Thread: Fruit, Nut, and Vine Grafting, Tree Propagation, Tree Care

Bud I will be experimenting with rooting figs and if successful I will ship you rooted cuttings. I won't have much in the Turkey figs this time but a lot of others. The "Fig Pop" method has them in a bag already easy to ship.

I looked into cutting on the Catalpa trees here on the property. I looked into a method were you peeled back some bark on a suitable limb, covered the area with rooting hormones, wrapped in damp moss, cover with foil and allow the roots to form while on the tree. I bought the moss and hormones. Then everything got put on the back burner.

I looked into the “fig pop” method and I like that a lot. Seems really easy and good with many benefits to it. I watched the videos by Ben Seattle. I’m not gonna get as carried away with as he is…..lol.

Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I looked into cutting on the Catalpa trees here on the property. I looked into a method were you peeled back some bark on a suitable limb, covered the area with rooting hormones, wrapped in damp moss, cover with foil and allow the roots to form while on the tree. I bought the moss and hormones. Then everything got put on the back burner.

Bud, I use these little split balls I buy from amazon just for Air Layering. It takes about a month to grow roots so it you are planning to do it now is the time. Your trees will be sending the sap to the roots soon then you have to wait till May-June next year.

Originally Posted by SuperDave336

I looked into the “fig pop” method and I like that a lot. Seems really easy and good with many benefits to it. I watched the videos by Ben Seattle. I’m not gonna get as carried away with as he is…..lol.

Man the problem is I get carried away so easily. Plans are to sell rooted fig trees and muscadine vines at the Farmer's Market here as soon as next year. Rooting success percentages are not that great for me. I saw a video for starting the rooting in a Ziploc bag, once the root tissues form then they actually place the cutting in dirt. The bark doesn't rot that way. The bottom of the cuttings do have rooting hormones on it but no dirt, they just root in air.

Originally Posted by rojoguio

Man the problem is I get carried away so easily. Plans are to sell rooted fig trees and muscadine vines at the Farmer's Market here as soon as next year. Rooting success percentages are not that great for me. I saw a video for starting the rooting in a Ziploc bag, once the root tissues form then they actually place the cutting in dirt. The bark doesn't rot that way. The bottom of the cuttings do have rooting hormones on it but no dirt, they just root in air.

The videos I watched from Ben I think would be the way to go. Already in little bags ready to go and sell unless you want to sell them planted. More money in potted plants but also more labor.

Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I looked into cutting on the Catalpa trees here on the property. I looked into a method were you peeled back some bark on a suitable limb, covered the area with rooting hormones, wrapped in damp moss, cover with foil and allow the roots to form while on the tree. I bought the moss and hormones. Then everything got put on the back burner.

Jack I took a picture for you of how the air layering balls are on one of my figs. This tree is the one that produced that monster fig I posted a while back.



It holds the moisture, blocks the light, snaps together but I put tiewraps to make sure it stays closed.

I watched this video yesterday where someone used an orange cut in half and then the peel used to do similar.