them. It doesn't disturb the roots. There is a huge craft store near me that sells the tubes.
That’s a cool idea
I watched this video when you first released it, now are you planning on a repotting video? I finally got my willow cuttings today. I came back to rewatch the video. How are they looking now? A year later.
Yes, for sure. They're all sitting in the same deli cups out in the hoop house just waiting for warmer weather. Separating them won't be fun, ha!
Mike: Have you tried to grow Pansy flowers from seed? I am experimenting with it, but I can always use some personal experience. Thanks
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No, but I'm currently working on a project with petunia seeds. They all germinated but they sure are small. I just put them in one of those yogurt containers with a clear lid and put them under lights in my house.
@@MikeKincaid79 Yep, small seeds. each year, just before the first frost in the autumn, I dig up a petunia plant, pot it up and bring it in the house, under grow lights. Then at the right time, I make cuttings and dip them in a rooting gel, place the cuttings in small 4 inch pots, get them rooted and ready to set out when the weather warms up. I guess I should make a video on what and how I do that.
😎🪴 most of my viewers know that I’m a willow fanatic, they are so much fun!
I'll have to go check out your channel and search for the videos, thanks. I love this stuff just because it roots so fast! More videos on willow coming.
I probably should have watched this video before planting my willow cuttings in soil last night. I hope they do well. One question: I have a 7 foot willow and I cut off some suckers; would those be viable to propagating? They’re fresh and green and feel very soft
It really depends on how soft they are. The firmer it is, the better chance of success.
I was wondering if you think I could possibly get some cuttings from a tree that had fallen during the hurricane about 2 weeks ago? The leaves are still green... What do you think that the cells of the tree are already starting to die and it won't allow me to propagate it. Or do ya think its worth me trying?
I've heard if you place other less easy to root plants in the water with willow, some of that root hormone will be shared to the other plant. If you keep the water you rooted your plant in - I believe it's called willow water -you can use it as a rooting hormone substitute. I haven't finished watching your video yet so maybe you mention the above but I wanted to type this out before I forgot lol
I've heard that and It's certainly preached a lot in the plant community. I've personally tried it with no better luck than not using it. I've only ever found 1 study that shows that it's not effective but there's a lot of stigma that comes with it and thousands of people all over the world who believe in it, so there must be something to this one.
Have u tried tree tubes for propagation? They work great and no separating, just transplant whole without disturbing roots.
That’s a great idea. I have thought about it, haven’t done it yet.
Hey man great video! It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who has butchered cuttings transitioning into soil. I found slowly adding soil to the cup of water containing the cuttings till it becomes more soil than water to work. Do you think that would be equally as effective as the soil you had shown
I actually made a video all about transferring the cuttings: ua-cam.com/video/LzZzv3EtF2w/v-deo.html
I have had a hell of a time with just weeping willow. I have had no issue with sugar, big leaf and Japanese maples. Just the weeping.
I always had trouble once it came time to transfer them but if you do this method and put them in soil, it will work out great. They're still doing really well.
So you are rooting weeping willow? The other willow I know is awkward to print. Which grows crazy fast!
But weeping willow is hard to grow!! Ugh
@@MikeKincaid79 I'm not sure what the issue is. Mine do fine for two months then they die. They have good roots in the soil. Might be the tree itself. Trying to save one that redheaded sap sucker have just whipped out.
Smashing videos bin watching u for years just seeing g witch videos iv misses wich ay meny an I live uk can u take cutting in april
Hey, glad you enjoy them, and thanks for your support over the years. I'm currently working on a series about building my home, if you're interested.
@Mike Kincaid just bin watching that as we speak bud smashing work all round carnt wait to see it finished like I wood love to do wot ur doin like smashing work
An can you take cuttings in April in uk or wood that be to late an thanks you for your replay relly nice thanks you
I've converted all my old fluorescent lighting to led instead of replacing bulbs just buy the conversion led set supper simple way less electric
Twice as bright and the bulbs last long time!
I'm loving led more and more every year. I've been thinking about converting those fluorescent tubes to leds. Maybe now is the time.
Where did you buy the kit? Thanks.
Big box stores sell them and there are many you tube videos on it its so simple I'm sorry I didn't do it long ago.
@@johnbranconi9053 Thanks!
I took some weeping willow cuttings in the fall, put them in water in the basement and they now have roots but only coming from the very bottom, not the sides. Is that a bad thing?
Roots are never a bad thing, lol
Hey Mike, with the abundance of rooting hormone in the Willow, what plants would enjoy being propagated with it? I sometimes put pothos cuttings in with other plant cuttings to share the natural rooting hormone. I'm just wondering if I can do the same here.
People claim that it works but there are studies that prove otherwise. I personally say that if it works for you then do it. I haven't done any controlled experiments on this yet.
I’ve heard that you can use Willow or parts of Willow as a rooting hormone. I’ve never researched it how to do it, but have you ever tried that? Or do you know anything about it?
Yes, it's a great alternative. I'm actually working on a video about it now!
Hey, I heard that you can make homemade rooting hormone from willow stems. Crush them up, steep in hot water and use for other plants, or water other plants with to help them develop their roots. Pretty fascinating
Make ”willow tea” from new growth leaves and branches...
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I’ve had that happen several times when rooting in water. Not much success after potting them up.
Yes, then you know exactly what I'm talking about. As easy as willow are to root, they never seem to do well for me during the transition. Well this video confirms that the soil worked out much better and the plants are continuing to thrive. More video ideas about this coming!
@@MikeKincaid79 I have read that if you start putting soil in the bottom of the glass after they have rooted and before you plant the cuttings they become used to soil and transfer fine. I have not tried it yet but I keep intending to.
@@MikeKincaid79 I usually put them in 4/6 packs with mudd once they have some little roots. Then slowly let mud dry and turn to dirt. Once I see roots coming out of the bottom I pot them up.
Can you do a expirement, take 3 willow cuttings grow them to like 4 ft. Then chop the ends off 2 of thrm and graft the trees into one large tree that has 3 root balls. Im curious if it would grow faster than a single tree.
Hello Mike can I follow these steps of rooting pomegranate tree from cuting of stem of the tree?
Not sure as I've never tried to propagate pomegranate. I'll bet you could get it to root well as an air layer.
Thanks for the video. I’m trying this technique with apple tree in England and it’s almost September. Can I grow them like this in direct sunlight?
I’ve never tried to root apple tree cuttings but I’m sure it’s possible. I typically like to graft them.
I have another question can you do this in a summer time? Like with leaves on the willow cuttings?
Yes
Many years ago folks used willow bark for pain relief. It has anti inflammatory properties. If you put a couple willow cuttings in water with your fig cuttings, would it be beneficial.
I don't think it would make much of a difference. I know people swear by willow water but I haven't seen where it makes much of a difference.
Did you ever try the freezing in water? I wonder if that would damage the roots.
Also: potential video idea for January coming up to see what makes the difference: I wonder if you start with oodles of cuttings in water, then transfer to soil after roots are at different lengths in water, say 1/2 inch, 1 inch, 2 inch etc to see if the extra initial growth promotes better follow on growth/health etc.
Maybe I’ll see you back here in a year for the results! 😜
LOL, you never know
So willow are one of the easy cuttings to root
Absolutely!
I tried rooting weeping willow in the summer and failed big time.... 10 sticks and nothing!
Never tried summer rooting of willow but you should definitely do it now and use this method. It's worked out great hear and I'm loving this method.
Do you think I can do this with peach blossom tree ( the one does not have fruits)?
I've never tried to root that as a hardwood cutting but if you have the tree then it's worth a try.
I have thick cuttings about 1-2 inches thick. Will they root as well as they younger smaller cuttings?
I think they root better.
From what I have read, water roots are more delicate than soil roots because they do not have to search for moisture. Soil creates sturdier root systems since the roots do have to search for moisture.
I have not tried this, but one suggestion is to gradually replace the water with well dampened potting medium rather than directly transplanting water rooted plants. I am going to try that since I have several water rooted cuttings right now.
Working on the idea now, and yes, I'm filming it! We'll see what happens.
They rooted mvery fast. Is there more plants that root that fast ?
Willow are just about the fastest but figs root fairly quickly too and that's an addiction all on it's own, haha.
Hey, would it be possible to propagate from a cutting like this at this time of the year?
Yes, absolutely! Just cut a 1/2 or larger branch, cut the new growth off and follow this video.
Hi Mike. I've been trying to propagate willow. We aren't having much success. They keep on going all the way black or black at the tips. You got any advice. Thanks
Are you rooting in water? I think that works best. Also, try fatter cuttings.
Cheers, buddy hah get it … no …. Anyone. Pf alright. Lol
Cheers, lol
Hey mike did you use tap water...reply plsss....
Yes. I have my own well so there's no chlorine or added chemicals. If you don't have good water, a great alternative to tap is distilled water. It naturally becomes more acidic over time, which is super helpful for rooting many plants. I'll have to do a video on this.
Try SLOWLY adding soil to the water container. Start with about a tablespoon every couple days for about 10 days, then start adding about 1/4 cup until it's full of soil instead of water.