Long shot for Ondata

AntonioFiggy said:
I have always wanted to copy a Spanish technique I saw on YouTube where they dug a 1 to 2 foot trench and they just broke up long branches, covered with the soil and watered deeply. After the suckers surfaced they simply cut and leave what they wanted.
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I’ve seen that video. Very cool technique and probably how they used to be propagated all the time. I think it was shared in this forum somewhere.
 
BNaula1 said:
Best time is when they have those white bumps, it’ll be your easiest transition to soil. If you wait too long they’ll developed long fragile roots and won’t adapt to the soil well at that point or break off 🥲
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Ok so I followed your advice and I threw a Panache cutting with the bumps and about after 10 days I just saw roots!!! Thank you!
 
DELFIG said:
That's interesting....I recall reading how wrapping it enables cutting to retain moisture and yet the parafilm allows the cutting to breathe.
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Yes, authentic parafilm M absolutely does do its job perfectly- it has the perfect amount of breathability that I never get rot from it.

But to clarify, you should not wrap parafilm or any like material down to the soil level because moisture from the soil will literally wick up in between the wrap and your cutting, causing too much moisture on your cutting. That’s just physics, not the choice of covering.


So, the important bit is to leave at least 1/2” above the soil level uncovered.
 
TorontoJoe said:
FWIW.... I got this idea from @RichardK. When rooting cuttings outdoors in summer, I bury them completely. Vertically, and right down to the soil line. It avoids the need for parafilm. The cutting doesn't dehydrate and it's very low maintenance. I also do this with the triple mix that I've been talking about. No fancy, gritty mix. The shoots come up out of the soil as suckers. This is the only way I root outdoors now.

I don't know if it's ideal for everyone... but I would recommend trying it with some lower cost cuttings just to understand how they do like this
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I use a similar concept when I do any rooting. Most all cuttings are getting cut down to smaller size. Then it gets sunk deep in rooting media and only 1 bud is left right at the rubber band line. I only use parafilm for grafting. My fig pops always look a bit different than everyone else. It keeps them moist, gives me extra cuttings to root and when I up pot, I don't have an angled main trunk or exposed cutting stump. The last one is just for aesthetics though. Not function.
 
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