Rooting green cuttings

I haven't rooted many green cuttings. My understanding the biggest issue is that they don't store long, so do it quickly.

I have known people who swear by aeroponics for rooting even the youngest green cuttings.... but that's an investment you may not want to make.
 
This is actually my favorite way to do cuttings. I do it just how I would propagate other things like hydrangeas, crepe myrtles, butterfly bushes etc...

1. Take a cutting like you would a normal winter cutting but just a leave a leaf or 2. May even want to cut the leaves in half depending on cutting to leaf ratio.
2. Score/scratch and apply hormone if desired but not required.
3. Stick in rooting media with same moisture level you would if using a winter cutting.
4. Put it inside a clear plastic tote/storage container. I usually keep this inside my house, 70-75 degrees, in front of a window.
5. Mist the leaves and container generously with water to increase humidity.
6. Close the tote lid and keep lid closed.
7. You can open the tote daily or ever few days for just a minute to get some fresh air. Can also respray some water in the tote if you feel the humidity is dropping. But this isn't really needed as long as you don't keep the lid open for long.
 
Rojo said:
Hey I want to thank JaysFigsTx for posting the video.........It's getting a try here! I have a few trees sending shoots without figlets, can't hurt to try it.
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Definitely. Mike is amazing and very thorough with his process. There is more than just this video showing this process on his channel.
 
I currently have a bunch suckers in the Mike Kincaid triple cup method. I started with 10 cuttings about a month ago and all but one seem to have taken root. I have one that had outgrown the cup so I've tried to slowly open the cup up as not to shock the plant with the lack of humidity. I took the top all the way off and two of the leaves instantly shriveled up.
Mine are all in a grow tent with bottom heat and grow light.

Does anyone know how to up pot these after they've rooted without loosing all the leaves?
 
I'm confused... are they suckers or rooted cuttings? Potting up suckers doesn't generally require cups.

In any case, reducing leaves on layers is sometimes beneficial so the plant can focus on roots... but it's all by feel and experience. Pictures would help
 
The majority that that I rooted were suckers, some larger than others. When I potted them I trimmed them all down to about 1 leaf.
 

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Sorry, that makes sense. Still trying to learn the correct terminology for everything lol. In that case all of mine were cuttings.
 
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