Your rooting hormone as a powdered product is more effective if you make a fresh horizontal cut across the base of the cutting. You can cut through some of the callus/healing tissue and then dip it in the powder. The hormone is more effective when in direct contact with the freshly cut tissue, more so than dipping the soil covered stem into the powder. Also you can rinse the cut till it stops bleeding latex, flick it dry then dip in the powder. Rooting hormones break down over time and with exposure to high temperature and light. Hormones mixed within a powder can settle over time and need to be mixed slightly otherwise your simply dipping the cutting into powder only and most manufacturers use talc. I've found hormones in a gel form more effective and more convenient. Its also worth considering if you dip the cuttings into the container of hormone you are actually contaminating it. A better method is to pour some onto a petri dish, close the container and dip the cutting into hormone on the petri dish. Also worth considering using gloves and if there is air movement while using a powder wear a respirator. You could also strike roots on woody Ficus cutting in a glass of water. They root best through the warmer months. Your large Ficus looks to be Ficus benjamina "Exotica". Common known in Australia as a Weeping Fig. It's native to Northern Australia and South East Asia.
Thank you. Up until a couple of years ago, I was just putting ficus cuttings in water to root them. Since using the powder, I've had a much higher success rate, with all cuttings, not just ficus. Maybe I’ll try a gel next time.
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Carnage yields success on the mother tree. Ficus’ have an amazing success rate from cuttings (obviously). Thanks, keep growing
I take the cutting and put in a bigger shallow pot and let the roots grow for a year or 2 then inspect. Cool mother tree
Thank you!
Your rooting hormone as a powdered product is more effective if you make a fresh horizontal cut across the base of the cutting. You can cut through some of the callus/healing tissue and then dip it in the powder. The hormone is more effective when in direct contact with the freshly cut tissue, more so than dipping the soil covered stem into the powder. Also you can rinse the cut till it stops bleeding latex, flick it dry then dip in the powder.
Rooting hormones break down over time and with exposure to high temperature and light.
Hormones mixed within a powder can settle over time and need to be mixed slightly otherwise your simply dipping the cutting into powder only and most manufacturers use talc.
I've found hormones in a gel form more effective and more convenient.
Its also worth considering if you dip the cuttings into the container of hormone you are actually contaminating it. A better method is to pour some onto a petri dish, close the container and dip the cutting into hormone on the petri dish.
Also worth considering using gloves and if there is air movement while using a powder wear a respirator.
You could also strike roots on woody Ficus cutting in a glass of water. They root best through the warmer months.
Your large Ficus looks to be Ficus benjamina "Exotica". Common known in Australia as a Weeping Fig. It's native to Northern Australia and South East Asia.
Thank you. Up until a couple of years ago, I was just putting ficus cuttings in water to root them. Since using the powder, I've had a much higher success rate, with all cuttings, not just ficus. Maybe I’ll try a gel next time.
@@_Mr.B_ As I say it needs to be in contact with the cut tissue to be fully effective. Figs are very forgiving.