One suggestion: instead of pushing the cutting into the soil with hormone powder on it, use a pen or pencil to premake a hole and put the cutting in that, then pack the soil down around it. This will help prevent the hormone from being rubbed off as you push it down. Might increase your success even more.
"Gardening with Vincenzo" here...From one "Gardening Guru" to another...couple of tips worth sharing...Honey and cinnamon work well instead of rooting hormone which I also use but never touch to my skin or breath in...plastic bottles work great if lids are drilled with small holes to maintain humidity and provide air flow and I place mine in indirect sunshine after spraying a little water on the scions as it is key to rooting by keeping them moist. I also push a hole into soil with a pencil and "slide" the scion into it which leaves the rooting hormone intact for better results...Your Passion for Planting and enthusiasm shows...keep up the good work... "We CAN save This Planet...One "YARD" at a Time...Beginning With Your Own" ! Some folks say that "Knowledge is power" but it is my contention that It's "True Value" comes from the sharing ...Thanks for sharing and Happy Harvesting !
I do it similarly, but drill holes into my clear cups. Set the clear cups into a dark cup so sunlight doesn't deter root growth. When you want to check progress lift clear cup out of dark colored cup.
@@VeronicaFlores I have read that photoreceptors in roots can actually stimulate root growth. The roots may move away from the light, but that doesn't stop them growing.
@DR SHEKEL MR KIKE sorry this comment got buried! I stopped doing the bag method bc I was also having problems with mildew and mold. Way less of a struggle with wrapping the cuttings directly. I will say if you see it happening, you can hit them with some high proof or rubbing alcohol where the problem areas are. Also, it's way more trouble to get it to work once the temps are quite warm- seems mold and rot thrives the warmer it gets. I usually let them dry out slightly, but not like DRY dry, just damp. Really have to be careful about how much moisture your potting mix holds here.
I have loads of cuttings from my fig tree every year. I make 12" finger-sized cuttings and stick them directly in soil in mottled shade. Only about 50% make roots but it's easy and I give away free trees every year. Cutting at an angle gives more surface area for roots to grow than a straight cut. Great video. Thanks.
Best instructional video ever. No yelling; No mumbling; No unnecessary chit-chat. Thank you. Also, I love the glimmer in your eye at the sight of scions - love the passion and enthusiasm. Also #2, hands, fingers, nails go directly into dirt - good for you!
This is one of the realest and most helpful videos on yt. Tackling legit issues I’ve encountered in propagation and not just demonstrating the perfect, happy path. Ty!
Thank you for this video. I have a pear tree that my great-grandmother planted a looong time ago. It’s been on my family’s property my whole life and my dad claims that he doesn’t remember a time when it wasn’t there. A few years ago the center started to rot out of it and, I believe, the whole trunk is now hollow. It still greens out and fruits like crazy every year, but I’m terrified that a strong wind is going to blow it over one of these days. I’ve tried several methods of propagating this tree to save it and I hadn’t had any luck. I tried your method with water bottle greenhouses about a month and a half ago and I now have four little starts of my grandma’s tree that have their own leaves. 😊 Here’s hoping I can help them to survive til they are ready to go out and survive on their own.
You may want to see if you can’t get some pear rootstock and try grafting it! I’d also try air layering, or if it’s still standing later in the season, look into bridge grafting it early next spring.
@VeronicaFlores I just moved back into my childhood home and there is a pear tree that is about 25-30 feet tall but it has never given any fruit, not one. Is that because it needs a pollinator? If I start a different variety pear tree from a cutting will it be able to pollinate such a big tree?
I'm in a similar predicament. My grandfather planted an orange tree many years ago that not only has sentimental value but has oranges that are so amazingly delicious and unique in flavor I've never tasted another orange that even comes close. So it is paramount that I find a way to keep the genetics going somehow and unfortunately the tree is alive and does bloom and bear fruit still but its definitely struggling to do so and I'm scared it's going to take a turn. I don't understand the need to graft or air propagate if this works I'm confused. I have cloned Marijuana plants from cuttings very successfully but this seems different sort of. Or is it? Anyway I wish you lots of luck and I feel your pain and anxiety in a real way. Hopefully we will both have success and someday find a way for everyone who wants to to try some of these oranges and maybe even get a cutting from me to start t h eir own and keep the wonderful flavor alive and spreading.
@@tylerwaxman7512 We don't need China to recycle. We just needed them so corrupt politicians and corrupt academics could sell intellectual property and military secrets and launder money.
@@blatantmisconception A lot of stuff that you turn in for "recycling" isn't actually recycled, especially plastics, because it's more expensive, in many cases, than producing new, for one, and secondly, in the case of plastics, recycling them greatly reduces the quality. So a heavy, decent plastic can become a shopping bag, but a shopping bag can't become anything because it's too low-quality. A lot of plastics turned in for "recycling" end up in the landfill, the same as all the rest of the trash.
My daughter was taught to scratch the outter layer off the two bottom inches, and then dip in rooting hormone and pot up with a plastic soda bottle cover by an old master gardener who was teaching her to root rose cuttings. So it is a helpful thing to do. :)
Love this--finally a video for us "monetarily challenged" homesteaders! And not a lot of stupid filler talk either--great vid--will be subscribing and watching more.
I'm a little late to this video, but I love that you show how to repurpose household waste containers to grow plants. Gardening can be one of the cheapest hobbies around.
I have grown 20 edible Cherry Trees from stones in the fruit from the supermarket. I used some pliers to crack the stones off. I started the seed in a tissue for 5 days to get the skin off and start the seed growing. Then I planted the germinated seeds in plant pots and the all came up. They have a long tap root and a few leaves on top now. I have put them all outside the green house to harden off. I will keep them in 6-inch pots for the first year before planting them out. This is because the field I want to plant them in - sometimes have sheep in - and I want them to be a bit woody to stop the sheep destroying them.
Nice work! I do hear that pips don't always grow true to flavor, but I don't have experience with it yet (have a few that sprouted in the outdoor nursery- I put them in tree flats before the last few frosts and let mother nature do the job of cracking them open for me.) Still, a free fruit tree is a free fruit tree! Plus that's where grafting can save the day, if you decide later on that the flavor isn't exactly what you want it to be... you already have rootstock to work with. :)
I just did the same thing last week. have my tree growing in a paper cup from chipotle in my window, I want mine to get a little sturdy before I take it outside. probably wont produce fruit true to its parent, but still will be a interesting learning experience.
Ms Veronica Thank for all your help you, young lady are very cool and I love your side smile ! I have loved compost gardening for 58 years and I love your passion for it !
@@laloNJ All it is, is fossilized algae probably couldn't hurt anything. It would probably stop the critters more than sand would. only thing I would wonder about is it's draining properties.
@@IvanOoze1990 yeah DE doesn't drain super well... more cakes over once it gets wet. You could try mixing it with sand, but IME, it's one of those "reapply after rain" situations, so I'm not sure how well it would hold up to watering.
Craig Wilson there's also caolian clay. DE and Caolian clay are more of coating for protecting the tree above the soil level when it has established itself
I learned so much from this video. My grandmother was a rooting fanatic but I never had any luck. I’m going to sneak a branch from my neighbor’s fig tonight and try again.
You seem like a super cool person. I built a fully off-grid cabin at 8700 ft in the Rockies of Colorado and have been living off grid for 8 years now. I've got five apple trees and a couple pear trees and prune them this year and I'm going to try this. I already have all of my cuttings ready to go and I also have some palisade peach seeds and apricot seeds sprouting in the dark. Hope everything is going well! 😁✌️🐺
Thank you for the encouragement! I just attempted to root ; One Pear clipping, two japanese maple clippings, one lilac, and one butterfly bush! Wish me luck!
Ty Veronica. I have collected so many plastic bottles knowing that i would use them for something specific and watching this video, I can now use them as you have. cheers
I was thinking of this very project (i.e.- rooting fruit tree cuttings) this morning, yet had little insight into the process. Great timing. Thanks again, Veronica.
I had all these cuttings that I lost. I wish I had seen your video! I’ll have to try it all again now that I understand more of how to do it. Thanks so much!
Informative info. Now I have to buy the acreage and learn to become an orchardist. Thank you, Veronica. Oh, I have already produced four fig tree cuttings from your method. Simple and exciting.
Very good video miss..the sand bug guard is a great idea..you cut the bottom at a angle to expose more cut bark etc to grow. Scraping outer bark exposes fresh bark my removeing tough outer skin etc .
Thank you! I have always wanted to do this and you're multiple plants in various stages and different options is very inspirational - it feels doable now!
Hey wow I didn’t realize how many things I did wrong last year when I tried propagating elderberries cuttings I bought online. No wonder only two of them made it to maturity. I was going to try again this year and I bet it will be much more productive using your techniques. Especially keeping the cutting moist. Thank you!
It may also have been an issue with the cuttings. Elderberry has been the easiest plant for me to propagate by far. I have around 98% success rate. I've never used rooting hormone or protected them. Just cut them and push them straight in the ground (dodgy soil and all). But yes they need to be kept moist so I plant them when we have a few rainy days.
I miss my fig trees!!!! I have to do some cuttings on my brother's tree and get started again, thanks for the tips.... P.S. I love the recycled containers! I use Trader Joe's choco covered almond containers, the lid becomes the drip plate....
My husband watched this video and found it very helpful. We started 56 apple, pear and cherry trees today! He noticed when you were using the powdered root hormone you were using bare hands and the one we have said Not to get it on your skin. He uses nitro-gloves to protect his hands. Not sure if any one else has told you this but we wanted to let you know.
YES! I honestly just didn't think about it until I was already filming and then was frustrated with it being my like tenth take and didn't want to start again with gloves, so risked getting fussed at over the internet instead. But YES- thank you for the PPE reminder. Very important.
I can't tell if you're being serious or sarcastic or both. Either way ; lol!😢😮😮 You seem to handle even the most ridiculous comments (not saying this comment was) just saying the more I read the more I admire your level of humility and grace. It's very impressive. If someone tried telling what to do with my ppe I probably would take exception. Unless we're in a relationship don't worry about my ppe and don't tell me about yours either. You know? Sheesh. I'm totally joking if anyone is reading this at all (2 years later) please don't take offense. Laughter is the best... something or other, blah 😂 blah rant over.@VeronicaFlores
THANK YOU! I have tried growing from cuttings for years and have failed every time, because the tops of the cuttings would dry out. I'm about 4ish weeks in and my cuttings are showing new growth!
I really liked the clear, no-nonsense approach and sound explanations. An agreeable watch and informative. BTW, the initial cut at the bottom, which you slanted "because you like it slanted" works for the same reason as scratching the bark of the under-soil section: it exposes the green growth layer (the Cambium) that will be where the new roots will grow from. A slanted cut shows more cambium than a straight cut, and exposing and/or "irritating" the Cambium provokes it into a response which, if it's below soil, is to grow roots! Thank goodness that plants have a determination to survive come what may: it's what makes cut off shoots want to survive even after being cut from the original plant; i.e. makes cuttings root and grow. But, as Mike Hunt mentioned, the roots must not be exposed to light, as it inhibits growth and can kill a cutting. Like you, and for all my life, I've been acquiring cuttings whenever possible, and I relish getting something to grow! And it's a delightful way to "recycle" the "waste" when pruning fruit trees, bushes and vines, providing lots of vigorous new plants to give to your friends! And if you have a quantity to plant, you can put "far too many" in one pot, and many will still grow, to be separated and re-potted when you're ready to pot them on! There is a school of thought that, just as you can dip them in Hormone Rooting powder, the presence of numerous cuttings in one pot may increase the amount of the cuttings' own hormones in the soil, so they help each other to root. I don't know if that's ever been proven, but it does seem to happen. Thanks for posting: really helpful.
With cannabis cloning, you cut at an angle, scrape the stem, and then cut so as to split the bottom inch or so. Rinse in clean water and then apply rooting powder or gel. I have done the same with tomato suckers with good success. Right now I’m trying lilac cuttings, same thing also, but did not know about the Saran Wrap/bottle method, so have to add that technique.
my great grand-uncle (passed before i was born) was known in his town for grafting fruit trees.. i'm not sure if there was any exaggeration involved when the story was handed down in the generations, but according to my family one of the trees in his garden had over 20 different varieties of fruits..this just came to mind again, when you mentioned grafting.. :)
What a great video! I loved all the details, you made me realise I have way more opportunities how to root fruit trees than I ever realized. I'll be giving these techniques to try in the morning. Thank you for this video!
Ohh I did a cool one, sealing the top of the cutting with melted crayon (I figured they were safe enough) I just dipped the top 1/2 inch then cooled it immediately. It kept the cutting green to within an inch of the cut. I didn't think of the rest of the wood, just figured it would evap out the top of my fresh cuts. Nof1 or 5, but it seemed to work, and looked cool. 😎
I've been wanting to add fruit tree's to my property for a while now but always get 'sticker shock' when visiting garden centers. Started Googling rooting cuttings and this video has been the best by far in helping a novice like me get started.
When I was a child in the 1950s, it was common practice to show visitors the garden before dinner. During these tours, "slips" of particularly beautiful or unusual trees and shrubs were almost invariably requested. My mum right up to the late 1960s typically had various plants rooting at any time. Unfortunately, I didn't inherit her green fingers and have very little luck getting anything to root.
Hi When my Gardener planted by cherry tree the other day, he broke off too small limbs. They have a lot of leafs on them. They were wilted, but I put them in jars of water and they are very much alive. Can I get these two route and should I peel off some of the leaves so more energy goes into the roots. One is about 8 inches long and one is about 14 inches long. I would really appreciate a reply ASAP.
Are you related to Helena of Troy? Not even a rose is as beautiful as you. Breath taking. Thanks for sharing your beauty and plants. You should have many children.
Seems I'm late to the party but I am so glad I found this video! I've been wanting to do exactly this for the space on the side of my house but kept getting negative information about fruit trees not producing fruit ... I admit that being new to the fruit tree world there's alot of information to be learned but there seems to be no shortage of bad information and people claiming to know it all. Thanks for some helpful info looking forward to getting started on the neighbors peach tree 😄
You will have better success if you poke a hole in the soil and insert the cutting then pack the soil. Otherwise you chance pulling the rooting compound off when pushing the cutting into the soil. this greatly increases the odds of them growing
Good note. I might try making the hole wide enough as you mentioned and pack it after. I also noticed the plastic bottle over the cutting causes a greenhouse effect which seems to work better. This California sun is amazing for growing. Just add water.
Hi Veronica, You just made my day with this video! My entire Peach tree broke at the trunk. I'm not sure if it has a disease but I wanted to save it by clipping some branches and rooting them. I will follow your tutorial and hopefully I will have many more Peach trees! Hopefully it was something with the tree and not the soil . Thank you for this video!
One suggestion: instead of pushing the cutting into the soil with hormone powder on it, use a pen or pencil to premake a hole and put the cutting in that, then pack the soil down around it. This will help prevent the hormone from being rubbed off as you push it down. Might increase your success even more.
I just heard of a polymer growth - have you heard of it?
I will do that next time. Thanks.
"Gardening with Vincenzo" here...From one "Gardening Guru" to another...couple of tips worth sharing...Honey and cinnamon work well instead of rooting hormone which I also use but never touch to my skin or breath in...plastic bottles work great if lids are drilled with small holes to maintain humidity and provide air flow and I place mine in indirect sunshine after spraying a little water on the scions as it is key to rooting by keeping them moist.
I also push a hole into soil with a pencil and "slide" the scion into it which leaves the rooting hormone intact for better results...Your Passion for Planting and enthusiasm shows...keep up the good work...
"We CAN save This Planet...One "YARD" at a Time...Beginning With Your Own" !
Some folks say that "Knowledge is power" but it is my contention that It's "True Value" comes from the sharing ...Thanks for sharing and Happy Harvesting !
aloe vera straight from the cut leaf works well as a rooting hormone..
So you mix honey with cinnamon, or stand alone.
Finally, someone that appreciates sour cream as much as I do.
You're right, cuttings are the best way to grow a variety of fruit trees. I like the bottle idea.
I do it similarly, but drill holes into my clear cups. Set the clear cups into a dark cup so sunlight doesn't deter root growth. When you want to check progress lift clear cup out of dark colored cup.
SMART! Maybe I'll get clear cups the next time we go to re-up on party provisions. :)
@@VeronicaFlores I have read that photoreceptors in roots can actually stimulate root growth. The roots may move away from the light, but that doesn't stop them growing.
Mike Hunt great tip!
@DR SHEKEL MR KIKE sorry this comment got buried! I stopped doing the bag method bc I was also having problems with mildew and mold. Way less of a struggle with wrapping the cuttings directly. I will say if you see it happening, you can hit them with some high proof or rubbing alcohol where the problem areas are. Also, it's way more trouble to get it to work once the temps are quite warm- seems mold and rot thrives the warmer it gets. I usually let them dry out slightly, but not like DRY dry, just damp. Really have to be careful about how much moisture your potting mix holds here.
@@HavocVulture21 makes sense to me!
After watching several videos about cuttings, you are the first person I truly understand. You made it easy, step by step. 🌺. Thank you so much.
Totally agree! I watched and read so much and was super confused! Feeling confident now to try 😀
You are the Bob Ross of plants.
So glad I found this channel
I love that!!! Thanks for joining. 🙂
I have loads of cuttings from my fig tree every year. I make 12" finger-sized cuttings and stick them directly in soil in mottled shade. Only about 50% make roots but it's easy and I give away free trees every year. Cutting at an angle gives more surface area for roots to grow than a straight cut. Great video. Thanks.
Love that you do this! We need more people who give baby trees as gifts! 😍
Thanks for sharing. At what time of year do you take your cuttings? Does it matter?
When you put it in the ground, do you still have to use root hormone, or just cut and plant?
@@pingpong9656 figs and blueberries will.root without hormones. Chance of success is increased with the hormone.
I tried this with my apple and plum trees and just saw today they are sprouting. Great video thank you
I am trying my hands at Morris Plums 2day. Great tips in her vid... going back out there to add plastic now😁👐💃
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Best instructional video ever. No yelling; No mumbling; No unnecessary chit-chat. Thank you. Also, I love the glimmer in your eye at the sight of scions - love the passion and enthusiasm. Also #2, hands, fingers, nails go directly into dirt - good for you!
I don't do yelling, with the rare exception of a dog running into the road. Thanks for joining! 🙂❤️
This is one of the realest and most helpful videos on yt. Tackling legit issues I’ve encountered in propagation and not just demonstrating the perfect, happy path. Ty!
Thank you for this video. I have a pear tree that my great-grandmother planted a looong time ago. It’s been on my family’s property my whole life and my dad claims that he doesn’t remember a time when it wasn’t there.
A few years ago the center started to rot out of it and, I believe, the whole trunk is now hollow. It still greens out and fruits like crazy every year, but I’m terrified that a strong wind is going to blow it over one of these days. I’ve tried several methods of propagating this tree to save it and I hadn’t had any luck. I tried your method with water bottle greenhouses about a month and a half ago and I now have four little starts of my grandma’s tree that have their own leaves. 😊
Here’s hoping I can help them to survive til they are ready to go out and survive on their own.
You may want to see if you can’t get some pear rootstock and try grafting it! I’d also try air layering, or if it’s still standing later in the season, look into bridge grafting it early next spring.
@VeronicaFlores I just moved back into my childhood home and there is a pear tree that is about 25-30 feet tall but it has never given any fruit, not one. Is that because it needs a pollinator?
If I start a different variety pear tree from a cutting will it be able to pollinate such a big tree?
I'm in a similar predicament. My grandfather planted an orange tree many years ago that not only has sentimental value but has oranges that are so amazingly delicious and unique in flavor I've never tasted another orange that even comes close. So it is paramount that I find a way to keep the genetics going somehow and unfortunately the tree is alive and does bloom and bear fruit still but its definitely struggling to do so and I'm scared it's going to take a turn. I don't understand the need to graft or air propagate if this works I'm confused. I have cloned Marijuana plants from cuttings very successfully but this seems different sort of. Or is it? Anyway I wish you lots of luck and I feel your pain and anxiety in a real way. Hopefully we will both have success and someday find a way for everyone who wants to to try some of these oranges and maybe even get a cutting from me to start t h eir own and keep the wonderful flavor alive and spreading.
You have an airlock seed tree. Great for you. Share the seeds!
Love your “we all know recycling isn’t real! Recycle at home”. Very astute. We recycle at home a lot!!
they tried to let China to do the recycling for them, failed due to Trump's big mouth, then failed in some other countries too. No way out yet.
@@tylerwaxman7512 We don't need China to recycle. We just needed them so corrupt politicians and corrupt academics could sell intellectual property and military secrets and launder money.
I don't understand. Someone explain? Please?
@@blatantmisconception A lot of stuff that you turn in for "recycling" isn't actually recycled, especially plastics, because it's more expensive, in many cases, than producing new, for one, and secondly, in the case of plastics, recycling them greatly reduces the quality. So a heavy, decent plastic can become a shopping bag, but a shopping bag can't become anything because it's too low-quality. A lot of plastics turned in for "recycling" end up in the landfill, the same as all the rest of the trash.
REUSE is a million times better than recycle.
This girl is a genius
My daughter was taught to scratch the outter layer off the two bottom inches, and then dip in rooting hormone and pot up with a plastic soda bottle cover by an old master gardener who was teaching her to root rose cuttings. So it is a helpful thing to do. :)
Love this--finally a video for us "monetarily challenged" homesteaders! And not a lot of stupid filler talk either--great vid--will be subscribing and watching more.
Yes, just solid, helpful information all through! ❤
I'm a little late to this video, but I love that you show how to repurpose household waste containers to grow plants. Gardening can be one of the cheapest hobbies around.
Also, cutting it at an angle provides a larger surface area for the roots to begin. That's why you do it ;)
Thank you for making it more simplified I feel like I will be successful
You have sense of humour and make people smile,happy.your video is an inspiration for all plant lovers.thanks for yr simple ideas.
no big jargon talks, easy to follow, recycling etc. very informative.
thanks
I have grown 20 edible Cherry Trees from stones in the fruit from the supermarket. I used some pliers to crack the stones off. I started the seed in a tissue for 5 days to get the skin off and start the seed growing. Then I planted the germinated seeds in plant pots and the all came up.
They have a long tap root and a few leaves on top now. I have put them all outside the green house to harden off. I will keep them in 6-inch pots for the first year before planting them out. This is because the field I want to plant them in - sometimes have sheep in - and I want them to be a bit woody to stop the sheep destroying them.
Nice work! I do hear that pips don't always grow true to flavor, but I don't have experience with it yet (have a few that sprouted in the outdoor nursery- I put them in tree flats before the last few frosts and let mother nature do the job of cracking them open for me.)
Still, a free fruit tree is a free fruit tree! Plus that's where grafting can save the day, if you decide later on that the flavor isn't exactly what you want it to be... you already have rootstock to work with. :)
You never know, you might have the new wonder cherry everyone wants in a few years. Somebody has to try new breeds.
I got Indian Jackfruit to grow from seed from a whole fruit.
Not sure about Cherry but apple seeds could be cross pollinated with say crab apple trees so you get a strange cross that may not be very good.
I just did the same thing last week. have my tree growing in a paper cup from chipotle in my window, I want mine to get a little sturdy before I take it outside. probably wont produce fruit true to its parent, but still will be a interesting learning experience.
I wouldn't often listen to a video this length, however I appreciate this ....even your juvenile giggles. God bless.
Ms Veronica Thank for all your help you, young lady are very cool and I love your side smile ! I have loved compost gardening for 58 years and I love your passion for it !
I have seen probably a hundred videos on this subject and your's is the most informative.
Thank you! I try to address as much as I can remember to bring up - so much to think about!
100% agree!
Putting the sand at the bottom was a great tip for the fungus gnats! Another good thing is to use diatomaceous earth.
Are you saying to use D.E. in place of the sand in this video? I have tons of D.E. and hoping you say yes.
@@laloNJ All it is, is fossilized algae probably couldn't hurt anything. It would probably stop the critters more than sand would. only thing I would wonder about is it's draining properties.
@@IvanOoze1990 yeah DE doesn't drain super well... more cakes over once it gets wet. You could try mixing it with sand, but IME, it's one of those "reapply after rain" situations, so I'm not sure how well it would hold up to watering.
Craig Wilson there's also caolian clay. DE and Caolian clay are more of coating for protecting the tree above the soil level when it has established itself
Not sea sand as she said.
Excellent video. You focused on a number of key steps while making it sound so easy.
So glad there was no annoying background music.
I learned so much from this video. My grandmother was a rooting fanatic but I never had any luck. I’m going to sneak a branch from my neighbor’s fig tonight and try again.
Thanks, I've been wanting to do this for years and had no idea how to accomplish this task!! I'll keep you posted.
What a smart woman with much wisdom on plants/trees
I am in love. My fruit trees will thrive after this knowledgeable video!
Thank you so much for a simple clear explanation of how to grow from cuttings.
Thank you. You answered a lot of my questions about propagation. Can't wait until spring!
She makes me happy. Very easy to watch no matter the content. I think its her happiness energy projecting.
Thank you!!! ❤️
You seem like a super cool person. I built a fully off-grid cabin at 8700 ft in the Rockies of Colorado and have been living off grid for 8 years now.
I've got five apple trees and a couple pear trees and prune them this year and I'm going to try this.
I already have all of my cuttings ready to go and I also have some palisade peach seeds and apricot seeds sprouting in the dark.
Hope everything is going well!
😁✌️🐺
Thank you for the encouragement! I just attempted to root ; One Pear clipping, two japanese maple clippings, one lilac, and one butterfly bush! Wish me luck!
Good luck!
I'm new to growing figs from cuttings, thank you for these great step by step instructions!
I do exactly the same thing. One new thing i learnt from your video is not to let the temperature above 80 degree. Good video. Enjoyed it.
Ty Veronica. I have collected so many plastic bottles knowing that i would use them for something specific and watching this video, I can now use them as you have. cheers
I was thinking of this very project (i.e.- rooting fruit tree cuttings) this morning, yet had little insight into the process. Great timing. Thanks again, Veronica.
I’m fighting fungus gnats all winter indoors on my plants. Thank u so much for the great tip. And side point, your hair is gorgeous.
You are super amazing, thanks so much. I can't begin to tell you how much me and my family appreciate you.
This was a wonderfully clear instruction video. Thanks!
Here comes the garden fairy, we love your great educational videos.
Undoubtedly the best explanation and presentation I've seen on starting plants from cuttings.
This is the only way I've been able to get them to grow. Works extremely well.
I had all these cuttings that I lost. I wish I had seen your video! I’ll have to try it all again now that I understand more of how to do it. Thanks so much!
Informative info. Now I have to buy the acreage and learn to become an orchardist. Thank you, Veronica. Oh, I have already produced four fig tree cuttings from your method. Simple and exciting.
Very good video miss..the sand bug guard is a great idea..you cut the bottom at a angle to expose more cut bark etc to grow. Scraping outer bark exposes fresh bark my removeing tough outer skin etc
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Excellent info. Thank you. I just got lemon cuttings from my brother and am appreciating your sharing.
Thank you! I have always wanted to do this and you're multiple plants in various stages and different options is very inspirational - it feels doable now!
Learned a Lot! Thank you! Just bought 2 apple trees this yr at 27.00 dollars a piece!! Next spring when i prune i will be trying this!
I really like the using water bottles for humidifiers. Please continue the great videos.. thanks... ;p)
skycarl I love that too! I’d just poke a coupe of very small holes in it for ventilation. Holding humidity but avoiding mold
I have done this for my whole collection. Especially persimmons. Yum. Works great and so cheap. Carry on!
You are awesome. Seriously. I have been saving plastic bottles and I forage regularly so now I know how to garden with the foraging cuttings!!!
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I absolutely love this video! ☺️ thank you for sharing the how and explaining why. I will be using this information asap. You’ve got a new subscriber
That's so beautiful!!! Thank you!! I hope you get the orchard of your dreams!
Thank you! I'm working on it! 🙏🏼
Thank you for the patient explanation of the rooting process. Perfect for a beginner like me.
Hey wow I didn’t realize how many things I did wrong last year when I tried propagating elderberries cuttings I bought online. No wonder only two of them made it to maturity. I was going to try again this year and I bet it will be much more productive using your techniques. Especially keeping the cutting moist. Thank you!
It may also have been an issue with the cuttings. Elderberry has been the easiest plant for me to propagate by far. I have around 98% success rate. I've never used rooting hormone or protected them. Just cut them and push them straight in the ground (dodgy soil and all). But yes they need to be kept moist so I plant them when we have a few rainy days.
I miss my fig trees!!!! I have to do some cuttings on my brother's tree and get started again, thanks for the tips....
P.S. I love the recycled containers! I use Trader Joe's choco covered almond containers, the lid becomes the drip plate....
Love your comment about recycling being BS, and love seeing how much you've repurposed and put to use around your shop!!
An excellent demo on cloning. One big plus this way, as opposed to buying the tree, you know how the fruit will taste. Great fun for kids too!
Thanks! It's a good low-risk way to get your feet wet with this sort of practice as well, since failure is a huge part of the game lol.
I watch many videos. SO MANY are done so poorly. You did a Really great job. Well done!
My husband watched this video and found it very helpful. We started 56 apple, pear and cherry trees today! He noticed when you were using the powdered root hormone you were using bare hands and the one we have said Not to get it on your skin. He uses nitro-gloves to protect his hands. Not sure if any one else has told you this but we wanted to let you know.
YES! I honestly just didn't think about it until I was already filming and then was frustrated with it being my like tenth take and didn't want to start again with gloves, so risked getting fussed at over the internet instead. But YES- thank you for the PPE reminder. Very important.
Wow, 56! How many have survived a year later?
I can't tell if you're being serious or sarcastic or both. Either way ; lol!😢😮😮 You seem to handle even the most ridiculous comments (not saying this comment was) just saying the more I read the more I admire your level of humility and grace. It's very impressive. If someone tried telling what to do with my ppe I probably would take exception. Unless we're in a relationship don't worry about my ppe and don't tell me about yours either. You know? Sheesh.
I'm totally joking if anyone is reading this at all (2 years later) please don't take offense. Laughter is the best... something or other, blah 😂 blah rant over.@VeronicaFlores
THANK YOU! I have tried growing from cuttings for years and have failed every time, because the tops of the cuttings would dry out. I'm about 4ish weeks in and my cuttings are showing new growth!
I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel. You are so knowledgeable and honest. Thanks for sharing ..xoxo dana from pa
Brilliant video. I'm going to try this because I've spent a fortune on buying patio fruit tress.
I really liked the clear, no-nonsense approach and sound explanations. An agreeable watch and informative.
BTW, the initial cut at the bottom, which you slanted "because you like it slanted" works for the same reason as scratching the bark of the under-soil section: it exposes the green growth layer (the Cambium) that will be where the new roots will grow from. A slanted cut shows more cambium than a straight cut, and exposing and/or "irritating" the Cambium provokes it into a response which, if it's below soil, is to grow roots! Thank goodness that plants have a determination to survive come what may: it's what makes cut off shoots want to survive even after being cut from the original plant; i.e. makes cuttings root and grow. But, as Mike Hunt mentioned, the roots must not be exposed to light, as it inhibits growth and can kill a cutting.
Like you, and for all my life, I've been acquiring cuttings whenever possible, and I relish getting something to grow! And it's a delightful way to "recycle" the "waste" when pruning fruit trees, bushes and vines, providing lots of vigorous new plants to give to your friends! And if you have a quantity to plant, you can put "far too many" in one pot, and many will still grow, to be separated and re-potted when you're ready to pot them on! There is a school of thought that, just as you can dip them in Hormone Rooting powder, the presence of numerous cuttings in one pot may increase the amount of the cuttings' own hormones in the soil, so they help each other to root. I don't know if that's ever been proven, but it does seem to happen.
Thanks for posting: really helpful.
With cannabis cloning, you cut at an angle, scrape the stem, and then cut so as to split the bottom inch or so. Rinse in clean water and then apply rooting powder or gel. I have done the same with tomato suckers with good success. Right now I’m trying lilac cuttings, same thing also, but did not know about the Saran Wrap/bottle method, so have to add that technique.
Wow! I never thought about scraping. I can't wait to try it out, it makes so much sense. Thanks for the tip!
Love the tips your giving, always wanted to try it now I will. Neighbors look out!!!
This is fantastic! I didnt know about that type of propagation! I will be trying this.
my great grand-uncle (passed before i was born) was known in his town for grafting fruit trees.. i'm not sure if there was any exaggeration involved when the story was handed down in the generations, but according to my family one of the trees in his garden had over 20 different varieties of fruits..this just came to mind again, when you mentioned grafting.. :)
That's the goal. 🙂
@@VeronicaFlores the best of luck with it, and if you record and post it, then i'm definitely going to follow the progress :)
What a great video! I loved all the details, you made me realise I have way more opportunities how to root fruit trees than I ever realized. I'll be giving these techniques to try in the morning. Thank you for this video!
I ended up using two matching juice bottles top and bottom to make my little greenhouse, and it worked out really well.
Thank you very much for all your tips and tricks! Might be revisiting this comment section to let you know about progress
Thank you!! I’m moving from GA to AZ and was trying to figure out how I was going to get all my trees I worked so hard on for so many years out w me.
Ohh I did a cool one, sealing the top of the cutting with melted crayon (I figured they were safe enough) I just dipped the top 1/2 inch then cooled it immediately. It kept the cutting green to within an inch of the cut. I didn't think of the rest of the wood, just figured it would evap out the top of my fresh cuts. Nof1 or 5, but it seemed to work, and looked cool. 😎
Thank you for the video and all the information I have been trying to figure out how to do fruit tree cuttings! Thank you!
I tried this today with an apple and a plum tree following your tips. I hope it works!
I've been wanting to add fruit tree's to my property for a while now but always get 'sticker shock' when visiting garden centers. Started Googling rooting cuttings and this video has been the best by far in helping a novice like me get started.
Great video Veronica! Thank you for sharing it with us.👌👍😎JP
Your personality is so bubbly. Loved the video. #Keepupthegreatwork
THANK YOU VERONICA 💖
I got some pears trea branches and will try now.
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Thanks for the awesome vdo. Love the laidback way of your presentation :)
Thanks for the educational tips . I love to propagate plants myself. Good info.
Just found your channel tonight. LOVE IT! Thanks for all the great info!
When I was a child in the 1950s, it was common practice to show visitors the garden before dinner. During these tours, "slips" of particularly beautiful or unusual trees and shrubs were almost invariably requested. My mum right up to the late 1960s typically had various plants rooting at any time. Unfortunately, I didn't inherit her green fingers and have very little luck getting anything to root.
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When my Gardener planted by cherry tree the other day, he broke off too small limbs. They have a lot of leafs on them. They were wilted, but I put them in jars of water and they are very much alive. Can I get these two route and should I peel off some of the leaves so more energy goes into the roots. One is about 8 inches long and one is about 14 inches long. I would really appreciate a reply ASAP.
I've used gallon zip lock bags for humidity dome for years. Love u show
Are you related to Helena of Troy? Not even a rose is as beautiful as you. Breath taking. Thanks for sharing your beauty and plants. You should have many children.
Thanks for your wisdom and creativity👍🏽
The subliminal message of this video: you can eat tons of sour cream and be super thin !
Haaaa haaaa haaaa.
This made my day lol
Haha, I noticed that too lol
haha. not even the light sour cream.
It's sugar and carbs combined with fat that makes you fat. Just fat not so much.
Seems I'm late to the party but I am so glad I found this video! I've been wanting to do exactly this for the space on the side of my house but kept getting negative information about fruit trees not producing fruit ... I admit that being new to the fruit tree world there's alot of information to be learned but there seems to be no shortage of bad information and people claiming to know it all. Thanks for some helpful info looking forward to getting started on the neighbors peach tree 😄
I'm even later and it still is useful for me today
Very cost effective and practical tips V.F. I'm going to try rooting some Ninebark cuttings.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Veronica! I've gathered a few more tips for my gardening toolbox!
You will have better success if you poke a hole in the soil and insert the cutting then pack the soil. Otherwise you chance pulling the rooting compound off when pushing the cutting into the soil. this greatly increases the odds of them growing
Great tip! Totally makes sense.
Good note. I might try making the hole wide enough as you mentioned and pack it after. I also noticed the plastic bottle over the cutting causes a greenhouse effect which seems to work better. This California sun is amazing for growing. Just add water.
Thomas Doubleday definitely, was one the video that led me to this one. He called the creation of the hole "dibbling" i believe.
@@Infiniti25 yep that's the term for it!
I use a pencil to make the initial hole.
Hi Veronica,
You just made my day with this video! My entire Peach tree broke at the trunk. I'm not sure if it has a disease but I wanted to save it by clipping some branches and rooting them. I will follow your tutorial and hopefully I will have many more Peach trees! Hopefully it was something with the tree and not the soil . Thank you for this video!
Great video! Thanks for the heads up on aloe being a rooting agent too!
Awesome! I’m going to try some chestnut, peach, pear and persimmon. Thanks for this video!
thank you for the informative video!