Fig cuttings using root hormone
tonyrene
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Comments (2)Marc, First of all,I'm not a pro,but I have had some success. In all the written material I've found (so far),rooting hormone was not very effective for Blueberry cuttings propagation.It probably won't hurt,but what is more important is having a film of water on the leaves until roots form. I use a Mist-o-matic and also a box with a timer and a pond fogger set in a tray of water,surrounded by the cuttings stuck in a peat moss/perlite mix. The pond fogger method works fairly well and is shown by a guy on Youtube. Are your cuttings from Winter pruning or new growth in Spring/Summer? Brady...See MoreCan method of rootings Fig cutting be used for Grape cuttings
Comments (12)Grapes root very easily when they are in the mood. I've used grape sticks as garden markers and they rooted (same with fig sticks). Last winter I chopped up my grape vine prunings and used them as mulch under a fig tree - about 30 grape vines started, all from pieces 1 or 2 inches long (nodes of course). When I have wanted to start grapes from cuttings, I used dormant cuttings collected in the mid-winter prunings, and treated them exactly as I have done with figs, in containers with peatmoss and perlite, with 2 or 3 nodes in the medium, and keeping evenly moist. I tried to start one from a greenwood cutting once and failed, but I have heard that it can be done. I had some Interlaken and Canadice grape cuttings that I saved in plastic bags in a bundle, and forgot about them. They were stored in a cool moist shed on the north side of the house. Several grew roots. I see no reason why you cant try the method that you describe. There are some issues with having the right temperature for callous formation. Details from an expert are in the link below - his grape book is where I learned everything that I know about grapes. You can put extra sticks into the ground and also see if they grow. Grapes grow so prolifically, you should be able to get lots of cuttings for nothing. Backyard grapes are as addictive as figs, taste incrediblly better than store-bought, and more productive, faster, than figs (in my yard). Good luck with your new hobby. Daniel Here is a link that might be useful: Grape cutting method...See MoreRooting hormone added to water for plant cuttings ?
Comments (5)as yiorges-z5il suggested, the actual compound that aids rooting needs to be used in such minute quantities (in pats per million) that dissolving the hormone in water might make the concentration too strong along the stem under water and you'd get more in the soil than on the base of the cutting (if you are using soil). The rooting compounds usually contain some auxin (usually IBA) - auxins are herbicides at high concentrations (hence the low concentrations in rooting hormones). That being said, because the concentration is so low, the majority of the rooting powders are fillers with the IBA mixed in. If you've ever gotten baby powder or flour wet, imagine using a thin/watery solution of flour and water on your plant......See MoreAloe leaf-cutting and root hormon - A question of timing
Comments (7)The rare times I use RH, I use it on something that's dried at least a day. It's really a moot point 'cause Aloes just won't grow a new plant from a leaf. If you've got the time & energy & don't mind frustrating experiments, try it both ways. Doubtful either will work. You can search for other conversations about it here, likely you'll find comments similar to mine, sorry. Shame on Wiki for publishing such nonsense & giving folks false hopes. Edited to add that: Wiki DOES say it's unlikely this will actually yield a plant & they say it in the opening paragraph of their link. So it is less misleading than it could have been....See Morewildforager
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