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

I found out yesterday my Camper Roof while being stored on Ross Barnett cooked in the heat wave, I have to install a new TPO membrane. Also I have a new Pork Tamale to develop for for the Team Competition in

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I also have to fabricate a wash station since the team will not have running water as well as rig a trailer "Turn Key" to pull up that has the wash station, roof, extra water, lights, battery power, etc. The trailer showed up with the boards falling off, one of the signal light mounting brackets torn off and tires leaking air. The new cover for the Green House conversion is on it's way too. The Caddy is in the way. I got to get Rolling!

Explanations are over, Here I'm "Fig Pop Method" rooting fig cuttings from a friend. This fig may be a Smith, not totally positive since the "Mother Tree" figs kept getting eaten by wildlife before I could see one fully ripe.



To start you need a sterile rooting mix without fertilizers. Here I'm using Coconut Fibers, Vermiculite, & Perlite combined to give good moisture retention and drainage.



Preparing the cuttings. First is to mark with a paint pen the variety so later you know what the plant is. Afterwards wrapping the part of the cutting sticking out of the rooting medium with Parafilm prevents the cutting from drying out prematurely.



Using U-Line poly bags as a container you fill it to the desired height. Here I cut on a 45 a piece if 1-1/2in PVC for a shovel. After snipping off the dry end of the bottom of the cutting right below a node you apply Rooting Hormone to the cut and place the cutting in a hole in the center of the medium made by the handle of the paint brush. Finally you wrap a rubber band around the cutting bag sealing it at the top while wrapping under the bottom of the bag to compress the rooting medium around the cutting.



Plastic Totes are popular as containers for holding the cuttings while rooting. I will poke holes in the bags with a toothpick in a week to provide air to the rooting bark. More to come.