Air Layering

[andreilucaci81]

Watch my video responce for hebrew speakers

[TheLoneWolf52]

I sould have said that i 'paint' the scratched stem that I place in the rooting mix, before bagging it all up.

[skiprgarden]

@TheLoneWolf52 Good tip LoneWolf. Thanks for watching and for the comments!

[TheLoneWolf52]

Yep, I like spagnum too, and I cheat a little with bigger plants and put a tiny amount of rooting hormone powder on the bigger woodier plants I'm air layering. I've had great results!

[skiprgarden]

Thanks darktard!

[darktard]

I like yo hat

[skateboy159]

u look like my landlord

[LTF85199]

Is there any alternate to moss, that you can probably make at home like dead moist grass?

[skiprgarden]

@LTF85199 -  Sure, just use potting soil or compost.

[LTF85199]

@skiprgarden Sir, do you might know the scientific explanation on how this technique is different from just cutting the branch fully off and putting it in a pot with potting soil? also every video on youtube about air-layering recommends sphagnum moss, which is a type of a fungal plant... i guess I am going to try potting soil and see how successful I get , thanks for the quick reply.

[miasmablk]

i'm thinking about trying this with my french lilac

[TheMafiaHernandez]

isn't that called marcotting? just a wild guest.........

[skiprgarden]

@TheMafiaHernandez - Yes, marcottage is an older term for "air-layering". That term has fallen from use and more dictionaries don't even list it! Thanks for watching the videos!

[andreilucaci81]

I have olive trees in my work plays garden so now we are in the beggining of winter..is getting cold at nights..i choose a medium strait branch from the bottom of the tree..will it root in the midle of winter or maybe in the spring??

[skiprgarden]

@andreilucaci81 It should root in about 6-8 weeks if you use a rooting hormone and select a branch that is a year old or less. That said if you have a hard freeze that will damage the rooting section and in fact can kill the tree back to the ground if it gets cold enough.

[andreilucaci81]

@skiprgarden Temperature rarely goes below 2C in the winter..and maybe for few days at night..usaly it's around 10 night and 20 day...we have still warm temp. 28C day ... i hope till it gets cold it will produce roots..

[baselineballer]

great explanation! nothing short of what I would expect from a fellow Ag. WHOOP!

[haskella45]

does it work on branches that hang down?

I tried it with an acerola tree and the branch died. lol

[graycam]

@haskella45 It should work on most plants. However the thicker the branch, the longer it takes. Also some species - such as pines - take much much longer, while others - such as Willow - are very very quick. 

[andreilucaci81]

@graycam Does it work on pines? Because it's imposible to propagate from cuttings..so if it works with aer layering it's cool

[skiprgarden]

@haskella45 - Yes it does!

[thinkyourright]

Well done... I'll be trying this for sure. Thanks for this Skip .

[ThunderGoats]

thanks, alot less confusing then i thought :)

[aaronreina]

Short and to the point I like it.