What a fun progression - that pot / humidity tray kit is sweet!! Love that you can see the roots - no guessing as to how things are going. Hope your treelings enjoy a great growing season this year. If they grow at the same pace, you might be getting a second grow tent!
Great job Obiwan, 5 out of 5 success!! One thing you could try as an experiment with all five in grow pots, from 2025 move one per year to a bonsai pot so over the decade you get a long-term vision of the difference between leaving to grow unrestricted in a larger container, versus regularly pruning roots & branches to maintain in a small pot. Just an idea! Alternatively you could make an olive grove penjing, ... the possibilities are endless!
Give it up, Dave. I have the high ground. What a fantastic idea! I was just plannin on flipping them, maybe keep one. I’ll have to chew on that…10 year commitment on top of just procreating?!? Scary 😉
@@baldyeti it's amazing how quickly those years go by. Also, a good thing about a long term plan is that if you're extra busy one year, you can always just postpone to the following year 😉
These are awesome! there is nothing like seeing cuttings root and putting out new growth. I have, I think, 2 Olive cuttings I recently put in my make shift terrarium.. I've not checked for roots yet but they are still alive and loving the humitidy and light. I have a grow light over them which is on for about 12 hours a day. They are sharing the terrarium with other cuttings and trees too. Really please for you Mr Yeti! your cuttings have come a long way and from my understanding of Olives, they are slow growing. Well done dude!! 🔥🔥🔥👍👍
Thanks, brother! I hope yours root out for you too, Jay. I’ve got another batch currently rooting. I changed things up a bit though, hoping to jumpstart the progress. We’ll see. I appreciate the support my friend.
Woa this one slipped under the radar! Looks like they are out of the woods. Also looks like you’re fighting the great white northern climate to get that bad boys moving. I’ve never tried my hand with olives, but our friend Ian at Backgarden Bonsai has…maybe check out his stuff!
Who has 2 thumbs &’s a big dumb bafoon? 👉🏼😳👈🏼this guy! It’s taken me forever to realize how cold our nights are at summer, and how cool my “plant room” stays. And Ian is a bad ass. He has magic kitty litter, my roots don’t grow like that.
Olive love water and you can put tray [use that boot one you have I use same] under with substrate so they can escape roots you will get better growth .
awesome video thank you...but you should state what type of Olive tree it is...as some types are very hard to propogate and some are easy....so I would love to know which one you had....you being in the USA....I think it would be a Mission Olive tree
Hey, thank you for the watch and the feedback. I appreciate it! Good call on naming the variety. I honestly do not know. Olives are hard to come by in my area. I imagine it’s a green olive. But beyond that, I would not know how to identify it. Regardless of the type, I believe the method holds up. Very true though that some are easier to root than others. Again, thank you!
I see that they are not getting sun light and there is a lot of water, usually I see recommendations to keep the water to minimum and in sunlight. Can you please tell me how are you doing it? water intervals , sunlight an if you apply heat . Thanks! I haven't had any luck yet :(
Oh man, I’m sorry you haven’t had luck rooting these yet. I kept the soil moist but not saturated. I really only added water once I let more air into the humidity dome. As for light, 8-10 hours of grow lights is all they had. I’m sure real sun light would be better. I’m not sure what the recommendation say, but I can tell you this worked! And doing several more cuttings right now, using a variety of methods and mediums. I hope to release that video in the summer.
Thanks for all the updates and the great video. Did your water them and how often after you initially planted the cuttings? Did you open the humidity dome or close it?
Great questions! I had a bit of standing water in the tray, and I kept the dome closed. No watering necessary, it was self contained. But then the top growth happened, so I opened the dial to let it breath a bit, and suddenly the roots shot out. After that, I kept the dome dial open, and used a spray bottle to mist it whenever the humidity dome didn’t have moisture on the walls, and none under the clear plastic cells. I hope this helps!
@@baldyeti it does thank you! I have the same container I just filled it up with the right mixture and I am doing the cuttings in the morning. Your video encouraged me to use this seedling container.
You know, I’m not real brand specific there. I used “Garden Safe TakeRoot Rooting Hormone”. What really matters is the active ingredient: indolebutyric acid or indole-3-butyric (or a variation of this) When my current supply ends, I’ll switch to Clonex Gel, just because I want to give it a go. Doing these cutting again, I’d probably use Hormodin 3. I read/heard it works better with hardwood cuttings, which these essentially were. But softwood, anything with indobutyric acid as the active ingredient
To root them: sphagnum moss, sand, and bonsai substrate Once planted out: bonsai substrate Bonsai Substrate: high calcined clay/turface, black lava, pumice, fur bark mulch This mix seems to give me pretty decent results in my area
I dip the ends in rooting hormone. A very generic brand. I do not know if it helps or not as subsequent cuttings have done well without it. Thank you for watching and reaching out.
I went with my regular bonsai substrate (high calcined clay, pumice, black lava small fir bark mulch)and added some chopped fresh sphagnum. I ran another batch and used clay pebbled, a little pumice and sphagnum peat moss. About 80% success on these, and less worry about it getting too dry.
To root them: sphagnum moss, sand, and bonsai substrate Once planted out: bonsai substrate Bonsai Substrate: high calcined clay/turface, black lava, pumice, fur bark mulch This mix seems to give me pretty decent results in my area
5 cuttings is really good success. if i had 5 cuttings from all my trees, i would have run out of room so long ago. nice job!
Thank you, Taco.
It’s easy to run out of room real quick, that’s for sure.
What a fun progression - that pot / humidity tray kit is sweet!! Love that you can see the roots - no guessing as to how things are going. Hope your treelings enjoy a great growing season this year. If they grow at the same pace, you might be getting a second grow tent!
Right?!? I love seeing the roots fill those cells and pour out the bottom. And tell me about it on the space! It runs out quick!
Great job Obiwan, 5 out of 5 success!! One thing you could try as an experiment with all five in grow pots, from 2025 move one per year to a bonsai pot so over the decade you get a long-term vision of the difference between leaving to grow unrestricted in a larger container, versus regularly pruning roots & branches to maintain in a small pot. Just an idea! Alternatively you could make an olive grove penjing, ... the possibilities are endless!
Give it up, Dave. I have the high ground.
What a fantastic idea! I was just plannin on flipping them, maybe keep one. I’ll have to chew on that…10 year commitment on top of just procreating?!?
Scary
😉
@@baldyeti it's amazing how quickly those years go by. Also, a good thing about a long term plan is that if you're extra busy one year, you can always just postpone to the following year 😉
Ahhhhh. The simple joys of life and bonsai. Looking good. Thanks, keep growing
Thanks Matt
Very helpful, thank you ❤
Hey I learn something that's always a good thing enjoyed your video have a nice day
Thank you, good sir!
Feels good to be able to help!!
These are awesome! there is nothing like seeing cuttings root and putting out new growth. I have, I think, 2 Olive cuttings I recently put in my make shift terrarium.. I've not checked for roots yet but they are still alive and loving the humitidy and light.
I have a grow light over them which is on for about 12 hours a day. They are sharing the terrarium with other cuttings and trees too.
Really please for you Mr Yeti! your cuttings have come a long way and from my understanding of Olives, they are slow growing.
Well done dude!!
🔥🔥🔥👍👍
Thanks, brother!
I hope yours root out for you too, Jay. I’ve got another batch currently rooting. I changed things up a bit though, hoping to jumpstart the progress. We’ll see.
I appreciate the support my friend.
@@baldyeti are you videoing the progress of these other ones too? You'll have to let us know what you've done differently 👍👍
Great video inspire me to give it a go
Definitely should! They root fairly easily. They almost make you feel like you know what you’re doing! (Hehe)
Thanks a lot!! I'm going to try.
Nice!
They are pretty tough trees. I hope it goes well for you too!
Great job
Thank you
Benissimo, complimenti!!!!!
Thank you! I appreciate that
Woa this one slipped under the radar! Looks like they are out of the woods. Also looks like you’re fighting the great white northern climate to get that bad boys moving. I’ve never tried my hand with olives, but our friend Ian at Backgarden Bonsai has…maybe check out his stuff!
Who has 2 thumbs &’s a big dumb bafoon?
👉🏼😳👈🏼this guy!
It’s taken me forever to realize how cold our nights are at summer, and how cool my “plant room” stays.
And Ian is a bad ass. He has magic kitty litter, my roots don’t grow like that.
Vary nice
Thank you, Shiv
Well, you’ve had more success than myself!! Great job my man!!
Thanks brother.
@@baldyeti you’re welcome!! I’ll be trying your technique on my next go about!
Olive love water and you can put tray [use that boot one you have I use same] under with substrate so they can escape roots you will get better growth .
Good call!
Thanks brothers.
For a second, I thought you were wearing a Star Trek tos shirt in that last section of the vid!❤
Haha!
No, not quite. Just an old long-John hoodie I’ve had forever.
@@baldyeti well, it looks cool🤠
Sooper Noice! Free material!
Heck yes. My goal is to sell off to pay for this addiction.
@@baldyeti i’ve sold some green giant cuttings. This year I’m shooting for 500 stems :)>
Violent criticism… I got none! 100% success, nice work my friend!
Love the guitar soundtrack by the way!
Thank you! I appreciate it, Dave. And the support.
Colin has some talent, for sure. I also dig fiddle, banjo, & piano solos, but Colin offered his for free 😁
@@baldyeti remind me, you know Colon personally?
Colin…
awesome video thank you...but you should state what type of Olive tree it is...as some types are very hard to propogate and some are easy....so I would love to know which one you had....you being in the USA....I think it would be a Mission Olive tree
Hey, thank you for the watch and the feedback. I appreciate it!
Good call on naming the variety. I honestly do not know. Olives are hard to come by in my area. I imagine it’s a green olive. But beyond that, I would not know how to identify it.
Regardless of the type, I believe the method holds up. Very true though that some are easier to root than others. Again, thank you!
Nice work creating more babies broski
Thanks brother
In a couple years, I’ll be able to open a booth at the farmers market!
@@baldyeti 😅🫣😎
Hehe
I see that they are not getting sun light and there is a lot of water, usually I see recommendations to keep the water to minimum and in sunlight. Can you please tell me how are you doing it? water intervals , sunlight an if you apply heat . Thanks! I haven't had any luck yet :(
Oh man, I’m sorry you haven’t had luck rooting these yet.
I kept the soil moist but not saturated. I really only added water once I let more air into the humidity dome. As for light, 8-10 hours of grow lights is all they had. I’m sure real sun light would be better.
I’m not sure what the recommendation say, but I can tell you this worked! And doing several more cuttings right now, using a variety of methods and mediums. I hope to release that video in the summer.
Thanks for all the updates and the great video. Did your water them and how often after you initially planted the cuttings? Did you open the humidity dome or close it?
Great questions!
I had a bit of standing water in the tray, and I kept the dome closed. No watering necessary, it was self contained. But then the top growth happened, so I opened the dial to let it breath a bit, and suddenly the roots shot out. After that, I kept the dome dial open, and used a spray bottle to mist it whenever the humidity dome didn’t have moisture on the walls, and none under the clear plastic cells. I hope this helps!
@@baldyeti it does thank you! I have the same container I just filled it up with the right mixture and I am doing the cuttings in the morning. Your video encouraged me to use this seedling container.
Any particular rooting powder that you recommend?
You know, I’m not real brand specific there. I used “Garden Safe TakeRoot Rooting Hormone”. What really matters is the active ingredient: indolebutyric acid or indole-3-butyric (or a variation of this)
When my current supply ends, I’ll switch to Clonex Gel, just because I want to give it a go.
Doing these cutting again, I’d probably use Hormodin 3. I read/heard it works better with hardwood cuttings, which these essentially were. But softwood, anything with indobutyric acid as the active ingredient
@@baldyetithank you for your advice 🙂 appreciate it
Is it normal for new cuttings planted to turn yellow? A week later, by the tips
Normal?
No, I don’t think it’s normal. But if buds are pushing at the base of any of the leaves, you should be good. Yellow is the leaf dying back
What soil mix did you use here please?
To root them: sphagnum moss, sand, and bonsai substrate
Once planted out: bonsai substrate
Bonsai Substrate: high calcined clay/turface, black lava, pumice, fur bark mulch
This mix seems to give me pretty decent results in my area
What do you put on the end of the tree
I dip the ends in rooting hormone. A very generic brand. I do not know if it helps or not as subsequent cuttings have done well without it.
Thank you for watching and reaching out.
I need plant
What type of soil media did you use?
I went with my regular bonsai substrate (high calcined clay, pumice, black lava small fir bark mulch)and added some chopped fresh sphagnum.
I ran another batch and used clay pebbled, a little pumice and sphagnum peat moss. About 80% success on these, and less worry about it getting too dry.
What is the soil you used?
To root them: sphagnum moss, sand, and bonsai substrate
Once planted out: bonsai substrate
Bonsai Substrate: high calcined clay/turface, black lava, pumice, fur bark mulch
This mix seems to give me pretty decent results in my area
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