Propagation trays

Bofig said:
Ok so the first winner is lsu gold, squeezed around the outside gently, then pulled a little on top while pushing at the bottom. These came out quite nice if you ask me. It’s now potted up to a 4x9. Hopefully with the root mass it takes off quick.
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Wow good job. It looks like it has a higher number of primary/secondary rooting. I wonder if the air pruning also forced a higher number of primary rooting from the bark over the fig pop method. It seems fig pops have a fewer number but really long primary roots. I would think that a higher number of roots is better than really long roots. When I plant trees from pots, I typically prune all the roots that are long so the rootball in a more rounded shape. Long roots usually just fold over on itself when planted in the ground.

If you have any extra scions you don't care about, it would be interesting to remove the soil to see if the roots are originating from the bark or if those are secondary roots.
 
Beabchasingizz said:
Wow good job. It looks like it has a higher number of primary/secondary rooting. I wonder if the air pruning also forced a higher number of primary rooting from the bark over the fig pop method. It seems fig pops have a fewer number but really long primary roots. I would think that a higher number of roots is better than really long roots. When I plant trees from pots, I typically prune all the roots that are long so the rootball in a more rounded shape. Long roots usually just fold over on itself when planted in the ground.

If you have any extra scions you don't care about, it would be interesting to remove the soil to see if the roots are originating from the bark or if those are secondary roots.
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It does seem like you say the air pruning forcing higher density. I’ve never had this many thick roots together in any other method. Not all have progressed as quickly but there are many not too far behind. Towards the end I may wash off a couple to see what’s going on but when the weather is warmer so they take the shock a bit better. We still have night time temps 38-45 forecasted so there isn’t a whole lot of room indoors yet. I did two cuttings yesterday and the other had a handful of thick roots going down each column but branched out many times that stayed uniformly thick at every point.
 
So I’ve transferred four total to tree pots and I believe these are handling up potting better than any other way I have tried. So far the rest are looking great except a few have dried at the top or dropped leaves but that is still good odds in my books. If I can get 60+ out of 72 I’ll be using this method moving forward. Here’s a little fig rooting porn to keep the momentum 😂
 

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Bofig said:
So I’ve transferred four total to tree pots and I believe these are handling up potting better than any other way I have tried. So far the rest are looking great except a few have dried at the top or dropped leaves but that is still good odds in my books. If I can get 60+ out of 72 I’ll be using this method moving forward. Here’s a little fig rooting porn to keep the momentum 😂
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We have a strict rule about porn on this site... but your pics are so hot! 😯
 
Bofig said:
It’s ball professional soil mix. I believe it’s the seed starting mix but not sure. It’s in a brown and white bag I buy at a local greenhouse. So far it’s been my best soil for rooting cuttings by far.View attachment 6844
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I’ll have to look it up! With all the growhouse places in my area I have a lot of options but I like to know what others are using. I did buy these trays!
 
heathfarm said:
I’ll have to look it up! With all the growhouse places in my area I have a lot of options but I like to know what others are using. I did buy these trays!
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Awesome, just remember they do dry out quick. I water from the top when tops are dry and then set in a tray of water for a few seconds if any of the bottoms dry out. Sometimes the middle of the cell dries and needs a bit extra water. So far they have handled watering well without rot with the current set up. I keep them in a 10x20 tray on top of a heat mat. I’m not sure they warm up much but it stays around 72 degrees. I also use captain jacks dead bug when I water and spray the outsides of the cells occasionally with it so I can stop the gnat larvae from doing damage.
 
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