This is by far the best quick and most thorough cloning video I have found yet.... I have always said, Rapid rooters, but I use locally sourced honey instead of gels, same domes, yep, fixing to cut a few hundred Jamaican Passion Flower Vines and maybe 25 Giant Passion Flower vines.... A+ video!
+Richard Inman Honey has no rooting hormones, so the best that honey can do is POSSIBLY prevent bacteria from entering or reproducing at the tip of the cut end.
george medeiros I guess when you get really lucky you chalk it all up to your gift for cloning. If it were that easy, Mr. Winner, there wouldn't be so many posts about how difficult it its.
Bro, I like the TECHNICAL and SCIENTIFIC way u do yr stuff. Also, yr stuff r CLEAN and NEW. This lets me SEE very clearly what/how/where u r doing the critical things u r showing. Also, yr corny humour makes the topics interesting n sometimes cracks me up :) . GREAT STUFF U R DOING, MY FRIEND !!!
Normally I just stick alot of cuttings in to a large pot and leave it outside, works 60% of the time. Queen Elizabeth rose and fuschia mostly. It's wet here so they never really dry out.
This seems really expensive. :) Most plants don't need this kind of care when cloning. I clone almost all my plants, and I just stick them in soil or water. I clone _Buxus sempervirens_ (common box) quite often, and I just remove a small branch and stick it in soil and have a success rate of around 60%, which is fine as the mother plant grows quite vigorously, and there is no shortage of branches to clone. :) But yeah, some plants are difficult to handle! If the plants I clone are rare, I'm more careful as mistakes aren't really an option. :/
Lemonz1989 Thanks for your comment Lemonz1989. You're right, a lot of plant species will do most of the work for us! Kaffir lime can be a tricky beast though. You could certainly lose the grow tent set-up if you had a space with moderate, diffused ambient light-then all you'd need is a propagator.
I agree with @Everest, I tried with Kaffir lime using air layering, but the bark heal so quick. I grew some in seeds and they germinated. It took sometime to grow it up. I found that from cuttings it need some cares. It not necessary to buy the kit, for example, I used a plastic bottle alike beverage bottles, put in the seedling mix, then insert the cutting into cutting powder then plant it in the bottle, put the bottle over my modem router near my desk light, and it was successful after 2 weeks as I saw the roots.I cut the bottle then transplant it into a big pot. I found this make the growing more fun. Thanks to Everest.
I used a rusty fish knife ,a piece of black styrofoam, a fish tank bubbler and air stone ,tap water , two weeks later I had roots... 4 months later I was chiefing the queen sheba
okay first of all i have been growing plant cuttings for years since i started working in propagation.it takes years to really know what your talking about.i really work fast to get the most out of my production plant skills.i know basically what plants to take cuttings from what plant and i know what season is best to take a certain plant species.but there is loads more to learn.. you cut at the node and wound behind the node to get the most of your plant cuts i have a written a book about plant cuttings and an entire list of different methods and cuts and forms you can take your plants from.if you want higher rate of cutting material grow cuttings in 30%peat moss and 60% perlite pre mixed with fertilizer within the perlite pre mix.my goal is my book i make this for you.
Wow! I didn't even know this was a thing. Not really a farmer. You did a wonderful job explaining it to someone like me who knows absolutely nothing of the subject. How do you know which specimen you wish to clone.
this is a great video. I have been doing cuttings of many different plants for 30 years and the only thing i would add to this video is if one was using a cutting dome and suggest that when reusing the trays and domes too make sure they sterilize them with a bleach or hydrogen peroxide solution or you will inevitably get fungus and stem mold that will surely kill off every bit of hard work you do. different plants have different resistant levels to this when it happens and in fact many types of plants are better off with out a dome. Dry woody plants do better with a sterilized dome where as it seems soft stemmed fast growing plants like huhum mary jane are more vulnerable to stem rot from using dirty uncleaned domes and trays. either way if you reuse a dome and tray make sure you sterilize them.
loved the video, I'm closing honeysuckle. im using rooting powder and big plastic bag over my small pot. can't afford the other stuff. this worked on Gardenas.
Everest, u are the man! your a human encyclopedia on being productive in the garden. AWESOME! Question- can I use rapid rooters that I have been stored away for about 4 weeks? or should I throw them away? thanks again dude, keep the lessons coming!
+chandler seward Hey Chandler, thanks for the kind words. Sure you can rehydrate the rapid rooters in a bucket of water. I add a few drops of Rapid Start to the mix too.
Jonathan Bermudez Awesome suggestion Jonathan. It's already on the list for the next quarter so you won't have to wait too long! Thanks for subbing the channel ;-)
Thank you for posting this! What about the heat mat underneath the propagator, though? Would you recommend using it if the station is indoors with a T-5 Flourescent bulb on it? I'm thinking of putting the propagation station on my kitchen counter underneath the bulb. The average room temp would be 65 - 75 degrees. thanks in advance.
Since where i live is an eternal green house I don't need all of that, except the hormone to stimulate the cuttings, some cuttings dont even need it & of course the growing medium. the advantages of living in the tropics! 👍
Everest Fernandez - thank yo, Everest. I'm a newbie starting out for the 1st time in my life this wonderful gardening life. Hope u hit the subscribe button! I will TRULY appreciate your expert advice as I video my journey on this island trying to grow my own food. 🤗🤗
Hello Everest ... I am a follower and hydroponic grower for 20+ years .. in all those years I felt I was working with very good tap water and didn't use much of reverse osmosis and now ... I SEE THE LIGHT ... lol .. wow it's amazing and changed the grow game for me big time . It went from a specialty unit that wasn't highly necessary to one of major importance when growing hydroponic and organic . Question tho . Since getting the hydrologic reverse osmosis I used it in soaking rockwool for clones . I didn't add cal mag the first time and did the second time to a lower 80-90 ppm of cal mag . Finding that my success rate is way way lower then before with reg tap water . What would you suggest for clones and rockwool soaking . Would ya use the cal mag in initial rockwool soak and to what ppm and ph would you recommend ? Love all the videos . I'm working at the 3rd grow shop now since growing commercial hydroponic basil for local market and restaurants . Learned alot myself . Most people can't . And anyone that shows up at the shop with questions on growing and where they can learn ... I say youtube .....and follow just4growers ! Keep it up buddy
Hello amigo and thanks for your comment. Appreciate you recommending the channel to your customers too! As for rockwool propagation plugs and RO water. For cuttings, I cal-mag my RO water to 0.3 mS (150 PPM) and keep the pH 5.8 - 6.0 - this is what I use for the initial soak. Given that rockwool contains no accessible minerals in itself and has a zero CEC, surrounding a clone stem with RO water could actually draw the minerals out of it! I find that a little calmag helps a lot. You could also consider a rooting stimulator product - make it IBA free if you're growing consumable crops - personally I don't bother unless I'm trying to clone a tricky species. Most of my grower friends are growing very easy to clone species - really no need to spend your money on exotic gels or powders if that's the case. ;-)
@@Just4Growers thanks ... You rock man . Keep it up ... I'll try increasing the cal.mag to 150 .... I already bring medium to a 5.6-5.7 ... How's your aquaponics knowledge buddy ? ... Done almost all hydroponics and been at organics and using aquaponics lately . Asking cause if got the hydro knowledge down maybe ya have great tips for aquaponics
Hi Ulisses-the gel used in this video is called "Clonex" made by Growth Technology / Hydro Dynamics International. hydrodynamicsintl.com/products/clonex.html
screw the ppl who don't like this video. cause the ppl who love it. we don't care ..lol excellent video, cause my dad is not here 2 teach me all he knowns bout gardening . he was born 1930. so he knew lots more than most. he passed 2016 smh
There's this bush I took a cutting from recently... and there's not a single sprig on the bush without a bud, each sprig comes with one and quickly blooms, so I broke the bud off, so far the cutting seems to be doing fine with the dab of honey-cinnamon mix & damp paper towels, however I live in a xeric zone, and while I don't believe this bush is native to California, it does wonderfully in this zone, I can't think of a time of year where they looks bad, nor do I water the bushes, though I understand that this video demonstrates a cutting of a non-native plant that's un-adept to whichever new location, for that matter though, are there any close relatives of this plant (that you featured) that do well/decently in your area? I figure you know I'm suggesting grafting cuttings from this plant onto a relative that does better where you live, or onto the roots of one at least, I would see if there's other options than close relatives, however I'm not a biologist (although I suppose it's not off the table, I'm only 19 and learn quickly and love discovery).
I should note, I did do quick work with my cutting since I didn't want to shock it, and it's doing well so far, and while the bush it's from can handle & loves lots of direct sunlight I did make sure it was inside in a well shaded spot so it wouldn't dry (but it can still get more direct light from artificial light above a dining table).
Auxins promote stem elongation, inhibit growth of lateral buds (maintains apical dominance). They are produced in the stem, buds, and root tips. Example: Indole Acetic Acid (IA). Auxin is a plant hormone produced in the stem tip that promotes cell elongation. Auxin moves to the darker side of the plant, causing the cells there to grow larger than corresponding cells on the lighter side of the plant. This produces a curving of the plant stem tip toward the light, a plant movement known as phototropism. In short, Don't need rooting hormones are the cuttings natural biology already has the hormone needed for propogating. When the stem is severed from the mother plant, The auxins from the top slowly migrate to the bottom sections and manifest at the nodes to produce roots. I have propogated petunias and citrus without the hormones 🙃. Btw, if cuttings aren't taking, It could be you are not providing enough dissolved oxygen for the cutting to survive until it roots.
Other than this method being shown in video, has it been proven that it does work and is successful. Sure I have tried "Cloning" a Kaffir lime from a cutting, but failed in attempt. Have any videos in which show that there are actual roots coming out of the cuttings? Just thought I'd ask, As I am a skeptic to lots of things.
Roots shown at 3:15. Use a rooting hormone product. Work quickly. Keep propagator lid on firmly. Keep eye on temperatures inside the propagator. Don't allow it to rise above 80F.
I don't know how ended up here. I was looking at different garden vids lol. I don't use a rooting hormone unless the plant is difficult to take and for my rooting hormone I mostly use vitamin d to start a plant its more affordable and natural I think. But for most plants I just stick in water for a little bit for them to sprout then I place them in soil.
Well I, for one, am very glad that you stopped by Brandi! I find Kaffir Lime to be a rather tricky beast, hence my use of a rooting stimulator. There are various products on the market, some use hormones, some don't. I'll be taking lots more cuttings next year from various plants using a bunch of different techniques so I very much hope you'll subscribe and add us to your RUclips viewing mix! Happy growing. Everest
Hi there, I'm a total novice and have the following question. When doing cuttings of any plant does it matter if they're taken from a horizontal branch or the main vertical part of the plant (the center)? Would a regular branch become the new 'middle' if that makes sense?
hello Everest, I'm trying to root some peppers. since I live in New England , I bought some established plants last week when I was in Florida. can I cut off most of the lower branches/stems and root them to get more plants? since the plants are going to be repotted and buried several inches, I figured I could remove the lower branches to use as cuttings. any thoughts or suggestions? ty, Jack :-)
Jack Yes you can Jack. Peppers aren't the easiest soft-wood plant to take cuttings from but not the hardest either. (Generally speaking they take at least twice as long to root as tomatoes.) Be sure to remove any flowers or fruits that may have began to form on your original plant. Try to keep it regularly irrigated and don't let nighttime temperatures fall below 64F / 18C to keep it in vegetative / grow mode. As for the cuttings themselves, all you need to ensure is at least one growth tip on each cutting. I'd try using a little cloning gel and consider something like the Rapid Rooter plugs or a small 2" pot filled with a light potting mix. Keep in a high humidity environment-i.e. use a propagator-and avoid strong light. You may find that just some ambient, diffused light near a window is all you need at this time of year in New England. Don't let your cuttings dry out! You should see roots within two weeks.
Everest Fernandez thanks Everest, I've taken the cuttings from the tomatoes & peppers. they're rooting in water and I'll pot them up this weekend (after dipping them in rooting hormone). now I want to try eggplant. do you know how to make cuttings on the eggplant plant? how old do they have to be? I have several plants already growing that are about six inches high. ty, Jack
I know how to clone from cuttings, but I have my first mother and is there any special way cuttings should be taken? I FIM'ed the mother and it has a ton of arms with approximately 3-4 shoots per arm (hope that makes sense). What happens if I take cuttings from the top will the primary arm continue to grow more shoots? Thanks.
+Ha Dang When you remove the lead growth tip from any branch, two growth tips will usually grow from the internode beneath the point from where you removed the lead.
I have had the hardest time making them take recently..driving me nuts. The only thing i havent done is install a misting system. ..ive even used surgery type disinfectant to clean things.. Ive even changed my base stock.
Why didn’t I watch this before I killed my cuttings three times! Why do they put grooves on the lid for two T5’s when they can handle one?? I put the on top and bleached then real quick several times.
+Tamata Amalohi Keep up the humidity levels by using a propagator, and don't have grow lights too close (or direct sunlight if using a window sill) Take it easy on them and you will succeed.
+Everest Fernandez (Just4Growers) Thanks again for your advice i had the propagator to close to the window so i moved it right away.. ill let you know when it rooted
when you do a video next time, you should do one with a control....i know kaffir lime is one tricky plant to clone,cuz i clone all my kaffir lime .......i've do it with honey and willow rooting and one control without these hormone..so this is only an suggestion for the future video...very good video..
hmoob Yaj Thanks Hmoob-a poignant suggestion as I'm currently taking cuttings from my Tokyo Hot peppers (not as tricky as Kaffir Lime, admittedly!) and I'm trying a number of different techniques-from the simplest and cheapest to more advanced, involved (and costly). I'm planning lots more videos on taking cuttings so please subscribe to the channel for regular updates. Thanks again for your feedback.
i did subscribed....i know the commercial hormone might be a little expensive for someone,but i only worried about the harmfulness it could do to people's health or animals..therefore, i used a lot of honey and willows tips as a hormone rooting agent..some plants you really don't need to use any hormone agent to start rooting...all they need is a moist and humidity to get them rooting....i say this because most beginners think they need hormone to start rooting from a cut, as i said, some species of trees does need the rooting hormone to root..
Everest Fernandez talking about peppers....i recently came uupon this pepper by accident...i went to laos with my gf and visited my uncle house..i was invited to eat, then my uncle said,'' i have this one chili spicy,but won't give you stomach aches or the run''...i said,''sure, that's what they all say til you spend the whole day sitting on a cup''... so he said, eat it then, if you have the run then i'am a liar''..since then i only eat this spicy pepper which i got from laos... i never get stomach aches or the run, no matter how spicy it is....sadly someone stolen my pepper, but i have seed i'am growing it now too and hoping to clone more..how many chili peppers in the world can you say eat it super spicy and won't give you the stomach or the run???
hmoob Yaj Some rooting products contain IBA, some don't. (indole-3-butyric acid 3-indolebutyric acid indolebutyric acid) - IBA is naturally occurring auxin and, as such, I don't hold any issues against using it on consumable or non-consumable crops alike.
hmoob Yaj Someone stole your special pepper!? That sucks! Glad you retained some seed though. I'd love to see this pepper growing and maybe give it a try myself!
+Patrick O'Neill species dependent but usually when there's no longer a risk of frost and to give them a chance to develop a root system before the heat of summer comes!
Hi and thanks for the video! My question is do you have to use containers & rooting gel or can you just stick them in a pot with other adult plants? If I use the containers do I have to water the cuttings while they are inside it? Any tips to keep from shocking the plant when moving them from the container to a pot? I'm trying to propagate from my Goldfish plant and my Creeping Thyme. The thyme is doing great but the Goldfish is starting to wilt since yesterday. Is there a difference to propagating a perennial vs a succulent? Thank you!!! Teresa
Hey Tresa, thanks for your question. I'd definitely recommend using a separate pot for your newly taken cuttings. It will be easier to maintain a clean environment with high relative humidity around a small cutting in a fresh pot rather than adjacent to a larger plant plus a newly rooted cutting will have markedly different nutritional requirements. I also recommend rooting gel products as they speed up the rooting process and thus reduce the window of opportunity for dampening off and other pathogens on the prowl. Keep the propagation media moist but not sopping wet. When transplanting avoid putting the fresh transplant in an intensely lit environment for a good week or so, and be sure to manage any drop in relative humidity gradually! As for your question on succulents, I will call on the expertise of my friend dessert-dwelling friend Harold and get back to you with his response!
Thanks for your thorough answer to all my questions! It really helped me and I'm now going to make some adjustments going forward. Right now I have them (the Goldfish cuttings) stuck in with another plant...because there was space in that pot. I'm now going to look for another separate growing pod and gel. So far some are doing well and others have wilted. I've grown to love this plant and want more Goldfish sprouts to add to my hanging plants inside. I've also gotten quite interested in getting more free plants out of my current plants outside to spread around the yard. Right now its going well but summer time, especially July & August worries me. Thanks for the informative videos!
Tresa Nico Hey Trisa, Harold the cacti / succulent guy says: "With cacti and most succulent you want to use a powder product to clone. Cut, dip, and let dry for a day Then place cutting in cacti mix. No dome required. Cacti and succulents are very 'gel-like' anyway and have storage system for every thing they need to survive after being cut. Drying stops the cutting from just rotting in soil. Most just sit on top of soil and root themselves. Some succulents (i.e. those that exhibit leaf-like growth) can root just by coming into contact with soil and need no rooting products whatsoever. This is because survival is built in to most cacti and succulents. Their skin is their own 'propagation dome'. Hope this helps."
Please help... While vacationing in Mexico, i picked random limes from a tree, i brought them back to Canada where i took the seeds, germinated them, roughly 30 plants grew.... After months watching them grow, i noticed 25 of the plants looked like just wild bush, but the 5 looked like the real plant with thorns coming out of the stem about 10 inches high. Does anyone know why the 25 of the plants were not limes yet some kind of wild bush? Will I get the same tree or plant/lime growing from the 5 that turned out ok? Im new to this so sorry if my questions are out of context but I would be so thankful if anyone explained whats going on... Thanks.
***** Commericials propagate new stock by grafting, usually. Some seeds will produce a viable, fruit-bearing tree, others won't. I found an interesting blog about it: goo.gl/VvLpTU - I say persevere with the five that seem okay.
Apologies for any confusion Kappucino. I pour out a little gel, just enough for what I need, into another container such as a shot glass and dip my cuttings into the stuff in the shot glass, not the original packaging receptacle.
Everest Fernandez thanks also I don't have a fancy setup just a little green house, would you recommend that I spray it daily or not because I think my cuttings are to wet because they are getting little specks of green in them I think it's either mold, or algae?
Kappucino Kiss Hey Kappucino. I don't spray my cuttings. Personally, I find that they have more than enough relative humidity inside a propagator. A little bit of algae (green) is common, especially with stonewool, but it's nothing to worry about.
Everest Fernandez okay thank you I have it in a green house from home depot, but it does dry out in there and they start to droop over? its been 3 weeks and I don't see any roots yet?
rykkmia You would usually graft the cutting on to existing root stock grown from seed, usually a seed of a mono embryonic mango. When it has reached 3/8ths to 1/2 inch in diameter it is ready for grafting.
+Austemagne Thanks for your feedback Austermagne. Would you mind sharing your cloning method that does not use prefabricated materials? I'd be really interested to learn about it. Thanks again.
You could do a DIY out of a plastic bread box and place it close to a window He's going lab specific but most this stuff isn't necessary of regular home growers I want to clone 2 plants whose seeds aren't easy to germinate: ehretia anacua and saffron plum
My apologies Olivine-that's exactly what I didn't want to do!! Kaffir lime can be tricky to take cuttings from successfully so it really does need quite a bit of care and attention. Perhaps I need to make a "bare-bones" cuttings video without the T5 lights, RapidRooters, or Clonex gel-but boy, do these tools help me!
There isnt one piece of info in the video that isnt neccassary to get successful clones. There a plenty other tips and tricks left out of the video, this is the barebones basic guide to cutting clones. Unless you just wanna cut tops off your plant and have them die thats not really cloning thats pruning your plant and keeping the scraps around until they die. I have done a lot of cloning and something as basic as not keeping a clean blade has killed my cuts. Even using expired rooting gel.
TheGozzila That will work with some species Gozilla, for sure, but Kaffir Lime can be tricky-that's why I picked it! If you go the water-route, just be sure to keep your cuttings away from direct sunlight, change the water every day-and make sure it's around 20C (tepid, not warm or cold). Happy cloning!
@2:00 WRONG. Why is the person holding everything in the air while they doing each step? Especially do not cut pieces, while holding up pieces in the air. This is dangerous to anyone around you, yourself and for the plants new cut surface. Always lay down the stem on clean hard surface like glass ; then press down to get for clean straight edges. Insert soil cups into tray, add water and THEN insert cuttings.
I've just notice you are using ka**** Lime. Offensive to some I suppose. Just saying, don't know what else I would use anyway considering it's such a small group of people that wouldn't necessarily be offended anyway as it's a lime. Upon further research it seems that there are also other people, other than my native South African people, that may be offended. Geez, I've opened up a can of worms talking about Racism and Political Correctness...It seems with current UK remain or leave EU debate and the Trump, Hilary............Sanders saga that is currently underway has my attention elsewhere obviously. On a side note, I quite enjoyed this refresher course, especially temperature and RH information. Thank you.
Thank you KnewItAll-I knew that word was familiar from somewhere-it was my travels in South Africa twenty years ago! Wow. Perhaps I should go with the term "Combava" - the term used in France. I've been following Sanders very closely too :)
Everest Fernandez Ahh, that's a more appealing name, well for me hehe. :) I miss the rains down in Africa. I've talked with you before but through another channel and with regards to your penmanship. Have a good day.
BTW KnewitAll- I read your post about your personal history and wanted you to know I understand your situation and am certainly appreciative of your work to resolve your difficulties. I know posting this will just give little George some fodder, but we know what he says doesn't matter. The big picture is that I am truly happy for you : )
+joelyboyblue While I concede that you can take cuttings of some easier rooting species using little more than a pot of moist dirt in a plastic bag under some diffused sunlight, the techniques and equipment shown in this video will allow anyone to successfully take cuttings from a far wider range of species. Your comment, therefore, seems somewhat ungenerous. Nevertheless, I wish you luck in your cloning endeavors and if you have any practical tips of your own then I encourage you to share. :)
the guy in this video sounds like he lacks expereince within the feild.i have been doing plant cuttings for years since 2009 almost 6 years and i an show you way more then what crap this guy teaches in this video. there is loads to learn in this feild in cutting material of plants.if you go really deep in how a plant strikes grows and harnesses energy you get a deeper understanding.you do not need to rip the skin off a soft plant because the skin is soft enough to grow a callus and root formation.if the other hand a plant is woody and has a hard cambium structure it needs a light wound behind the node.tip cuts are the best to use as well as second cuts. i would show a way better video then what this guy says.a experienced horticulture propagation hands knows he writes down his knowledge and documents what he learns.this guy doea not know jack shit about cuttings.not that i am arrogent that i know what i am talking about .second cuts must have 4 leaves flower head cut out.tip cuts must be good qaulity.etc etc.
This is by far the best quick and most thorough cloning video I have found yet.... I have always said, Rapid rooters, but I use locally sourced honey instead of gels, same domes, yep, fixing to cut a few hundred Jamaican Passion Flower Vines and maybe 25 Giant Passion Flower vines.... A+ video!
Thanks Richard. Hope you're subscribed! :) appreciate the positivity. Peace and happy growing, Everest.
+Richard Inman
Honey has no rooting hormones, so the best that honey can do is POSSIBLY prevent bacteria from entering or reproducing at the tip of the cut end.
george medeiros
I guess when you get really lucky you chalk it all up to your gift for cloning. If it were that easy, Mr. Winner, there wouldn't be so many posts about how difficult it its.
I have decided to go through this entire library , taking notes like a class. Comment on Getting Better Seedlings when I get there.
I’ll be waiting Michael!
Im just gonna make a Great clone army of plants for the republic.
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Bro, I like the TECHNICAL and SCIENTIFIC way u do yr stuff. Also, yr stuff r CLEAN and NEW. This lets me SEE very clearly what/how/where u r doing the critical things u r showing. Also, yr corny humour makes the topics interesting n sometimes cracks me up :) . GREAT STUFF U R DOING, MY FRIEND !!!
For most flowers, you can take the cuttings, put them in glasses of water (indoors) and they'll sprout roots within a couple of weeks.
Really? With any flowers? Should you put them on a window seal?
while this is possible, I feel like the successful rate of rooting is severely diminished.
Normally I just stick alot of cuttings in to a large pot and leave it outside, works 60% of the time. Queen Elizabeth rose and fuschia mostly. It's wet here so they never really dry out.
This seems really expensive. :)
Most plants don't need this kind of care when cloning. I clone almost all my plants, and I just stick them in soil or water. I clone _Buxus sempervirens_ (common box) quite often, and I just remove a small branch and stick it in soil and have a success rate of around 60%, which is fine as the mother plant grows quite vigorously, and there is no shortage of branches to clone. :)
But yeah, some plants are difficult to handle! If the plants I clone are rare, I'm more careful as mistakes aren't really an option. :/
Lemonz1989 Thanks for your comment Lemonz1989. You're right, a lot of plant species will do most of the work for us! Kaffir lime can be a tricky beast though. You could certainly lose the grow tent set-up if you had a space with moderate, diffused ambient light-then all you'd need is a propagator.
I agree with @Everest, I tried with Kaffir lime using air layering, but the bark heal so quick. I grew some in seeds and they germinated. It took sometime to grow it up. I found that from cuttings it need some cares. It not necessary to buy the kit, for example, I used a plastic bottle alike beverage bottles, put in the seedling mix, then insert the cutting into cutting powder then plant it in the bottle, put the bottle over my modem router near my desk light, and it was successful after 2 weeks as I saw the roots.I cut the bottle then transplant it into a big pot. I found this make the growing more fun. Thanks to Everest.
Lemonz1989 this was better than the actual video lol
Lemonz1989 ill rather spend a buck and have a 99% rate..
Clone a bonzai tree and you'll find enlightenment
I used a rusty fish knife ,a piece of black styrofoam, a fish tank bubbler and air stone ,tap water , two weeks later I had roots... 4 months later I was chiefing the queen sheba
No doubt... No joke
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I just plant the cuttings in dirt!
Oxygenated fresh water is a good method especially during winter
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I typically use individual clear cups with a sandwich bag covering and clone directly in coco peat mix soil.
Pure honey works to dip also. Works better than almost any dip or powder.
Aloe Vera too!
okay first of all i have been growing plant cuttings for years since i started working in propagation.it takes years to really know what your talking about.i really work fast to get the most out of my production plant skills.i know basically what plants to take cuttings from what plant and i know what season is best to take a certain plant species.but there is loads more to learn.. you cut at the node and wound behind the node to get the most of your plant cuts i have a written a book about plant cuttings and an entire list of different methods and cuts and forms you can take your plants from.if you want higher rate of cutting material grow cuttings in 30%peat moss and 60% perlite pre mixed with fertilizer within the perlite pre mix.my goal is my book i make this for you.
So chill and easy to watch... miss this :-)
Wow! I didn't even know this was a thing. Not really a farmer. You did a wonderful job explaining it to someone like me who knows absolutely nothing of the subject. How do you know which specimen you wish to clone.
Thanks-clone what you love! :)
this is a great video. I have been doing cuttings of many different plants for 30 years and the only thing i would add to this video is if one was using a cutting dome and suggest that when reusing the trays and domes too make sure they sterilize them with a bleach or hydrogen peroxide solution or you will inevitably get fungus and stem mold that will surely kill off every bit of hard work you do. different plants have different resistant levels to this when it happens and in fact many types of plants are better off with out a dome. Dry woody plants do better with a sterilized dome where as it seems soft stemmed fast growing plants like huhum mary jane are more vulnerable to stem rot from using dirty uncleaned domes and trays. either way if you reuse a dome and tray make sure you sterilize them.
pandarama67 Awesome advice Pandarama. Thanks for sharing and hope you sub my channel! Thanks again. Everest.
loved the video, I'm closing honeysuckle. im using rooting powder and big plastic bag over my small pot. can't afford the other stuff. this worked on Gardenas.
+Charlotte Hendricks Thanks Charlotte. Love your easy no-frills method! :)
Everest, u are the man! your a human encyclopedia on being productive in the garden. AWESOME! Question- can I use rapid rooters that I have been stored away for about 4 weeks? or should I throw them away? thanks again dude, keep the lessons coming!
+chandler seward Hey Chandler, thanks for the kind words. Sure you can rehydrate the rapid rooters in a bucket of water. I add a few drops of Rapid Start to the mix too.
I used this method with Kratom. Works extremely well
That's awesome. Do you want to sell me a cutting, or a few of them. I am in Cali, it is legal.
Best channel ever! How long before the rosemary rooted? Like the newest video.... How about harden off and transplant video?
Jonathan Bermudez Awesome suggestion Jonathan. It's already on the list for the next quarter so you won't have to wait too long! Thanks for subbing the channel ;-)
Thank you for posting this! What about the heat mat underneath the propagator, though? Would you recommend using it if the station is indoors with a T-5 Flourescent bulb on it? I'm thinking of putting the propagation station on my kitchen counter underneath the bulb. The average room temp would be 65 - 75 degrees. thanks in advance.
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Since where i live is an eternal green house I don't need all of that, except the hormone to stimulate the cuttings, some cuttings dont even need it & of course the growing medium. the advantages of living in the tropics! 👍
+Brooklyngirl In The Caribbean Let me know if you ever need a garden helper. I'm a pretty good cook too. ;)
Everest Fernandez - lol you're funny!! thanks for making such good videos! 👍
+Brooklyngirl In The Caribbean You're very welcome - and I've been watching and enjoying some of yours too!
Everest Fernandez - thank yo, Everest. I'm a newbie starting out for the 1st time in my life this wonderful gardening life. Hope u hit the subscribe button! I will TRULY appreciate your expert advice as I video my journey on this island trying to grow my own food. 🤗🤗
Yes, I subbed already :)
Hello Everest ... I am a follower and hydroponic grower for 20+ years .. in all those years I felt I was working with very good tap water and didn't use much of reverse osmosis and now ... I SEE THE LIGHT ... lol .. wow it's amazing and changed the grow game for me big time . It went from a specialty unit that wasn't highly necessary to one of major importance when growing hydroponic and organic . Question tho . Since getting the hydrologic reverse osmosis I used it in soaking rockwool for clones . I didn't add cal mag the first time and did the second time to a lower 80-90 ppm of cal mag . Finding that my success rate is way way lower then before with reg tap water . What would you suggest for clones and rockwool soaking . Would ya use the cal mag in initial rockwool soak and to what ppm and ph would you recommend ? Love all the videos . I'm working at the 3rd grow shop now since growing commercial hydroponic basil for local market and restaurants . Learned alot myself . Most people can't . And anyone that shows up at the shop with questions on growing and where they can learn ... I say youtube .....and follow just4growers ! Keep it up buddy
Hello amigo and thanks for your comment. Appreciate you recommending the channel to your customers too! As for rockwool propagation plugs and RO water. For cuttings, I cal-mag my RO water to 0.3 mS (150 PPM) and keep the pH 5.8 - 6.0 - this is what I use for the initial soak. Given that rockwool contains no accessible minerals in itself and has a zero CEC, surrounding a clone stem with RO water could actually draw the minerals out of it! I find that a little calmag helps a lot. You could also consider a rooting stimulator product - make it IBA free if you're growing consumable crops - personally I don't bother unless I'm trying to clone a tricky species. Most of my grower friends are growing very easy to clone species - really no need to spend your money on exotic gels or powders if that's the case. ;-)
@@Just4Growers thanks ... You rock man . Keep it up ... I'll try increasing the cal.mag to 150 .... I already bring medium to a 5.6-5.7 ...
How's your aquaponics knowledge buddy ? ... Done almost all hydroponics and been at organics and using aquaponics lately . Asking cause if got the hydro knowledge down maybe ya have great tips for aquaponics
This is amazing.
nice vid bro ....i think humidity is the key....i use an aero cloner so i think thats my down fall with citrus...thanks again
Is this only for hydroponics or can you plant the starter into a pot or garden bed?
do you need to do anything to the plant that you take the cut from at the point where you cut and does the plant need to be a certain age size etc
Hi Ulisses-the gel used in this video is called "Clonex" made by Growth Technology / Hydro Dynamics International. hydrodynamicsintl.com/products/clonex.html
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1gladiator888 Thanks! Glad you found it useful.
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Use a t 8. 40. Watt. Lamp for propagation works awsame
screw the ppl who don't like this video. cause the ppl who love it. we don't care ..lol
excellent video, cause my dad is not here 2 teach me all he knowns bout gardening . he was born 1930. so he knew lots more than most. he passed 2016
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Thanks Sharon-I appreciate your positivity and your dad lives on through your passion and your gardens! Much love. E
There's this bush I took a cutting from recently... and there's not a single sprig on the bush without a bud, each sprig comes with one and quickly blooms, so I broke the bud off, so far the cutting seems to be doing fine with the dab of honey-cinnamon mix & damp paper towels, however I live in a xeric zone, and while I don't believe this bush is native to California, it does wonderfully in this zone, I can't think of a time of year where they looks bad, nor do I water the bushes, though I understand that this video demonstrates a cutting of a non-native plant that's un-adept to whichever new location,
for that matter though, are there any close relatives of this plant (that you featured) that do well/decently in your area? I figure you know I'm suggesting grafting cuttings from this plant onto a relative that does better where you live, or onto the roots of one at least, I would see if there's other options than close relatives, however I'm not a biologist (although I suppose it's not off the table, I'm only 19 and learn quickly and love discovery).
I should note, I did do quick work with my cutting since I didn't want to shock it, and it's doing well so far, and while the bush it's from can handle & loves lots of direct sunlight I did make sure it was inside in a well shaded spot so it wouldn't dry (but it can still get more direct light from artificial light above a dining table).
Auxins promote stem elongation, inhibit growth of lateral buds (maintains apical dominance). They are produced in the stem, buds, and root tips. Example: Indole Acetic Acid (IA). Auxin is a plant hormone produced in the stem tip that promotes cell elongation. Auxin moves to the darker side of the plant, causing the cells there to grow larger than corresponding cells on the lighter side of the plant. This produces a curving of the plant stem tip toward the light, a plant movement known as phototropism.
In short,
Don't need rooting hormones are the cuttings natural biology already has the hormone needed for propogating.
When the stem is severed from the mother plant,
The auxins from the top slowly migrate to the bottom sections and manifest at the nodes to produce roots.
I have propogated petunias and citrus without the hormones 🙃.
Btw, if cuttings aren't taking,
It could be you are not providing enough dissolved oxygen for the cutting to survive until it roots.
Thanks
i liked those stuff
Other than this method being shown in video, has it been proven that it does work and is successful. Sure I have tried "Cloning" a Kaffir lime from a cutting, but failed in attempt. Have any videos in which show that there are actual roots coming out of the cuttings? Just thought I'd ask, As I am a skeptic to lots of things.
Roots shown at 3:15. Use a rooting hormone product. Work quickly. Keep propagator lid on firmly. Keep eye on temperatures inside the propagator. Don't allow it to rise above 80F.
Can't you just stick it in water and plant when it forms roots? That's what I've done.
Many plants especially non aroids don't respond to that at all or well.
Thanks for the video. Where did you get the grow soil and liquid rooting gel?
Is there a reason/ drawback of taking cuttings from a plant that has flowers? I'm thinking of hydrangeas
I don't know how ended up here. I was looking at different garden vids lol. I don't use a rooting hormone unless the plant is difficult to take and for my rooting hormone I mostly use vitamin d to start a plant its more affordable and natural I think. But for most plants I just stick in water for a little bit for them to sprout then I place them in soil.
Well I, for one, am very glad that you stopped by Brandi! I find Kaffir Lime to be a rather tricky beast, hence my use of a rooting stimulator. There are various products on the market, some use hormones, some don't. I'll be taking lots more cuttings next year from various plants using a bunch of different techniques so I very much hope you'll subscribe and add us to your RUclips viewing mix! Happy growing. Everest
like it good job just one question , my cutting already have new growth when can i remove the plastic bag
If you see a profusion of roots, you're good.
thank you i need this kind of lemon , i hope it works
Hi there, I'm a total novice and have the following question. When doing cuttings of any plant does it matter if they're taken from a horizontal branch or the main vertical part of the plant (the center)? Would a regular branch become the new 'middle' if that makes sense?
+xbeanx3000 Have you got microphones installed in my house? I'm working on a video about that very topic right now! Weirdness.... lol!
lol brilliant, I look forward to it.
thanks for the video.
hello Everest, I'm trying to root some peppers. since I live in New England , I bought some established plants last week when I was in Florida. can I cut off most of the lower branches/stems and root them to get more plants? since the plants are going to be repotted and buried several inches, I figured I could remove the lower branches to use as cuttings. any thoughts or suggestions? ty, Jack :-)
Jack Yes you can Jack. Peppers aren't the easiest soft-wood plant to take cuttings from but not the hardest either. (Generally speaking they take at least twice as long to root as tomatoes.) Be sure to remove any flowers or fruits that may have began to form on your original plant. Try to keep it regularly irrigated and don't let nighttime temperatures fall below 64F / 18C to keep it in vegetative / grow mode. As for the cuttings themselves, all you need to ensure is at least one growth tip on each cutting. I'd try using a little cloning gel and consider something like the Rapid Rooter plugs or a small 2" pot filled with a light potting mix. Keep in a high humidity environment-i.e. use a propagator-and avoid strong light. You may find that just some ambient, diffused light near a window is all you need at this time of year in New England. Don't let your cuttings dry out! You should see roots within two weeks.
Everest Fernandez thanks Everest, I've taken the cuttings from the tomatoes & peppers. they're rooting in water and I'll pot them up this weekend (after dipping them in rooting hormone). now I want to try eggplant. do you know how to make cuttings on the eggplant plant? how old do they have to be? I have several plants already growing that are about six inches high. ty, Jack
Can you propagate the cuttings in a glass of water?
I know how to clone from cuttings, but I have my first mother and is there any special way cuttings should be taken? I FIM'ed the mother and it has a ton of arms with approximately 3-4 shoots per arm (hope that makes sense). What happens if I take cuttings from the top will the primary arm continue to grow more shoots? Thanks.
+Ha Dang When you remove the lead growth tip from any branch, two growth tips will usually grow from the internode beneath the point from where you removed the lead.
what about splitting/scraping the stem of the clone to expose more of the cambium layer just under the 'skin' of the stem?
+jerome sabourin This technique is certainly handy for woodier species-rosemary certainly benefits from this-I think the Kaffir lime would've too! :)
I have had the hardest time making them take recently..driving me nuts. The only thing i havent done is install a misting system.
..ive even used surgery type disinfectant to clean things..
Ive even changed my base stock.
Agusta Sister which species are you trying to propagate?
Why didn’t I watch this before I killed my cuttings three times! Why do they put grooves on the lid for two T5’s when they can handle one?? I put the on top and bleached then real quick several times.
Does it have to be the growth tip could it be the branches that are growing off the main stock?
Hey Organix Grl, it doesn't have to be the lead growth tip, but it does need to be a growth tip, yes, but a lateral tip will do fine.
+Everest Fernandez (Just4Growers) my cutting grew roots but then died by turning brown on top what did I do wrong?
Can this be done with nutmeg tree cuttings?
Do you need to dilute voeis water?
I'm sorry, I didn't understand what gel is that. Could anyone write down its name? Thanks a lot!
but what if the cuttings or the cubes start to dry out.. got any tips? just made some cuttings of the kaffir limes yesterday
+Tamata Amalohi Hi Tamata-I would just dip them in a little water, or very mild nutrient solution (0.3 - 0.4 mS / 150 - 200 PPMs)
Thank you,, i am a noob when taking cuttings.. so thats why im asking..
i have tried before but they always died..
+Tamata Amalohi Keep up the humidity levels by using a propagator, and don't have grow lights too close (or direct sunlight if using a window sill) Take it easy on them and you will succeed.
+Everest Fernandez (Just4Growers) Thanks again for your advice i had the propagator to close to the window so i moved it right away.. ill let you know when it rooted
when you do a video next time, you should do one with a control....i know kaffir lime is one tricky plant to clone,cuz i clone all my kaffir lime .......i've do it with honey and willow rooting and one control without these hormone..so this is only an suggestion for the future video...very good video..
hmoob Yaj Thanks Hmoob-a poignant suggestion as I'm currently taking cuttings from my Tokyo Hot peppers (not as tricky as Kaffir Lime, admittedly!) and I'm trying a number of different techniques-from the simplest and cheapest to more advanced, involved (and costly). I'm planning lots more videos on taking cuttings so please subscribe to the channel for regular updates. Thanks again for your feedback.
i did subscribed....i know the commercial hormone might be a little expensive for someone,but i only worried about the harmfulness it could do to people's health or animals..therefore, i used a lot of honey and willows tips as a hormone rooting agent..some plants you really don't need to use any hormone agent to start rooting...all they need is a moist and humidity to get them rooting....i say this because most beginners think they need hormone to start rooting from a cut, as i said, some species of trees does need the rooting hormone to root..
Everest Fernandez talking about peppers....i recently came uupon this pepper by accident...i went to laos with my gf and visited my uncle house..i was invited to eat, then my uncle said,'' i have this one chili spicy,but won't give you stomach aches or the run''...i said,''sure, that's what they all say til you spend the whole day sitting on a cup''... so he said, eat it then, if you have the run then i'am a liar''..since then i only eat this spicy pepper which i got from laos... i never get stomach aches or the run, no matter how spicy it is....sadly someone stolen my pepper, but i have seed i'am growing it now too and hoping to clone more..how many chili peppers in the world can you say eat it super spicy and won't give you the stomach or the run???
hmoob Yaj Some rooting products contain IBA, some don't. (indole-3-butyric acid 3-indolebutyric acid indolebutyric acid) - IBA is naturally occurring auxin and, as such, I don't hold any issues against using it on consumable or non-consumable crops alike.
hmoob Yaj Someone stole your special pepper!? That sucks! Glad you retained some seed though. I'd love to see this pepper growing and maybe give it a try myself!
Thank you
+Lachachi Lakhdar Thank YOU for watching!
Nature does not create exact genetic duplicates for a reason. Nature is smarter than humanity
Lol you don't need all that crap! Been doing this for years!
I’m heartened by the fact that, notwithstanding your claim to experience, you still took the time to watch this beginners’ video.
@@Just4Growers yep... I just came to see what was "official" I guess
Can we frow lily flowers with helo of stem cutting plzz guide if u can thanks alot
What is the best month for potting cuttings?
+Patrick O'Neill species dependent but usually when there's no longer a risk of frost and to give them a chance to develop a root system before the heat of summer comes!
Hi and thanks for the video! My question is do you have to use containers & rooting gel or can you just stick them in a pot with other adult plants? If I use the containers do I have to water the cuttings while they are inside it? Any tips to keep from shocking the plant when moving them from the container to a pot? I'm trying to propagate from my Goldfish plant and my Creeping Thyme. The thyme is doing great but the Goldfish is starting to wilt since yesterday. Is there a difference to propagating a perennial vs a succulent? Thank you!!! Teresa
Hey Tresa, thanks for your question. I'd definitely recommend using a separate pot for your newly taken cuttings. It will be easier to maintain a clean environment with high relative humidity around a small cutting in a fresh pot rather than adjacent to a larger plant plus a newly rooted cutting will have markedly different nutritional requirements. I also recommend rooting gel products as they speed up the rooting process and thus reduce the window of opportunity for dampening off and other pathogens on the prowl. Keep the propagation media moist but not sopping wet. When transplanting avoid putting the fresh transplant in an intensely lit environment for a good week or so, and be sure to manage any drop in relative humidity gradually! As for your question on succulents, I will call on the expertise of my friend dessert-dwelling friend Harold and get back to you with his response!
Thanks for your thorough answer to all my questions! It really helped me and I'm now going to make some adjustments going forward. Right now I have them (the Goldfish cuttings) stuck in with another plant...because there was space in that pot. I'm now going to look for another separate growing pod and gel. So far some are doing well and others have wilted. I've grown to love this plant and want more Goldfish sprouts to add to my hanging plants inside. I've also gotten quite interested in getting more free plants out of my current plants outside to spread around the yard. Right now its going well but summer time, especially July & August worries me. Thanks for the informative videos!
Tresa Nico Hey Trisa, Harold the cacti / succulent guy says:
"With cacti and most succulent you want to use a powder product to clone.
Cut, dip, and let dry for a day
Then place cutting in cacti mix. No dome required.
Cacti and succulents are very 'gel-like' anyway and have storage system for every thing they need to survive after being cut.
Drying stops the cutting from just rotting in soil. Most just sit on top of soil and root themselves.
Some succulents (i.e. those that exhibit leaf-like growth) can root just by coming into contact with soil and need no rooting products whatsoever.
This is because survival is built in to most cacti and succulents.
Their skin is their own 'propagation dome'. Hope this helps."
Please help...
While vacationing in Mexico, i picked random limes from a tree, i brought them back to Canada where i took the seeds, germinated them, roughly 30 plants grew....
After months watching them grow, i noticed 25 of the plants looked like just wild bush, but the 5 looked like the real plant with thorns coming out of the stem about 10 inches high.
Does anyone know why the 25 of the plants were not limes yet some kind of wild bush?
Will I get the same tree or plant/lime growing from the 5 that turned out ok?
Im new to this so sorry if my questions are out of context but I would be so thankful if anyone explained whats going on...
Thanks.
***** Commericials propagate new stock by grafting, usually. Some seeds will produce a viable, fruit-bearing tree, others won't. I found an interesting blog about it: goo.gl/VvLpTU - I say persevere with the five that seem okay.
Thanks for the link, i will read it..yes i will o with the 5.
***** No worries Theo. Keep in touch and let me know how you get on with your lime trees!
Ok ill let u know, i should take pics of it and send you so you can tell me what u think.
***** Thanks Theo - looking forward to that!
nice
Does this process work for bushes as well?
Yes, for all softwood varieties.
how long will the clone take to bear fruits?
About three years.
too may leaves will dry out faster
how long it take to rooting ? 60 days 90 days
petchpaitoon krungwong Hi Petchpaitoon. Using this method it took just 25 days.
cool vid :)
+Dusty Korpse Thanks Dusty.
what is that grow room or closet or whatever called? please tell me!
+James Henderson HOMEbox Evolution -- the model is called the Clonebox.
+James Henderson bloombox
Does a cloned citrus tree grow like the parent tree?
Nayem Uddin In my experience, yes Nayem!
Thanx a lot. I will disturb u regarding tree propagation any time.So expecting ur guidance.
Nayem Uddin You're always welcome Nayem. Thanks and don't forget to subscribe! :)
"Here, buy a cubic ton of stuff and maybe you'll get plants to take root." Nah.
Can I just regular powder rooting hormone?
monkeyboy12352 Absolutely Monkeyboy-powered rooting hormone works just as well as the gel stuff. It really is down to your preference.
what about apple cuttings
you just said don't contaminate rooting gel by directly dipping cuttings in it, but you said later to dip it into the rooting gel which is it?
Apologies for any confusion Kappucino. I pour out a little gel, just enough for what I need, into another container such as a shot glass and dip my cuttings into the stuff in the shot glass, not the original packaging receptacle.
Everest Fernandez thanks also I don't have a fancy setup just a little green house, would you recommend that I spray it daily or not because I think my cuttings are to wet because they are getting little specks of green in them I think it's either mold, or algae?
Kappucino Kiss Hey Kappucino. I don't spray my cuttings. Personally, I find that they have more than enough relative humidity inside a propagator. A little bit of algae (green) is common, especially with stonewool, but it's nothing to worry about.
Everest Fernandez okay thank you I have it in a green house from home depot, but it does dry out in there and they start to droop over? its been 3 weeks and I don't see any roots yet?
Kappucino Kiss Are you taking Cassia lime cuttings too? They can take a while but be patient. Keep them out of direct sunlight.
wow no wonder some take root while others don't. Plants are so picky
PEEENG!
can do this with mango trees?
rykkmia You would usually graft the cutting on to existing root stock grown from seed, usually a seed of a mono embryonic mango. When it has reached 3/8ths to 1/2 inch in diameter it is ready for grafting.
I find all these videos (about cloning plants) requiring prefabricated materials to be absurd.
+Austemagne Thanks for your feedback Austermagne. Would you mind sharing your cloning method that does not use prefabricated materials? I'd be really interested to learn about it. Thanks again.
You could do a DIY out of a plastic bread box and place it close to a window
He's going lab specific but most this stuff isn't necessary of regular home growers
I want to clone 2 plants whose seeds aren't easy to germinate: ehretia anacua and saffron plum
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can a take cuttings when in flower
Darren Taylor best done when plant is in veg development (growth phase) rather than flowering.
Everest Fernandez thank av took 10 off in veg theyv been in flower couple weeks now a was just checking cheers
You've taken something simple and made it complicated. Just my thought.
My apologies Olivine-that's exactly what I didn't want to do!! Kaffir lime can be tricky to take cuttings from successfully so it really does need quite a bit of care and attention. Perhaps I need to make a "bare-bones" cuttings video without the T5 lights, RapidRooters, or Clonex gel-but boy, do these tools help me!
It's cool Everest. I understand some propagation is a little more difficult. :)
I dont think its over compicated, do you have any nutrient recomendations for mother before cutting?
sounds easy to me
There isnt one piece of info in the video that isnt neccassary to get successful clones. There a plenty other tips and tricks left out of the video, this is the barebones basic guide to cutting clones. Unless you just wanna cut tops off your plant and have them die thats not really cloning thats pruning your plant and keeping the scraps around until they die. I have done a lot of cloning and something as basic as not keeping a clean blade has killed my cuts. Even using expired rooting gel.
Can I buy one from you please please
Can two 36w t8 work?
Yes 👍
Aloe vera is a good rooting fel
moist
i have a shit ton of jalapeños now
Ever tried this with blueberries?
swimbait1 No-have you?
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Couldn't I just drop it in some fresh water and let it grow?
TheGozzila That will work with some species Gozilla, for sure, but Kaffir Lime can be tricky-that's why I picked it! If you go the water-route, just be sure to keep your cuttings away from direct sunlight, change the water every day-and make sure it's around 20C (tepid, not warm or cold). Happy cloning!
@2:00 WRONG. Why is the person holding everything in the air while they doing each step?
Especially do not cut pieces, while holding up pieces in the air. This is dangerous to anyone around you, yourself and for the plants new cut surface. Always lay down the stem on clean hard surface like glass ; then press down to get for clean straight edges.
Insert soil cups into tray, add water and THEN insert cuttings.
Oh.... It was lavender. Not rosemary!
Jonathan Bermudez Rosemary is fairly easy to take cuttings from too. Happy to demonstrate!
Aloe vera for rooting-
Does not say how to take the cutting and when
Routing jealous really not necessary you can use honey if you're really concerned and you don't have the money
The honey will also feed the plan as it grows roots
wasn't sure if i had the right channel, dude talks so much slower in this video.
+Brian Holton ah the early days before my caffeine addition took hold.
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Throw some more money at it
I've just notice you are using ka**** Lime. Offensive to some I suppose. Just saying, don't know what else I would use anyway considering it's such a small group of people that wouldn't necessarily be offended anyway as it's a lime. Upon further research it seems that there are also other people, other than my native South African people, that may be offended. Geez, I've opened up a can of worms talking about Racism and Political Correctness...It seems with current UK remain or leave EU debate and the Trump, Hilary............Sanders saga that is currently underway has my attention elsewhere obviously. On a side note, I quite enjoyed this refresher course, especially temperature and RH information. Thank you.
Thank you KnewItAll-I knew that word was familiar from somewhere-it was my travels in South Africa twenty years ago! Wow. Perhaps I should go with the term "Combava" - the term used in France. I've been following Sanders very closely too :)
Everest Fernandez Ahh, that's a more appealing name, well for me hehe. :) I miss the rains down in Africa. I've talked with you before but through another channel and with regards to your penmanship.
Have a good day.
That's interesting to hear. Were you an Urban Garden Mag reader?
Everest Fernandez Garden Culture ;)
BTW KnewitAll- I read your post about your personal history and wanted you to know I understand your situation and am certainly appreciative of your work to resolve your difficulties. I know posting this will just give little George some fodder, but we know what he says doesn't matter. The big picture is that I am truly happy for you : )
This old non-frenetic Everest is disorienting.
Absolutely ZERO reason to buy any of the useless crap in this video
+joelyboyblue While I concede that you can take cuttings of some easier rooting species using little more than a pot of moist dirt in a plastic bag under some diffused sunlight, the techniques and equipment shown in this video will allow anyone to successfully take cuttings from a far wider range of species. Your comment, therefore, seems somewhat ungenerous. Nevertheless, I wish you luck in your cloning endeavors and if you have any practical tips of your own then I encourage you to share. :)
the guy in this video sounds like he lacks expereince within the feild.i have been doing plant cuttings for years since 2009 almost 6 years and i an show you way more then what crap this guy teaches in this video. there is loads to learn in this feild in cutting material of plants.if you go really deep in how a plant strikes grows and harnesses energy you get a deeper understanding.you do not need to rip the skin off a soft plant because the skin is soft enough to grow a callus and root formation.if the other hand a plant is woody and has a hard cambium structure it needs a light wound behind the node.tip cuts are the best to use as well as second cuts. i would show a way better video then what this guy says.a experienced horticulture propagation hands knows he writes down his knowledge and documents what he learns.this guy doea not know jack shit about cuttings.not that i am arrogent that i know what i am talking about .second cuts must have 4 leaves flower head cut out.tip cuts must be good qaulity.etc etc.