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Anyone have experience with propagating/air layering??
Posted on 3/11/24 at 11:31 am
Posted on 3/11/24 at 11:31 am
Specifically with a hibiscus. Normally I grow these guys as patio annuals, but I have a particularly pretty bloomer this year and would like to try my hand at propagation.
I've done some cuttings over the years but I've never been very scientific about it.
I'd assume these cuttings would bloom like the parent plant since they're not coming from seed??
I've done some cuttings over the years but I've never been very scientific about it.
I'd assume these cuttings would bloom like the parent plant since they're not coming from seed??
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Posted on 3/11/24 at 11:50 am to Bigdawgb
I've done it with fig trees before, but fig propagation is possibly the easiest thing in the world. It works great.
Yeah, you'll have a clone of the original plant.
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I'd assume these cuttings would bloom like the parent plant since they're not coming from seed??
Yeah, you'll have a clone of the original plant.
Posted on 3/11/24 at 7:06 pm to Bigdawgb
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I'd assume these cuttings would bloom like the parent plant since they're not coming from seed??
100% generically the same.
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I've done some cuttings over the years but I've never been very scientific about it.
Razor blade, rubbing alcohol, 45 degree cut in the right area, then some rooting hormone powder/gel. Don't oversaturate your grow medium, but also don't let it dry out.
Posted on 3/11/24 at 7:10 pm to MoarKilometers
Put a cut top of stem in water
Will root in a couple of weeks
Have done many
Will root in a couple of weeks
Have done many
Posted on 3/11/24 at 8:08 pm to Drop4Loss
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Put a cut top of stem in water
Will root in a couple of weeks
There's not enough dissolved oxygen in a cup of water to stave off anaerobic bacteria for more than a few days. Tapwater chlorine would have dissapated by then as well. I get it may work, but there's also greater likelihood of things going tits up as well. Short story long, change your water at least twice a week, or toss in an aquarium pump.
Posted on 3/12/24 at 1:52 pm to MoarKilometers
Water gets changed every 2-3 days.
Also do the same for Ficus, Mandevilla and Hawaii Ti plants, when they get too tall
Also do the same for Ficus, Mandevilla and Hawaii Ti plants, when they get too tall
This post was edited on 3/12/24 at 1:56 pm
Posted on 3/12/24 at 6:04 pm to Bigdawgb
We always did it in the heat of summer. Nick a ring around the bark on a branch, soak a wad of spaghnum moss in some Rootone (rooting hormone) water. Leave it dripping and wrap around the bare spot on the branch, cover securely with plastic using twist ties. Once you see roots, cut off the branch and plant it.
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