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    Air layering - easy peasy

    After several failed attempts at cloning using the typical methods, I decided to try air layering. Worked on my first try. Didn't use Sphagnum moss - just a rapid rooter, cloneX, cereal box liner, and aluminum foil.

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    #2
    Cool used to use the method on fruit trees back in the day.
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      #3
      What is air layering?

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        #4
        Lots of hits on Google, but short answer is: cloning while the cutting is still attached to the mother plant. One tip I found that isn't in all the videos was to make sure you include a branch node. That person noticed that all of his clones developed roots there first. I didn't actually try to cut the cambium and instead just held the knife perpendicular to the stem and just scratched back and forth all around down to the cambium.
        It’s trusted that air layering goes back to old China and Japan, where air layering bonsai was a prominent propagation technique. It’s not the most widely recognized propagation technique, for the most part since it takes a while for a cutting to develop when it’s air layered. The reason why you should pick air layering […]
        5x7 closet with reflective mylar on the walls
        2 UF-4000 LEDs (set to 25K Lumens at the plant)
        150 CFM bathroom vent installed in ceiling exhausting through a roof vent
        Elitech STC-1000Wifi Temp&Humidity Controller
        1X Sundae Driver in 35g grow bag
        2X Orange Velvet in 35g grow bags

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        • oldjarhead100
          oldjarhead100 commented
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          well done what a cool idea

        • Ckbrew
          Ckbrew commented
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          Include a branch node in the wrapping where the medium is or above the wrapping?

        • click
          click commented
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          in the wrapping. Apply the cloneX around the node (after scratching away the outer layer) and wrap there.

        #5
        Nice, and I agree it’s a cool idea. Glad it worked out for you. I was wondering why the clone looked so huge. Now I see said the blind man.

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          #6
          How long did it take, from the initial scraping/wrapping to cutting the clone from the mother?

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          • click
            click commented
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            3 weeks from wrapping to photo.

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