Make A Fig Cutting With A Huge Root Ball On The Plant - Air Layering
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- Propagating Fig Trees is pretty easy to do if you know how. In this video, I will show you step by step how to create a new Fig Tree cutting with a huge root ball. With more and healthier roots to start with, there is less chance that the new Fig Tree cutting will be lost to stress. It can be a shock sometimes when they are first separated from the mother plant. The method that I use in the video is called Air Layering. I've found that air layered cuttings show much less transplant shock than cuttings done with the simple layering method. Let us know if you have ever air layered a fig, or any other plant. Thanks for watching!
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Please I need it what does it called it's from my TLE
If you are talking about the root growing box or the rooting hormone powder, there are links to the products in the description of this video.
Really cool job done showing how you done this from start to finish. Very nice roots. Stay safe and have a great weekend!
Thanks a bunch CB! It worked out pretty well. You guys have a great weekend too!
You're so adventurous in the garden! I always learn things I didn't know you could even do. Thanks!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. It was a fun project for me.
This might be the most soothing narrative I've ever listened too.
Thanks Dora!
That's a nice root ball! I have a friend who really likes figs. Think I'll try this with some foil.
Thanks! It never hurts to try. Hope it works well for you, Rose!
Nicely done
Thank you!
Very impressive root ball! Great informative video. Thank you kindly ☺️
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thank you! Clear concise and not annoying.
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
Nice “how to do” video. Seeing some young figs on my tree. They grow twice a year. Not good eating though! Enjoy the weekend, mate. Cheers 😊
Thanks! That's disappointing that you are getting figs that aren't good to eat. My sister in law had some figs that tasted amazing last year. I hope ours taste like that. I'm not sure if ours will have time to ripen though....we will see. You have a great weekend too!
Thank you for show the process from start to finish with great explanations!
You're very welcome!
Nice solution 👍 and radio voice 😁 best regards from Poland 😉 figs tree is very good for produce roots🌱🌱🌱
Thank you! It's always great to hear from viewers from Poland!
Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for!
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
This is so amazing. Will definitely try this out. Thank you!
It is a pretty fun thing to try. The first time is especially exciting. You're welcome!
Super information! Thank you for all you do.
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
And........POW!!!!!!!!!! I love those ROOT pods🌳🌳🌳
Me too.
Sir, your video was simple and to the point. I have been wondering about putting rooting paste on the area. You confirmed that is recommended. This was one of the most helpful videos I have watched. Thank you. I hope I am as fortunate as you with my root ball technique. I have subscribed and will be watching more of your videos.
Thank you very much for the kind words, and for subscribing, William! It's very much appreciated!
That worked real good I’ve never seen this done good information
Yep, it worked about as well as it could have.
That is a really cool process and great info. Thanks for the share!
It's pretty cool how nature works sometimes.
Love this video! I will be doing this soon, thank you very much.
Thanks! You're welcome! Good luck!
Very interesting process. I'm amazed how quickly it formed a root system. That's a great idea to get more trees out of your existing ones.
I'm doing a similar experiment on my strawberry runners. It was a comment on a recent Rusted Gardner's video on strawberries. You take a sandwich bag with some moist soil and put the runner in the bag to grow some roots, securing the runner in the bag. I used a bread tie. I hope it works for me. I have a lot of runners but very little success in cutting them off and transplanting them. Take care and have a great weekend.🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Thanks! I was surprised by how many roots we got. Hope your strawberry experiment works!
I do this all the time, I don't use the hormone though. Definitely expedites the process.
Thanks for sharing that you can do it without the hormone.
@@MidwestGardener yes it does take quite some time. I use whatever I have at the time, bag and string or plastic container cut to size with staples.
Im not opposed to the hormone i just haven't tried it with the hormone yet. I know people that have very good success with the hormones and will not air layer without it. Definitely curs back on time. Not sure if its natural also. By the way your videos are awesome. I remember when I first found your channel!!!
@@snailsgarden3055 Yep, it probably makes it just a little easier. Thanks for those very kind words and for your continued support. I really appreciate it!
These work great. I understand that the funnel shapes at each end of the rooting ball are to catch water so... vertical, not horizontal. I tried both. Thanks for a great video.
Thanks a bunch for the tip!
Thanks for the video, and I just bought some to divide my fig tree (Brown Turkey) in Northern England. I'm also gonna try it on a big grapevine before I cut half down.
You're welcome! I've never tried it with grapes. When grape vines are first budding out, they are pretty easy to start just by sticking them in the ground and keeping them moist. Good luck with your efforts! Here is the video I did on starting grapes if you want to take a look: th-cam.com/video/bw3Ya2v0lJc/w-d-xo.html
Good video. Got all the answers I was after. Thank you
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
I tried for the first time on my peach tree, it didn't take but I'm gonna try it on again on a few different plants, including my fig, you seem to have a lot of success with the air layering, great info.
I hope it works on your fig. I did some simple layering too, but those had to be babied a little.
@Ranjid Suvamente Sorry Ranjid, but I don't understand the question.
Interesting, I've never seen such a rooting box. I have to do this as well with my fig tree.
Yes, it is certainly worth a try.
Very useful method for growing figs plant
Thanks!
@@MidwestGardener 🙏
This is wonderful. Thank you
You're welcome!
I am a new subscriber to your channel and I enjoy your videos very much. So much that I watched your videos for a couple of hours , while learning and getting inspired. I only have a container garden using grow bags. I was very happy to see that you are also utilizing fabric pots and I can't wait until next growing season to explore all those possibilities. I would like to grow vegetables and even small trees and berries. Thank you for sharing your experience in a pleasant and soothing manner.
Thank you very much for subscribing, Petra! I'm really glad that you enjoy the videos. That stretch from the end of one growing season to the end of another sure seems long. It will be here before we know it though. Thanks for the very kind words and for watching!
Thank you for this!
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Thx. I plan to do it with vines
You're welcome! Good luck!
Very nice job. Really impressive.
Thank you Linda!
Thank you, Excellent video tutorial, greetings from South Wales 🏴 🐑. Just tried it out on an azalea using an old tennis ball 🎾 and some zip ties.
You're welcome! Hope it works for you!
Thank you. Me too, nothing ventured... 👍🏻
@@heidiannemorris Exactly.
I have tried layering on ficcus, banyan and pomegranate. All successful
Nice! Thanks for sharing that!
That's crazy 😲
Yep, I was a little surprised by how well it worked too.
I stay with you 😊 great joob 👏👏
Thanks!
Hey, excellent results, but I am skeptical. Many people show rooting figs on TH-cam. But, figs are the easiest plant to air layer. I have never been able to root more complicated plants with this technique. Hope you will show us more videos.
A fig is the only thing I've tried this on. I do plan to try a couple more things this year. If I do, I'll be sure to post a video.
Thank you very much for this very detailed instructional video. Having done all my propagation using cuttings, with reasonable success, I think I shall progress to the next challenge such as what you did. By the way, I noticed that you didn't tease out the root ball. Did You ever have trouble with roots growing round and becomes root bound?
You're welcome! I didn't have any trouble with it becoming root bound. I later planted it in the ground.
That was awesome! What kind of fig tree is it? I have a brown turkey started last year that got zapped badly by that polar blast we had. I cut it all the way down and it's now pretty big again. It might be worthwhile to do some cuttings next year and grow at least one more.
Yep, it did work pretty well. This one is a Chicago Cold Hardy Fig. Yes, if you would like another fig, air layering is a great way to get one. There are several other ways to do it too.
Hi Jim, did you need to water it during the 3 weeks it was rooting? Do you think the high temps stimulated root growth? You got amazing results!
I didn't add water to the root box at all. I did water the fig tree a few times. I'm not sure if the high temps were a factor in the amount of roots or not....but it sure didn't hurt.
Thanks so much for this video!!!! So helpful. Do you think you could do this in autumn to an indoor fiddle leaf fig plant? Or do I need to wait till summer? It’s around 22 degrees Celsius at the moment.
You're welcome! I really don't know if it would work in autumn. I've never tried it, but if you want to give it a try, I would say go for it. Good luck if you do give it a try.
Great video!! So excited to try this! We have a year and I can start this to have trees in pots and waiting to be planted! Can this be done to pines, aspen, any bush or tree
Thanks! It can be done to pine trees. I'm not sure about the others.
@@MidwestGardener Thank you so much for the reply! Normally I don't get them! I will definitely do it on my pines. I have two other trees I have need to find to the names, they are only 6-5 yrs old and have little branches I can do this on. My neighbor is gonna let me try it on her aspen. I live in Colorado and those grow easy here. I will let you know how they go.
My fig tree is 43 years old
I brought a cutting from italy
Nice! That's very cool that you brought one from there Italy.
Nice 👍! Someone doesn’t take off the skin. It then still can root. What would you recommend? Thank you 🙏. My location is hot and so I need to add hormone for air layer?
I've only tried it this one way. I've seen people use water to root fig cuttings. That would also probably take a month or so.
Thanks for the video. How often did you have to water it?
In the container, I just made sure the soil didn't dry completely out. In the ground, they don't have to be water very often at all.
Great video. What time of year did this take place? Thanks.
I believe it was mid summer.
Thank you, good sir.
I wonder, does this method work with Japanese maple or other species of tree?
I have never tried it with trees, but it wouldn't hurt to try.
Would it be beneficial to loosen the root ball a little before planting?
Yes it would. This one did fine without doing it though.
. Do you not have to tease the roots so they don’t keep growing in circles? Thanks for the video
It is probably better if you loosen up that root ball before planting. I'm going to be taking that one out of the pot today, I'll just update you on how it looks now, when I do.
It was interesting to see how the roots spread for that one. I couldn't really see the original root ball anymore. It was incased in very fine roots that had pretty much filled the top 1/3 of the pot. Then some larger roots spread out to the bottomeof the pot. Buy most of the roots by far were in the upper half of the pot.
Can it be done for vines with thin stems too or can only be done for trees?
It works for some things, but not all. Black Berries and Raspberries are pretty easy to do. I've taken grape vine pruning and just stuck them in the ground and they grew.
How often did you water the soil in the ball while it was rooting?
I wet the soil when I put it on, but didn't water it after that.
Will this work on Pecan trees?
Sorry, but I just don't know.
Hi! I am headed out to air layer my Nellie Steven's Hollies. Can anyone address what is best to look for? A direct sun, a partial sun or a protected area? Here, I see Midwest Gardener using a low to the ground, shaded area. My hollies are currently bursting with new leaf buds, as we are after the flowering stage. Infant berries are on the trees. Any advice, greatly appreciated.
I don't have any experience with them, so hopefully somebody will drop by who does. Good luck!
@@MidwestGardener Well with the root ball you achieved, I think you get a title higher than novice! VERY IMPRESSED!! I bet it will work as good on my holly. I chose a few low to the ground (hung a sign and told the dog to ignore the fun ball) and then several through the tree. And...I also took baggies out with me. Made my own with zip locs. My zip ties won't work on my air balls so they are slightly loose until I get more. I JUST CAN'T STOP! Bottles are next. Shampoo, lotion, creams, the neighbors are going to think I am nutts. (or maybe this will confirm it). thanks!
@@b.walker5955 It's definitely worth a try. I'm glad you went for it. That is kind of how I do things. I try things, and sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Good luck!
what kind of substrate to use
I used potting soil.
Didn’t you water it not even once?. I just bought my packages and I wanna do things correctly.
I didn't water it, but I had it parallel with the ground so it wouldn't lose water.
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Thanks!
Wish you’d have explained what air layering meant.
Air layering is a method of propagating new trees and shrubs from stems still attached to the parent plant.
I see. Thanks for the quick and accurate response. Very detailed and helpful video :)
@@richvandiverdds4311 You're welcome.