What did you do in the garden today?

[jerryse]

Grafting info. I did root grafting of mulberry named cultivars. First pic is roots and scion wood. Second pic is finished cleft grafts. These are now in a gallon zip lock with moist coco coir in old incubator set at 85. They should be healed in 2 weeks or less. I find mulberry cuttings hard to root no matter what others say. On all grafting the right temperature and prevent drying out are crucial. Popup shower now. I still need to graft onto in ground mulberry trees. Nut trees are planted.

 

[CNJ]

I watch a lot of them. I tried the air layering method extensively in the last year or two. All the while, I am wondering how this is supposed to work when you are removing the cambium layer. Every one of the tree and shrub rootings failed.

I got these from eBay, but haven't tried them yet. I think we have to do a good job shaving off the cambium layer before we cover it, so the bark don't grow back. I plan on using the Burpee coco coin size pellets. The one for seed starting trays. I think its heat treated to kill harmful bacteria.

 

[jerryse]

I got these from eBay, but haven't tried them yet. I think we have to do a good job shaving off the cambium layer before we cover it, so the bark don't grow back. I plan on using the Burpee coco coin size pellets. The one for seed starting trays. I think its heat treated to kill harmful bacteria.

I tried those and IMO worthless. A ziplock filled with moist potting soil works better.

 

[jerryse]

Air layering.

 

[igorsMistress]

We are trying a hydro method this year! View attachment 3473414

I recognize tomatoes but what else have you got in there? Are you trying DWC, NFT, Kratky?

 

[igorsMistress]

Lettuce, these are butter crunch. These are in roughly 60/40 coco coir/perlite and when I planted the seeds the nutrient solution was about 1cm above the bottom of the pot. The plants have used enough water combined with evaporation that it’s now below the cup but the roots are long enough to reach it.

 

[CNJ]

A ziplock filled with moist potting soil works better.

I failed using a zip lock bag, so I thought this would be easier. I might as well use the jig, since I already have them. I think these are made for small branches.

I went out and put it on a Fruit Punch mango tree branch, it was easier than I thought it would be. I rubbed the stripped bark part with aloe and put on Hormex Rooting Powder No. 8.

It was so easy, I put 3 more on, for a total of 4. I wonder how long before they dry out? This didn't come with any directions.......but the ad says it can be watered from the top hole. I'll probably stick a syringe in the hole latter on and give it some water.
Two of them are laying flat and two are up right.

 

[WthrLady]

That makes sense. The coop and the run will face south, with the sides of the run being west and east, so I plan on putting the wind protection just on the west side of the run. Just for winter and heavy rain storms. Would you be able to share some closer up pictures of your run with me? Also, I got approved for my permit. Yay! I live in a suburb just south of Saint Paul and we can have 6 chickens in our little community.

Please excuse the hail shutters laying on the run windows. We got to a humid 82 today, and we needed the airflow, but I didn't want to chuck the shutters away yet.

 

[LifeSimpleAndSweet]

List the species you tried. Layering on the ground works if a branch is low enough. Just put a clump of dirt or rock on it to keep it in contact with the ground. Some species will not root and some species root easily. Ground layering you do not remove bark or cambium.

I've not had a lot of luck with ground layering except with blackberries and raspberries and figs. All so easy.

I've tried Nanking bush cherries, wild persimmon, mulberry, various fruit trees.

 

[LifeSimpleAndSweet]

I failed using a zip lock bag, so I thought this would be easier. I might as well use the jig, since I already have them. I think these are made for small branches.

I went out and put it on a Fruit Punch mango tree branch, it was easier than I thought it would be. I rubbed the stripped bark part with aloe and put on Hormex Rooting Powder No. 8. I wonder what will happen?

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That's what I tried. But why they all told me to remove the cambium layer, I don't know.

Seems a smaller nick instead of removing an entire ring.