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  • @dbwell9779
    @dbwell9779 Рік тому +1

    Dang 40% videos on figs another 40% on Rhododendron and with 4 million plants to choose from would love to see new prop videos! Thanks

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +10

      Also, 40% on roses, 40% on burning bush, 40% on lavender, weigela, apple grafting, pear air layering, petunias, begonias, viburnum, hosta, pothos, dracaena, dogwood, at least 40% on hydrangeas, did I forget any? That all adds up to at least 5680%. LOL. I couldn't help myself but you're right, there are many more plants to work with. Stick around, I'm not going anywhere.

    • @baldyeti
      @baldyeti Рік тому +1

      @@MikeKincaid79 😂

    • @dbwell9779
      @dbwell9779 Рік тому +1

      Might be UA-cam recommendations always show me figs 😂

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +2

      @@dbwell9779 LOL, the figs are calling. I'll do more videos about other plants as the season progresses, right now the figs are what's happening and rooting.

    • @ludwigcodjambassis8866
      @ludwigcodjambassis8866 Рік тому

      Come on!!! I have seen dozens species prop. On mike's videos. Cuttings, airlayeri g and grafting...( Unique experiment in Japanese maple) ... It's a very unkind commentary, completely out of info.

  • @Wethecenter
    @Wethecenter Рік тому +2

    I appreciate your commitment and honesty in the process. That is how science is suppose to work!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      Yes! We should be able to admit our mistakes and learn from the process. We should also be able to ask questions. I can think of a few instances where all that is not happening in recent history but that's a story for another time and another channel, lol.

  • @greenthumbelina7331
    @greenthumbelina7331 Рік тому +3

    Keep experimenting, Mike, that's how we gain knowledge... even when a propagation experiment doesn't work, we learn from it. Stay safe and give your lovely ladies a hug from all of us! ~Margie🤗

  • @thenotoriousfig
    @thenotoriousfig Рік тому +7

    Green wood air layers work fine. I've done later in season, but yes in July is best when plants are in super growth mode. You don't need to girdle, just scratch and gotta apply rooting hormone, like CloneX. Sandwich method works well if you let the roots really fill the baggie.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +5

      I'm definitely excited about making some adjustments and giving it a shot again earlier in the season.

  • @davidaleshire4292
    @davidaleshire4292 Рік тому +2

    Glad to see this video, since I got some air layering pods for Christmas. I’m already looking at some trees and bushes that I want to try this spring.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      Get them on early. Air layering is a ton of fun. Seeing the massive roots it produces is so rewarding.

  • @darlatidwell6255
    @darlatidwell6255 Рік тому +1

    Well now you know, and now we all know. Whatever it takes to grow more figs. ☺️ Great to see some roots starting no matter what. Keep up the good work and the good videos! 👍✌️

  • @mflath7374
    @mflath7374 Рік тому +1

    Trial and error is a great learning tool.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      Sure is. Looking forward to expanding on this experiment this summer.

  • @scubamage
    @scubamage 4 місяці тому

    Thank you so much for sharing the failures as well as the successes! Still plenty to learn, and everything your analysis discussed made sense.

  • @robertdurkin7596
    @robertdurkin7596 Рік тому

    Working hard, Mike, all plants. Figs, more, let's growing lots more in this spring and summer!! Awesome 👌 😉👍🪴❤️

  • @Times365up
    @Times365up Рік тому

    Ahhh... so much patience. Each plant / tree are completely different from another. Even hydroponics have issues on temperature and chemical assistance. Learning is the best experience. Thanks, Kincaid.

  • @453421abcdefg12345
    @453421abcdefg12345 Рік тому +1

    Well that is very confidence building! I thought you would have had 100% success with this method Mike, at least this makes my failed attempt bearable, I set mine up in June, and waited until December, expecting to get the same results that got with your large Fig trunk cuttings, but no root at all on my air layering pods, I will try again this year, I both striped a leaf off, and a 2" long area of bark, but nothing by either method. Chris B.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      Ha, sounds like we got the same results! Well, there's always next summer. Let's start them a little earlier and scrape some bark. I think we're on the right track.

    • @453421abcdefg12345
      @453421abcdefg12345 Рік тому

      @@MikeKincaid79 I note that you did not provide for any moisture in the rooting pod, and my attempt last year was during an extremely dry season with 45 C temperatures, I wonder if that could be a cause. You had such fantastic results with that huge Fig log it inspired me to have a go. Chris B.

  • @BigggRoss
    @BigggRoss Рік тому +2

    Yeah. You need to expose the green layer just under the bark, the cambium layer. That's how the master gardeners taught me how to do it and it works well. We also used rooting hormone brushed along the exposed area.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      I was trying something different this time. Here's a video I did last summer and used the principles you mentioned: ua-cam.com/video/KM8VbV99Vf0/v-deo.html

  • @sayehhossainzade8257
    @sayehhossainzade8257 Рік тому +2

    I like your experiments Mike and what i like even more is that you're always learning sth new.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      Glad you enjoy them and it only makes sense to share the failures with the successes. We'll get it figured out this summer!

  • @kevinquinlanphoto
    @kevinquinlanphoto Рік тому +2

    I did this with a sucker on a Verdino del nord this summer. I am pretty sure I did rough up the bark a little, and used some rooting harmone gel. It took, several months, and didn't have many roots right away, but it did well and survived after it was cut off ( and moved to the greenhouse).

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +2

      Good to know, thanks for sharing that. I'm still convinced there's a way to do this and get really fast roots. Going to work on it more this summer.

    • @kevinquinlanphoto
      @kevinquinlanphoto Рік тому

      @Mike Kincaid I did another on a fully lignified thick branch at the same time of RDB and it put out a ton of roots. The advantage to doing it on green suckers is of course that I wanted to prune that branch away anyway... but mabye the suckers have less energy than a full size branch..

  • @baldyeti
    @baldyeti Рік тому +1

    Daggum, look at that! 3/15 that late in the season is pretty stinkin good results! I hope you repeat this the exact same way next (or this) growing season, at least on some of them.
    I appreciate you thinkin outside the box and sharing the results. Negative results are still results. With lots to be learned.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      That's the way I see it. Always good to see ya here buddy!

  • @hrnature5501
    @hrnature5501 Рік тому

    Great video my friend 👍

  • @camicri4263
    @camicri4263 Рік тому

    Well, you win some and you lose some! Next time will be better! Great to see you my friend 🙏❤️🤗
    Hugs 🤗🤗

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      It will be better for sure. Looking forward to it.

    • @camicri4263
      @camicri4263 Рік тому

      Me too Mike!🤗🤗❤️

  • @carolsuch5646
    @carolsuch5646 Рік тому +1

    Hi Mike
    Perhaps if you did half with rooting hormones and half without, see which is best and do them earlier.
    Carol

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +2

      I like that idea for experimenting. I'll definitely start them earlier.

  • @osvaldocontrerassr.7589
    @osvaldocontrerassr.7589 Рік тому +1

    Great lesson 🙂

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +2

      Thanks Osvaldo. Looking forward to getting this figured out this summer.

  • @ethanchabert
    @ethanchabert Рік тому

    Great content Mike! Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Even though these experiments failed. lol But, when we fail is when we learn the most.

  • @thesarge-
    @thesarge- Рік тому

    Thanks for the video Mike. I agree with you, I bet girdling the branch next time would result in higher success. Also, I love air layering, those air layer pods look awesome. I’ve never seen those before.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      I sure am hoping for better success next summer by making those few adjustments. You can find the pods on Amazon. Here a few links to different size packages of them: amzn.to/3krXd5s | amzn.to/3Wq540F | amzn.to/3QQf5TH

  • @shawng8432
    @shawng8432 Рік тому

    I’ve seen Ross pluck 2 or 3 leaves off up toward the top of a green branch and use the sandwich bag method. He puts a tie strap around it and lets it fall to the ground without cover. Roots galore lol. Maybe time of season and I think a bigger pod/ bag might be better. Love the videos buddy!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      I think your right. Time of year makes a big difference. I wanted to do a lot with it this year but the house is consuming me.

  • @bigears4654
    @bigears4654 Рік тому

    Back in the 60s my dad used to make a slit nearly 1/2 way through the branch and put a sliver of wood ( like a toothpick)in the cut to keep it open. Then finish as you do. It worked for him.

  • @RobGlenn-b9g
    @RobGlenn-b9g 2 місяці тому

    I started my air layering in the summer. Now it is starting to root, but there are really nice figs on the plant. So I don't want to cut it away from the mother plant yet. Is it ok to just let it ride out and get the fruit then cut it and replant? I live in the NE so do I need to be careful with frost? Or should I wait for it to go dormant and let the plant stay indoors out of the freeze / frost?
    Thanks

  • @RESlusher
    @RESlusher Рік тому +1

    I'm going to try this with my blackberries come springtime. What kind of pods / cups were you using, Mike? Thanks for doing what yer doin'! 😁

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      I was using root pods. Here's an Amazon link to them: amzn.to/3krXd5s | amzn.to/3Wq540F | amzn.to/3QQf5TH

  • @brownthumbnursery
    @brownthumbnursery Рік тому

    And this is why we do experiments!

  • @lukeott58
    @lukeott58 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing your experiments. They are interesting and very informative. You mentioned Dan Foster has a video, I will check that out. Keep us updated

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      He's got a great series of videos about rooting softwood fig cuttings in the summer.

  • @jfred1924
    @jfred1924 Рік тому

    Going to try a hardwood air layering this spring on a flowering plum tree. Going to try two different size limbs and see how they turn out. If it works I have a place I can plant it in the yard.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      Awesome! I'm sure it will work for you. Air layering is a very rewarding way to multiply your trees because of the masses of roots you get. I've air layered Kwanza cherry trees so I would think the plum will do fine. Just make sure to start your air layers early so they have all summer to root.

  • @1Kent
    @1Kent Рік тому +1

    I'm hoping for better luck this year too.
    I'll get an earlier start and use rooting hormone. 👍

  • @ericwiltz6584
    @ericwiltz6584 Рік тому

    I saw your propagating method from three years ago and I don't think I would waste my time with air layering. My golden riverside suffers a broken branch and IU put in planting medium in a plastic bag and I now have buds and roots. Like you, I'm not a fan at providing a humidified tent. If you allow open rooting, hardening off is much easier and disease is minimal.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      Yes, but air layering can be a lot of fun and very rewarding. Did you see how many roots I got on this one: ua-cam.com/video/KM8VbV99Vf0/v-deo.html

  • @wichtelgarten
    @wichtelgarten Рік тому

    In my experiences from cuttings last winter the fungus loves it when you wrap the soil airtight.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      I agree but air layering is a little different, especially if you use an inert material. I'll be working on this more this summer.

    • @wichtelgarten
      @wichtelgarten Рік тому

      @@MikeKincaid79 No, I meant for the cuttings especially indoors. For the air layers as i know is no other possibility to put them in a air layer box. By the way a learnt a lot from your videos mike :)

  • @heystevo
    @heystevo Рік тому +1

    I would use Dan's method of pinching the top softwood growth and rooting it. The purpose of pinching in the first place is to promote earlier fruiting on the branches. All Dan was doing was finding a way to root the pinched softwood rather than throw it away. For me, airlayers are best with some lignafied wood involved........at least, that's what has worked for me. On the hand pollinating scene, I've heard now that instead of using distilled water, use regular tap water, and instead of sucrose, use white table sugar, and some have even used water, without any sugar, and mixing with pollen, and injecting into the eye of the fig to pollinate it. To me, that would be great if all that was needed was pollen, water, and a needle to get the job done. It will be interesting to see in the coming years, how this evolves since there's been an increased interest in this method, and no doubt because of the black fig fly that's now in areas where the fig wasp exists.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      I'm not a fig pollinating expert but with other plants, that's all it takes, Pollen. Since figs are inverted flowers, pollen, water, and a needle sound reasonable. Sometimes I think people complicate it. When I got my wife pregnant, I didn't dump a bunch of sucrose in there too, LOL. Sorry for that but couldn't help it. I may be wrong though, as I have no experience with pollinating figs. As far as Dan's method, I didn't realize he was just trying to find something to do with pinched fig tops. I just love experimenting with this stuff and determined to see if I can get this to work, where I can air layer a green top and get tons of roots in a short time. I do agree that air layering the older wood is definitely a very reliable tried and true method. I really enjoyed air layering that Holier you sent me last summer and all the roots it produced. Speaking of, I need to get that one in the ground soon.

  • @zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848

    It is always worth a try. Maybe if you waited until the roots were much bigger before removing it from the tree. It may also work better mid-spring. Maybe if you strip some bark off like with air-layering other plants.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      I think all those things are worth trying. I'll definitely be starting them earlier this summer and will probably shave some bark off around them.

  • @mustafaahmed1918
    @mustafaahmed1918 Рік тому

    Mike I like your work

  • @msblades5382
    @msblades5382 Рік тому

    Mike very cool i have learned something new for me to try in my garden>>>>> Wink Wink... Cheers, Martin

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      There ya go buddy, haha. It works, wink wink. LOL

  • @michellefresa7731
    @michellefresa7731 Рік тому +1

    The roots are prompted to grow because you have cut the Cambian layer triggering emergency action. Just snapping the leaf off is a normal function of the stem and doesn’t start the survival response of growing new roots

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      Interesting. I'm going to do more experiments with this next summer.

    • @michellefresa7731
      @michellefresa7731 Рік тому

      As a side note, as long as the plant is photosynthesizing you can expect roots to grow, even in the winter, albeit as a slower rate

  • @josephcarrera3953
    @josephcarrera3953 Рік тому

    Cool experiment 👍🏻

  • @theoverworkedgardener5648
    @theoverworkedgardener5648 Рік тому

    Cool video Mike. Not every experiment comes out the way you think. but you always win in the long run long as you keep try ing

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      My favorite words you've said so far in 2023 are the first 8 words of the last sentence. Don't forget them when you're planting pumpkins.

    • @theoverworkedgardener5648
      @theoverworkedgardener5648 Рік тому

      @@MikeKincaid79 lol good luck to you you'll need it hahaha

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      Hey, they're your words. I may have to stop by to make sure it's not all staged on your end.

    • @theoverworkedgardener5648
      @theoverworkedgardener5648 Рік тому

      @@MikeKincaid79 come on down you know where I live. Lol

    • @theoverworkedgardener5648
      @theoverworkedgardener5648 Рік тому

      @@MikeKincaid79 oh by the way when you're down here you can pick up 13 goats and take them back with you lol

  • @mariaximena9221
    @mariaximena9221 Рік тому

    Hi Mike. I have a wonderful fig in my backyard. Amazing sweet figs, if I can have one ripen before the squirrels get to them. I'm in southern California. My husband chopped the tree in half. She gave some branches last summer. I was wondering, can I propagate those branches into new plants? Thx in advance for your help! 🙏

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      Absolutely! You can cut some chunks off and stick them in a good rooting medium. They should root as the weather warms this spring.

    • @heystevo
      @heystevo Рік тому

      Not sure if it would work, but putting organza bags on each fig would maybe stop the squirrels from eating them........worth a try.

  • @citylotgardening6171
    @citylotgardening6171 Місяць тому

    Great info thanks for sharing friend 👍

  • @wildchook745
    @wildchook745 Рік тому

    I'm going to try this,...

  • @TheFigHunter
    @TheFigHunter Рік тому

    Great video

  • @dingydate
    @dingydate Рік тому

    Hi Mike, what is best petunias grown by cutti g or seeds,
    cheers Aussie Chris.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      Hey Chris! Any petunias will root easily by cutting and germinate from seed. So whatever your favorite variety is, give it a go. Enjoy the rest of your summer mate!

    • @dingydate
      @dingydate Рік тому +1

      @@MikeKincaid79 THANK'S Mike i have just planted out my first lot of cuttings ,PS the Kincade way and i am happy with the results ,as i have never tried seeds as yet, we usually buy our new plants from Bunnings Hardware, CHEERS and thank's for your help. Chris

  • @M4077
    @M4077 Рік тому

    Great 👍

  • @RCCRAYZ
    @RCCRAYZ Рік тому

    Great experiment Mike! My best guess is, I think they died and rotted soon as it got cold, I lost some of my softwood cuttings to freezing temps back in December, so lesson learned for me, gotta get the softwoods indoors to winter over. I started softwood cuttings in the first week of July, and kept going sticking more every week until September, all the evergreen stuff, the cold didn't even phase, but anything else that is more sensitive like weigela, hydrangeas, spirea, bit the dust. I checked on them after watching one of your videos I watched recently were you warned us to protect your cuttings from the cold lol, and they were toast! Thanks for sharing, I recently started my own nursery channel with my own experiment's, I will comment with that channel too. Also quick question, I heard on one of your older videos about some members club you run? How do I join that? Can you send me a link? Thanks for all your knowledge and inspiration!

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      Cool, I'll have to check out your channel. I agree about the fig air layers and am looking forward to trying this again earlier in the season. As far as the website, here's the link: propagateplantslikeapro.com It's not so much a club as it is a series of videos that cover everything I do here on my place. I would like to eventually add more to it and be more interactive on it, just haven't gotten that far yet.

    • @dreaminggreennursery
      @dreaminggreennursery Рік тому +1

      @@MikeKincaid79 hey Mike this is R C CRAY Z, this is my Nursery channel. I don't have alot on it yet, but I have alot on the way, just waiting on things to finish growing to post more. Thanks for your knowledge and time put into your videos.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      Right on, thanks for putting this here. I'll check it out now that I've got the right channel.

  • @agpawpaw5912
    @agpawpaw5912 5 місяців тому

    I did later in the year air layering and it failed too. Next year I did earlier in the season and I had success.

  • @Koseenanat
    @Koseenanat Рік тому

    Ofcourse it didn’t root you have to cut around the bark recently did my 1st air layer on a huge fig tree in the neighborhood it’s a 8 foot branch and it rooted very good cut it down last week at 2am and transplanted it thank god I wasn’t caught but now I have my own 8 foot fig tree so happy 🎉

  • @airford13
    @airford13 Рік тому

    Do you girdle
    Above or below the node?

  • @cmt6136
    @cmt6136 Рік тому

    Actually, when I have my own fig trees, I am more inclined to grow fig cuttings. failure is fine. More or less, there are always some cuttings that rot. The rest cuttings that successfully grow roots and leaves, I can make them stronger, taller and sprout more roots.

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      Yeah, they don't all make it. I love figs for there resilience and they take so well to pruning.

  • @natemurphy4367
    @natemurphy4367 Рік тому

    Yeah a little cut would help I would think

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      I think you're right. I'm going to play around with it more this summer. Determined to get this to work.

  • @mio.giardino
    @mio.giardino Рік тому

    I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the method as there’s a major grower/garden centre in the area and when I go into the greenhouse is to look at their massive fig trees there’s always air layering pots, full size, on many of the branches that they are rooting out directly on the tree.
    Try again 😊

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +2

      Really cool to hear. I'll definitely be doing this again this summer.

  • @BlackJesus8463
    @BlackJesus8463 Рік тому

    Nice try. 👍

  • @rehannon9864
    @rehannon9864 Рік тому

    keep thinking you will figure it out.Time & foot work maybe it was too humid and didn't allow calluses to form properly. it sounds plausible

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      We'll get it. I'm looking forward to trying some new things next summer

    • @rehannon9864
      @rehannon9864 Рік тому

      that's nice to hear looking forward to seeing the new stuff then 👌thanks

  • @rctrucks2094
    @rctrucks2094 Рік тому

    I honestly can't air layer like I do it then pull off the thing to find no roots whatsoever and I thought I did everything right

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому +1

      How long do you give it to root before pulling everything apart?

    • @rctrucks2094
      @rctrucks2094 Рік тому

      @@MikeKincaid79 It is a poplar sucker right by our fountain it is very well developed so I decided to air layer it and left it basically most of the season and nothing, however I do live on the dry side of WA so I might have to start sooner before it gets to hot

  • @margaretmarshall3645
    @margaretmarshall3645 Рік тому

    Here’s a video of Ross Raddi doing softwood green air layers. Like you, no hormones, and no scoring the bark or removing it. He uses sandwich bags instead of pods, but the only SIGNIFICANT difference is his starting them in July instead of August. Try again earlier next year!
    ua-cam.com/video/wxkLwBh7TQs/v-deo.html

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      I didn't know he was doing that. So much for ground-breaking, lol. I definitely think I started them too late.

  • @missmarjantransiran
    @missmarjantransiran Рік тому

    👌😍🌞

  • @emadahmed9615
    @emadahmed9615 Рік тому

    Hi

  • @rosavenus6285
    @rosavenus6285 Рік тому

    ❤😘😍🌲👍🏻

  • @adquragarden2653
    @adquragarden2653 Рік тому

    👍👍👍👍👍🤝🤝🤝🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍

  • @mustafaahmed1918
    @mustafaahmed1918 Рік тому

    Good evening dear, Mike know you chose right path please go to esy why rgd

    • @MikeKincaid79
      @MikeKincaid79  Рік тому

      Thanks Mustafa. Happy to be here and share what I'm learning.