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

After a visit to fellow CDC member P-Nut's house to deliver tamales this morning and visit for a bit I got back to pack up a package before starting back on the fig cutting propagation.



After pulling the fig cuttings out of the fridge they needed drying so I could label each one before bagging. These paint pens write on just about anything. After the paint dries I wrap each cutting where it will be above ground with Parafilm to prevent the cutting from drying out.



Still using the cut piece of pvc I do the same procedure as last time, add media to a bag, prep a cutting by making a fresh cut on the bottom right below a node. After scarring the bark on both sides a couple of inches from the bottom. Then using a rooting hormone on the fresh wounds before placing the cutting in a bag.



This is how many I have done so far. You can see in some of the pictures the cuttings are budding out. I think I need to leave them in the dark till well rooted but will follow up if that turns out to be wrong.