If you’re looking for any ideas, shredded corrugated cardboard is used heavily in worm composting, and I noticed it holds water well, allows air flow due to the chumminess, and is readily available to anyone with a paper shredder. A video testing it as a rooting substrate would be very interesting.
I love this idea! And let’s be honest, most plant people order plants online occasionally (or in my case WAYY TOO OFTEN….) and have loads of old boxes lying around they could put to good use! Genius! Hope it works!
I tried to saturate corrugated cardboard and it doesn't saturate . It is increditable the outer layer wi peel off the inter correlation. I wanted to use it in a compost I keep it in the water for months during the winter . I don't know it takes too long to saturate
why did I just burst out laughing when I saw this title?😆😍 love it!! I’ve been (half) joking about propagating in all sorts of random stuff recently...marbles, lentils, finely chopped sponges...😋 Love the experiment and your channel! thanks for sharing 💜
A well known bonsai and houseplant guru recommends "sifted pine bark fines" in his soil mixes. While sawdust is a little smaller it may work without compacting too much. Interesting experiment
Yeah, I just wrote a comment mentioning that many small nurseries in Mexico use pine needles as their substrate for the propagation of many plants (mainly epithytic aroids, i guess). They sell them like that as well, so the plants stay in only or almost only pine needles for months. I really doubt they are toxic to many of the plants we grow.
My boyfriend has a log splitter and he brought some sawdust home. We were going to try to grow some huge acorns in it. We had heard somewhere you could start them in sawdust. We never did get around to growing the acorn's but we'll have to try in the future. Thanks!
I'm dying to know how it works in the soil mix!!! I just picked up some wood bedding to try mixing into my soil for small planters instead of coco croutons but accidentally grabbed a bag of pine and I'm scared to use it because I've also heard pine needles can be toxic to other plants. I love your content!!
Don't use any sawdust! If you mix sawdust into your soil (especially fresh ones), nothing will grow there for a year or more. Sawdust are very high in carbon which needs nitrogen in order to decompose, this means that as it biodegrades, the process may draw nitrogen out of the soil and away from your plants' roots, making them weaker. Not only that. Depending on the wood, some may contain juglone (especially walnuts), a naturally occurring compound that stunts the growth of many other plants. Some wood may also be treated with chemicals (preservatives) which may harm the plant’s growth or just plainly kill it. I’d suggest using it in composts or as mulch instead. Hope this helps! :)
@@hennesys8669 Okay then, so what about if you used pure Sawdust to grow Carnivorous plants instead? Carnivorous plants don't like nutrient soil, so the sawdust wouldn't be near any nutrition, So in theory, there wouldn't be a nutrition issue due to there being no nutrition in the soil, and the sawdust wouldn't decompose, right?
"Pine needles are toxic to plants around them". Mmm, I don't think so... I'm in Mexico and 30% of the plants I get around here are sold in a pine needle based substrate. Here are some plants I've received which were propagated and came in pine needles: ceropegia woodii, pothos n'joy, philodendron golden goddess, stromanthe triostar, peperomia caperata, monstera adansonii. ¡You should make an experiment about that!
This channel is great! I was inspired to start experimenting with propagating my plants using different methods. I'm currently working on velvet leaf philo using 4 of my most common methods. Looking forward to the next video!
I have an idea for a video which I am trying right now. It's called "notching". I think it is mostly done on trees. You can look it up, but it is basically cutting 1/4 of the way into the stem and it will stimulate the plant to grow another branch. I think the cut is supposed to be right above a node/growth point. The growth should occur below the cut. It's the same idea as when you cut a stem off to propagate and then new growth will appear where it was cut off. I am doing this with my R. tetrasperma so it will (hopefully) become more full. I just cut it 2 days ago, so obviously no results yet. I was going to try on my monstera delicioso but that thing is growing out of control and doesn't need any help with additional growth.
Love your channel! Always inspiring to see your methods ✨ Would you do some experiments on how to prune a ficus to get more new branches? I watched a lot of videos on TH-cam and the methods are confusing… wish there were a video by you and it had more quantified method!
Well sawdust is the go to soil substitute for stool bed propagating. For producing rootstock. That technique could also be called "" ground layering" That is where saw dust is piled around an in ground tree to or bush
I really hope that you will see this comment because I have a mission for you! I would love a video were you let the same plant climb on a mosspole, cocopole and wood. I see that a lot of people say that if you let your plant grow on a wood plank it will grow faster and the leaves will mature faster. Hope you will try this out 😊
Love the propogation experiments. Wanna try rooting in wood chips/wood shavings, like small animal bedding? I tried recycled paper kitty litter with mixed success
Thank you Tecplant IV been catching up with you now I think I have I'm in Australia I love what you are doing I have so many succulents all mine are outside under my porch
I was just thinking about your channel today. My pothos propagations did great. I'm ready to try another grouping. I'm finding a month is good for nice root growth before transplanting pothos.
As someone else pointed out, the plants may suffer from a lack of nitrogen. The raw sawdust will start to be broken down by microorganism that require nitrogen to do their job. Once they're done, the nitrogen is "released" back into the soil/potting media as the extra die off.
I think sawdust/ground coffee grains is used for mushroom propogation and farming so not a completely abstract concept to use 👌🏻 they do use sterilised product though
I'm interested to see if a Date tree could be rooted from a seed from dried Dates. I challenge you due to your lighting system versus regular sunlight!
Can you please do an experiment where you layer different substrates like spagnum on perlite and see if the combination of mediums enhance the root growth
Good to see more experiments , I am not a fan of the spagmoss prices and most of my cuttings (not pothos ) grow mold , even with grow lights and doing all the home remedies seen online , nothing so far
I've read that sawdust in soil will make the soil become depleted of nutrients as it takes a lot of energy to break down the wood. On the other hand, some plants like that kind of soil conditions so it doesn't have to be bad for them... I suppose. But maybe something one should be aware of if they want to put sawdust in their soil.
however when woodships or sawdust is placed on top of soil as a mulch it doesn't cause much of an issue, only the area of soil in contact with the wood chips, to a shallow depth, will have any nitrogen removed from it.
Love our video's, New to our channel. I do too like too experiment with different ways too grow plants. I am curious about your favorite soil mix if you have one. And if you mix your own. Thanks for your knowledge & hope too see a lot more of your videos.
Maybe try vermiculite!! I was watching a video from the "plant one on me" lady and she swears by vermiculite for propagation. She also did a comparison between the latter and perlite... How they act in soil and what they release..... "Vermiculite attracts and holds positively charged ions, like potassium, magnesium, calcium, and ammonium, releasing these vital elements to the plant roots. It even contains potassium and magnesium, which are then available as a supplemental slow-release supply of essential nutrients!" "Chemical Characteristics-Perlite is neutral with a pH of 7.0-7.5, but it has no buffering capacity and contains no mineral nutrients." *Vermiculite holds more water than perlite
I wonder if aqua soil is good? If the extra nutrients n ph of the aqua soil is harsh for the plants Also I actually think using the same pothos is the constant for these experiments
These were un treaded pine 2x4s. After reading this I couldnt find much info if "un treated" still have something done to them, if you have more info i would love to read! Thanks for bringing it up
@@TechplantChannel Un treated? I had not hear of those before.. I was a carpenter for most all of my life.. I am now 70 and don't really know much about wood today.. I use it from time to time But I prefer to use natural wood from cut trees.. it takes longer to make things but I enjoy it.. That was a real interesting experiment though.. Sorry I could not have been more help..
@@TechplantChannel No they used to soak the 2 x 4's and such in fire retardant and formaldehyde to help make them a bit safer and last longer.. But that was the 60's, 70's and 80's.. We also used to get kiln dried lumber to make it lighter.. At least that was my understanding.. talk to the mills if you have one around and see what they say.. The guys at the store are just fellows off the street they pay to sell the things.. Though some of them are knowledgeable.. I a, about to start my seedlings for this years garden I may use a bit of sawdust in my mixture.. it is organic after all.. It should work ok.. thanks again for the grand idea.. Carry on!
Techplant hey, not sure if it’s different over there but here in Australia we definitely have treated vs untreated…. The untreated is usually marketed as non structural, untreated pine….
I actually want him to do grafting : Monstera with Giant pothos Monster adansonii with Njoy or marble queen Ficus (rubber )tree and fiddle leaf Pink syngonium with pothos Monstera D with rubber plant
It can grow for months in water. I received cuttings and realized I had nothing to put them in. Ha, I stuck them in a stainless steel thermos, and they took root right away and grew almost 4ft long over the course of several months! It was crazy! I still have the plant and it's been potted since then, but doesn't seem to be growing like it did in the water.
If you’re looking for any ideas, shredded corrugated cardboard is used heavily in worm composting, and I noticed it holds water well, allows air flow due to the chumminess, and is readily available to anyone with a paper shredder. A video testing it as a rooting substrate would be very interesting.
I like this idea, and actually this brings up an even better idea, thank you!!!
I love this idea!
And let’s be honest, most plant people order plants online occasionally (or in my case WAYY TOO OFTEN….) and have loads of old boxes lying around they could put to good use! Genius! Hope it works!
i was here to coment the same thing
I tried to saturate corrugated cardboard and it doesn't saturate . It is increditable the outer layer wi peel off the inter correlation. I wanted to use it in a compost I keep it in the water for months during the winter . I don't know it takes too long to saturate
@@robertbrawley5048 in hot water?
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Listen I can listen to him talk about plants and sawdust and read these at the same time lmao
Lol
Pothos every time Techplant does an experiment: 🌱👁️👄👁️🌱
I enjoy watching these experiments a lot. In the past I have mixed sawdust into my soil but never used it by itself.
why did I just burst out laughing when I saw this title?😆😍 love it!! I’ve been (half) joking about propagating in all sorts of random stuff recently...marbles, lentils, finely chopped sponges...😋 Love the experiment and your channel! thanks for sharing 💜
Marbles would be interesting. It would be funny if the lentils sprouted 😂
Love the amount of scientific research done on this channel.. was looking for a channel like this on this genre for a long time 🖤
A well known bonsai and houseplant guru recommends "sifted pine bark fines" in his soil mixes. While sawdust is a little smaller it may work without compacting too much. Interesting experiment
Yeah, I just wrote a comment mentioning that many small nurseries in Mexico use pine needles as their substrate for the propagation of many plants (mainly epithytic aroids, i guess). They sell them like that as well, so the plants stay in only or almost only pine needles for months. I really doubt they are toxic to many of the plants we grow.
That makes a lot of sense. I use quite a chunky and airy mix for my epiphytic cacti.
I wonder if sawdust would work on germinating seeds. It looks to be the same grade as sand by how fine it is.
Now i gotta try that!
Sand doesn't hold water. This would be more like using straight peat moss.
@@shawnsg Have you tried using sand to germinate seeds, or even grow fresh watr plants?
@@shawnsg so recycling version of peat moss. Interesting.
Thank you for this Techplant. I love propagation experiments 🍃
My boyfriend has a log splitter and he brought some sawdust home. We were going to try to grow some huge acorns in it. We had heard somewhere you could start them in sawdust. We never did get around to growing the acorn's but we'll have to try in the future. Thanks!
Awesome! I hope it works well!
I add sawdust to my outdoor compost it does add organic material…it’s a brown addition to my working compost. Thanks.
Nice, thanks for sharing, I'm starting a pile this summer
I'm dying to know how it works in the soil mix!!! I just picked up some wood bedding to try mixing into my soil for small planters instead of coco croutons but accidentally grabbed a bag of pine and I'm scared to use it because I've also heard pine needles can be toxic to other plants. I love your content!!
Don't use any sawdust! If you mix sawdust into your soil (especially fresh ones), nothing will grow there for a year or more. Sawdust are very high in carbon which needs nitrogen in order to decompose, this means that as it biodegrades, the process may draw nitrogen out of the soil and away from your plants' roots, making them weaker.
Not only that. Depending on the wood, some may contain juglone (especially walnuts), a naturally occurring compound that stunts the growth of many other plants. Some wood may also be treated with chemicals (preservatives) which may harm the plant’s growth or just plainly kill it. I’d suggest using it in composts or as mulch instead. Hope this helps! :)
Yeah I'm curious too, I'm assuming it will go similar to Hennesys comment but maybe the dust will break down faster since it has higher surface area!
@@hennesys8669 Okay then, so what about if you used pure Sawdust to grow Carnivorous plants instead? Carnivorous plants don't like nutrient soil, so the sawdust wouldn't be near any nutrition, So in theory, there wouldn't be a nutrition issue due to there being no nutrition in the soil, and the sawdust wouldn't decompose, right?
Is it better using a beeg or will it work without the beeg?
"Pine needles are toxic to plants around them". Mmm, I don't think so... I'm in Mexico and 30% of the plants I get around here are sold in a pine needle based substrate. Here are some plants I've received which were propagated and came in pine needles: ceropegia woodii, pothos n'joy, philodendron golden goddess, stromanthe triostar, peperomia caperata, monstera adansonii. ¡You should make an experiment about that!
This channel is great! I was inspired to start experimenting with propagating my plants using different methods. I'm currently working on velvet leaf philo using 4 of my most common methods. Looking forward to the next video!
Interesting experiment. You inspired me to up my carnivores plant collection. Aside from my venus, I added 7 new plants as to my collection. 🌱👏
I have an idea for a video which I am trying right now. It's called "notching". I think it is mostly done on trees. You can look it up, but it is basically cutting 1/4 of the way into the stem and it will stimulate the plant to grow another branch. I think the cut is supposed to be right above a node/growth point. The growth should occur below the cut. It's the same idea as when you cut a stem off to propagate and then new growth will appear where it was cut off. I am doing this with my R. tetrasperma so it will (hopefully) become more full. I just cut it 2 days ago, so obviously no results yet. I was going to try on my monstera delicioso but that thing is growing out of control and doesn't need any help with additional growth.
Any results on how it whent?
How did it go?
Love your channel! Always inspiring to see your methods ✨ Would you do some experiments on how to prune a ficus to get more new branches? I watched a lot of videos on TH-cam and the methods are confusing… wish there were a video by you and it had more quantified method!
Well sawdust is the go to soil substitute for stool bed propagating. For producing rootstock. That technique could also be called "" ground layering"
That is where saw dust is piled around an in ground tree to or bush
Interesting! Thanks for sharing
I really hope that you will see this comment because I have a mission for you! I would love a video were you let the same plant climb on a mosspole, cocopole and wood. I see that a lot of people say that if you let your plant grow on a wood plank it will grow faster and the leaves will mature faster. Hope you will try this out 😊
Sure ill give it a shot!
@@TechplantChannel Thank you 😃🥰
I like trying out different things, like this. Thanks for the vid
Love the propogation experiments.
Wanna try rooting in wood chips/wood shavings, like small animal bedding? I tried recycled paper kitty litter with mixed success
Thank you Tecplant IV been catching up with you now I think I have I'm in Australia I love what you are doing I have so many succulents all mine are outside under my porch
Thank you so much for this!
You're so welcome!
I was just thinking about your channel today. My pothos propagations did great. I'm ready to try another grouping. I'm finding a month is good for nice root growth before transplanting pothos.
As someone else pointed out, the plants may suffer from a lack of nitrogen. The raw sawdust will start to be broken down by microorganism that require nitrogen to do their job. Once they're done, the nitrogen is "released" back into the soil/potting media as the extra die off.
Appreciate the amazing content!
Thanks!
Fun video!
Much needed vdo, been searching for yrs🤗
I think sawdust/ground coffee grains is used for mushroom propogation and farming so not a completely abstract concept to use 👌🏻 they do use sterilised product though
Can you do water propagation and extend it to a longer time for like 3-12 months or basically forever in water?
I'm interested to see if a Date tree could be rooted from a seed from dried Dates. I challenge you due to your lighting system versus regular sunlight!
I will look into it!
try rooting leafless nodes fully submerged in water
Can you please do an experiment where you layer different substrates like spagnum on perlite and see if the combination of mediums enhance the root growth
Okay, I've always wanted to grow a plant semi-hydro in a single color of legos. Please make this happen! Leftover wine corks might be cool too.
Good to see more experiments , I am not a fan of the spagmoss prices and most of my cuttings (not pothos ) grow mold , even with grow lights and doing all the home remedies seen online , nothing so far
MUSHROOMS!!!
Grow a nice batch of oysters or buttons for yourself 😊😎❤️
I've read that sawdust in soil will make the soil become depleted of nutrients as it takes a lot of energy to break down the wood. On the other hand, some plants like that kind of soil conditions so it doesn't have to be bad for them... I suppose. But maybe something one should be aware of if they want to put sawdust in their soil.
The process of bacteria breaking down wood sucks nitrogen out of the soil mixture, you will have to fertilize with nitrogen more often.
however when woodships or sawdust is placed on top of soil as a mulch it doesn't cause much of an issue, only the area of soil in contact with the wood chips, to a shallow depth, will have any nitrogen removed from it.
Termite treated lumber sawdust can contain arsenic and other poisons.
oh interesting, in the north we dont have termites so this was untreated, but i never considered that was even a thing! Thanks for sharing!
What about trying to use straw the same way as sphagnum moss? I have some that got wet and now is useless
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I'm curious how propagations might be effected if rooted in water that had those grocery-store-flower-water-fertilizer-packet-things in it?
Sphagnum Moss works best for me.
How about shredded newspaper?
Love our video's, New to our channel. I do too like too experiment with different ways too grow plants. I am curious about your favorite soil mix if you have one. And if you mix your own. Thanks for your knowledge & hope too see a lot more of your videos.
Maybe try vermiculite!! I was watching a video from the "plant one on me" lady and she swears by vermiculite for propagation. She also did a comparison between the latter and perlite... How they act in soil and what they release.....
"Vermiculite attracts and holds positively charged ions, like potassium, magnesium, calcium, and ammonium, releasing these vital elements to the plant roots. It even contains potassium and magnesium, which are then available as a supplemental slow-release supply of essential nutrients!"
"Chemical Characteristics-Perlite is neutral with a pH of 7.0-7.5, but it has no buffering capacity and contains no mineral nutrients."
*Vermiculite holds more water than perlite
I wonder if aqua soil is good? If the extra nutrients n ph of the aqua soil is harsh for the plants
Also I actually think using the same pothos is the constant for these experiments
Try rice husks
I'll have too try and source them, but sure!
How about pellets?
Interesting..🙂
Try orbeez! It’s working for my monstera.
the pine dust is acidic i am pretty sure, could help some plants and hurt others, maybe
I feel like roots might have a harder time getting through
Did you take into account the chemicals used in standard building wood?
These were un treaded pine 2x4s. After reading this I couldnt find much info if "un treated" still have something done to them, if you have more info i would love to read! Thanks for bringing it up
@@TechplantChannel Un treated? I had not hear of those before.. I was a carpenter for most all of my life.. I am now 70 and don't really know much about wood today.. I use it from time to time But I prefer to use natural wood from cut trees.. it takes longer to make things but I enjoy it.. That was a real interesting experiment though.. Sorry I could not have been more help..
@@tinkmarshino ill go to the store and check it out I'm not sure. I thought the only treated lumber was the green stuff thats used for outdoors
@@TechplantChannel No they used to soak the 2 x 4's and such in fire retardant and formaldehyde to help make them a bit safer and last longer.. But that was the 60's, 70's and 80's.. We also used to get kiln dried lumber to make it lighter.. At least that was my understanding.. talk to the mills if you have one around and see what they say.. The guys at the store are just fellows off the street they pay to sell the things.. Though some of them are knowledgeable.. I a, about to start my seedlings for this years garden I may use a bit of sawdust in my mixture.. it is organic after all.. It should work ok.. thanks again for the grand idea.. Carry on!
Techplant hey, not sure if it’s different over there but here in Australia we definitely have treated vs untreated…. The untreated is usually marketed as non structural, untreated pine….
Try using used coffee grounds. :)
just so you're aware in adansonii the double "ii" is pronounced *ee-eye* so it would sound like ad-an-so-nee-eye
Brown roots due to lack of sun??
Pine is acidic.
who even asked this question? WHAT WAS THE MOTIVATION ᵃⁿᵈ ʷʰʸ ᵈᶦᵈ ᶦᵗ ʷᵒʳᵏ
I actually want him to do grafting :
Monstera with Giant pothos
Monster adansonii with Njoy or marble queen
Ficus (rubber )tree and fiddle leaf
Pink syngonium with pothos
Monstera D with rubber plant
Can you graft those?
@@neurotika genetically they are related
Question ❓
Are you supposed to propagate pothos in a substrate or can it be propagated in water ❓❓
Water works
It can be propagated in water.
It can grow for months in water. I received cuttings and realized I had nothing to put them in. Ha, I stuck them in a stainless steel thermos, and they took root right away and grew almost 4ft long over the course of several months! It was crazy! I still have the plant and it's been potted since then, but doesn't seem to be growing like it did in the water.
Water works great too!
Now you have to compare sawdust with sphagnum moss 🤣
Surely this is cannibalism?