Soy wax to seal cuttings

I found it through a quick search on cheesemaking.com
If you happen to have a cheesemaking supply store nearby, they should have it.
And of course, @2Angels carries it on their website (currently out of stock)
 
vinerya said:
I found it through a quick search on cheesemaking.com
If you happen to have a cheesemaking supply store nearby, they should have it.
And of course, @2Angels carries it on their website (currently out of stock)
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Well my little town is lucky to have what they have, a cheese making store would be wonderful. Ok I'll check around , thanks !
 
TorontoJoe said:
@FamilyPhishFigs I've had mold grow on cuttings under regular wax. Soy, being organically derived might be more prone to this than say, paraffin... but if you have a ton of it, I'd get some surplus cuttings and give it a try. At very least you know it's not toxic.
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I have someone locally who is going to let me trim their trees in exchange for the cuttings. Just Brunswick and LSU purple( which I already have 40 of that I am growing out for rootstock to graft on to) so I’ll probably do a test run with some of those since I don’t need them and won’t be crushed if something happens to them.
I have just been using parafilm, which is cool, but I’d rather hold onto that for grafting.
 
To me that's the way to go. The soy wax might be amazing.... but the only way to know for sure is to take it for a test drive.
 
Is soy wax the stuff they use in the scented wax melters? If so, I tried some and it pulled away/cracked on the edge of the cutting.
 
I use wax and works well. I was using a old metal cup and used old plain white candles unscented.. I heated it on the stove and learned a good lesson don’t do it lol almost burnt my house down.. it fought on fire.. so I just bought a wax warmer on Amazon for 11 bucks.. I do find using wax much easier than film..
 
NYC_Fignetic said:
I use wax and works well. I was using a old metal cup and used old plain white candles unscented.. I heated it on the stove and learned a good lesson don’t do it lol almost burnt my house down.. it fought on fire.. so I just bought a wax warmer on Amazon for 11 bucks.. I do find using wax much easier than film..
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Wax warmers are definitely the way to go. Would hate to burn your house down over some fig cuttings lol.
 
I'm a complete rookie at this, but this is what I bought and use. I don't do many cuttings and this has gone a long ways. I bought a cheap heated bowl for scented wax cubes to melt it and just dip the end of the cutting.

 
The best end sealers I have used so far were wood glue and paint. Wax worked fine, but too much of a mess/hassle unless you have a dedicated setup and doing a lot of cuttings. This year had leftover clear bathroom silicone caulk left over so I dabbed some of that on the ends for the sake of science. Packaging also states 10 yr/no mold guarantee. Point being, just use whatever you have unless it’s its parafilm (mold).
 
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