I've had excellent results with rooting cuttings in a fish tank. I float styrofoam on top, poke tiny holes to push the cuttings down into the water while keeping the tops with 2 leaves above the water. Run the air pump the same as if you had the fish in the tank. The aerated water has rooted every plant I've put in it. One big bonus is that you can see the roots as they grow. No need to pull them out of dirt or keep changing water. This system works very well for me.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I' think aerated water may be my next trial! Thanks

@sandi-midnight-mueller6550

2 жыл бұрын

​@@FraserValleyRoseFarm ​ @Fraser Valley Rose Farm The aeration is a must in my opinion. I actually use an Aeroponic Cloning Machine that I built. (Its quicker to google it than me explain the set up.) but it basically mists the cuttings stem from below and the cutting is suspended in an enclosed container with neoprene collar, so leaves stay perfectly dry. No humidity dome or misting at all. I can get enough roots on the cuttings in a week to 10 days or so to be ready to plant in dirt. Before I started doing that I floated styrofoam also... works really well, just takes about twice the time as the aero. I had random luck just going straight into dirt. My downfall was remembering to mist them, or forgetting to put domes back on etc... the aero i just turn it on and forget it...

@bengoodluck1858

2 жыл бұрын

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm definitely aerate your water, run a fish tank air pump and air stone provides a constant oxygen supply. you will see the difference. and if you can use a larger container with a lid and make foam plugs to go in the holes you can put your cutting in container and keep all the light out to prevent that algae. google cloning stations for a visual reference on the plugs etc. but easy as to make yourself

@joannenardoni17

2 жыл бұрын

I wish you could show a picture, wonderful idea, good on you.

@sheilathompson7105

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandi-midnight-mueller6550 you should make a video yourself about your process. I know I'd watch it!

Another element to consider - your water quality itself. Often water has been treated with chlorine, and fluoride added to it. Most plants/flowers do not do well with chemically treated water. That is why you often see the suggestion to only use rainwater or distilled water. The usual pH of water is close to 7; plants do better (take up more water) if the pH is between 3-4, in floral design work where you want blooms/foliage to last. You can use a touch of citric acid (lemon juice) to adjust pH. The 2nd component to consider is aeration in the water. Propagation success is higher if you aerate with a small fish tank pump/stone. Roots need air as well as water. That is why clay soil is so bad. It has very little aggregate spaces for air and the soil goes anaerobic. The algae issue has already been covered; eliminate light. Leaves: You want the plant to focus on root development so trim all leaves except 2 at the top. Clip those in half if they are large. All plant energy should go to root development. Following those adjustments should increase your success rate.

when you plant a water propagated cutting into soil, keep the soil wetter than normal and ween the plant off the constant water instead of a drastic change and risk of shocking the plant

@faitharnold4643

27 күн бұрын

But remember that saturated potting soil goes anaerobic very rapidly, unlike open water with air exposure at the surface and some circulation to distribute the oxygen throughout.

I found an abandoned rose in a paddock. I had nothing with me to get a cutting. So I broke off a piece, and it had a 5cm untidy broken mashed up stem. After leaving in water for two weeks (change water every day) there were roots growing all the way up and down that broken 5cm. Amazing. Maybe we don't need tidy cuts!

@j887276

Жыл бұрын

Same here, found a beautiful rose of sharon growing on a roadside. Wife and I just quickly broke off a long wood branch near the base. Drove an hour home, put in water. Also cut the branches on the main branch and put in water. About half of them rooted, including the wood branch which kinda shocked me. It's mid September and we are planting them tomorrow- hoping they get rooted in the next 2 months before winter sets in. Also plan on mulching good for a little protection 😁

@jac7198

Жыл бұрын

Im very very amateur, but this a theory i do believe. With almost all ripped and wounded stems, they grow roots a lot easier ( in water at least)

What a great comparison video! Very helpful to me. Now I know why I’ve had poor success transferring my water rooted hydrangeas to soil. 😊 I also enjoyed reading so many helpful comments. It’s great to see so many helpful and resourceful people here.❤

Thank you. :) I have a Meyer Lemon that has a severe case of scale. I made 3 cuttings that I washed thoroughly, dipped in hormone and put them in soil. I now have 3 scale free clones of the tree :D

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

Roots formed in water undergo a change when transferred to soil. Submersed roots have no hair roots because they take nourishment directly from the water, Immersed roots have hair roots for absorbing nourishment from moist soil. For those species that I root in water, I prefer to make the change when the roots are only an inch long. If the cutting has been left in the water longer, I trim the roots back to an inch. Water contains little or no nutrient, so the sooner the plant is transferred to soil, the better. As a general rule I find that plants that form woody stems root better in soil. You need to experiment a little to find which plants root well in water. Some species root quickly, while others only rot. In case of doubt, root it in soil. My preferred method is to make a green wood cutting with four to five nodes, making my cut about a quarter to a half inch below the bottom node. Remove the leaves from the lower two nodes that will be under water. Leave only one or two leaves on the top of the stem. I have several 4 oz. jars with plastic lids. In the center of each lid, I drill a 1/2 to 5/8 inch hole with a forstner drill bit. This holds the cutting upright and slows evaporation from the jar. Most cuttings take less than three weeks to root.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Emmit

Thanks for share such a important information, see the difference between the methods and variety of plants is impressive.

This is a really useful experiment, it helps me decide which ones to plant in the soil vs water. Thanks a lot for the detailed video and comparison!

I really love your Chanel! I've been bitten by the love of gardening within the last couple years and you have helped tremendously with my knowledge of roses. Haven't had success with my propagating yet but I'll get it eventually. Thanks again

Very nice! It's beautiful when KZreadrs will play with plants and learn from them, and show us the results. It really depends on the plant, I have propagated Basil in water many times and you can see the roots in day 3, it propagates as easily in soil. With Rosemary I've had a bit more difficulty, but that's due to my carelessness. Mint proapagates really easy both in water and soil. Ideally you need to change the water every day or every two days.

Thank you so much Jason and Fraser Valley Rose Farm for the beautiful red hearts and the beautiful messages stay safe happy and healthy

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. This looks very interesting.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Richard. Thanks for watching

I love this segment! scientific experimentation is rad! Thank you for your videos they are amongst my favourite gardening ones I found online. I picked up so many useful information and tips - you are great at imparting information efficiently and I learned a lot osmotically : )

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Vittoria!

Loved your video! I use green bottles on a windowsill for oleanders, basil, watercress, pinapple tops. then put them into soil.

I appreciate your knowledgeable straight forward approach with not a lot of foo foo!

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan!

Thank you. So interesting! Would choose soil but when given cuttings, to this day I immediately put them in water for fear they may wilt... consequently some root! Mostly die of course. All the same, I enjoy all your knowledge!!!

Fascinating work Jason! Thank you. 😉

Thank you! Been about 3 weeks trying the water method and I had 1 grow tiny tiny roots out if 20 cuttings. Now I will definitely try the soil. Appreciate all the work you did.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven

Thank you for the video and the demo which was clear and factual. Its a good one for someone who doesn't have a green thumb. Will propagate in soil so I can have plants ready for next spring.

Thank you Jason and Fraser Farm for the beautiful red heart and the beautiful message thank you again for sharing the beautiful very interesting videos stay safe keep well happy and healthy

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

And thanks so much for watching!

Thank you so much for the beautiful red heart and the beautiful message stay safe and keep well happy and healthy

Thanks for sharing your results, I'm going to re-try some cuttings via soil.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

Thank you Jason, very interesting I also had great success with Hydrangeas in potting compost not water. I managed to propagate 8 with success this year. Great video.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience Jean

excellent video. thanks Jason for sharing your knowledge.

IM ..3RD WORLD FARMER JOHN HAM..ON YOU TUBE ALMOST ALL WAS TAKEN DOWN.BUT IVE PLANTED 2000 TREES OF 40 DIFFERENT SPECIES,WITH 500 GROWING TREES IN THE GROUND NOW SO I GOT 25 PERCENT IN VERY HARD CLAY SOIL DOING CUTTINGS,EXCEPT FOR PAPAYA,AND COFFEE WAS ALREADY HERE.JUST STICK IN 5 TO 8 CUTTINGS IN THE PLACE YOU WANT THE TREE ,EXPECT 1 LIVIVG PLANT,OR TREE .WORKED BEST WITH MULBERRY.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your method and results Juan. 25% is not bad just direct stuck into the soil

I only put cuttings in tap water, no growing aid or nutrients. Yes they get algae sometimes but i use a dark container. Like a bucket. Only have to clean it once a weak maybe but its easy. And you can put a clone collar around them and have them floating in a bucket. A 5 gallon bucket can hold about 20 cuttings. Just fill it up 1/4th of the way. Never had to buy soil again. When they have roots I put them in a 1 gallon bucket of water with nutrients and an air stone. Then it grows so fast

Nice video. Yes I read some time ago that roots developed on a water propagated plants are not as strong as the roots on soil propagated plants. Thanks so much for it's lovely video.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

And thanks for the kind comment.

I found this very interesting. In my experience basil and tomato side shoots root very well in water. I usually grow tomatoes from seed and if I want a few more plants I root side shoots in water then pot them on. At the end of last summer I tried an experiment - rooted a few side shoots, potted them up, and kept them alive indoors through the winter (I'm in the UK so they wouldn't have survived outdoors), taking further sided shoots from them when they got too straggly. Planted them in my greenhouse this spring and they've done quite well - still going but it won't be long before it gets too cold for them.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience David

What a great video Jason - I had 6 fig cuttings in the summer, placed in water for 3 months - they developed a tangle of roots - then stuck them out about 6 weeks ago in grow bags and they are fully leafed out and are two feet tall!!! I am in zone 8b in MS 60 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico. Sooooo, rooted in water and then transferred to rich soil in large grow bags. I am just a novice at this point but I do think that fig cuttings take very well in my area (as long as you have the patience!!!). Thanks again for a very informative channel.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

And thank you for sharing your method and results!

Just started my first rose cutting in soil. Hoping it takes! Thank you for this video!

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Thanks so much for you sharing your knowledge with us! This was so helpful!

Hey there! I ran across this video doing research for my first propagation. And it was really helpful! I'm currently trying to save my little scheffy (scheflera, if that's how you spell it lol) after some nasty root rot. It's kind of my first real plant so hopefully it works!

From the rose perspective it's a HUGE help thanks !!!

Excellent Video, Jason. I'm attempting to clone Hibiscus, roses, and Rose of Sharon in water, and now I know what to look for and what medium to use.

Great information! Thanks 😁 Agreed, even if the plants take root in water, transitioning to soil can be too much of a shock

Thank you! I just got my first rose cuttings last week. I saw a video about doing cuttings in water, so I went that route. I'm going to try and put half of them in soil tonight, and pray that I didn't totally kill everything

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Amy - good luck with all of them, and let us know your results!

@amydetwiler5221

3 жыл бұрын

@Mike Studmuffin everything is dead 🤦‍♀️ I contacted the seller, who graciously sent me a second batch. Those died too. The lavender cuttings, though, are doing much better hydroponically.

Thanks Jason for a lovely interesting video

Finally found this! I asked about this and roses because my mother used to do this with her house plants

I appreciate and respect your approach. Thank you for great information!

Thank you for pointing out the difference in a side-to-side comparison. I’m convinced. I’ve have amazing success with Pothos but meager success with outdoor plants. Soil it is...

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carole.

Doing this exact experiment right now with most of my trees and shrubs(fruiting and non fruiting) - My weeping willows(golden, normal) rooted the fastest...less than two weeks. They produced a lot of roots.... Most all the other trees are growing new leaves but the original leaves I left on there to indicate death did in fact die but new growth came in... Don't waste money on new trees when you can do this...and it's super fun!!! Happy Growing!!

I love this video, it's like the best kind of science experiment! :D

Excellent video. Thank you for your time.

Thank you for the video. I found it to be extremely informative

I heard somewhere that watering newly repotted plants do well when they are watered with, "weeping willow water." This is made by soaking weeping willow cuttings in water for several days. It is said that willows run thick with the rooting hormone.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Laurel. I've heard the same - but haven't done any serious trials with willow water. IBA is the main rooting hormone in willow branches, and it's not very soluble in water - so I suspect the levels would be quite low. Maybe good for easy cuttings, but for more difficult propagation I'd be more inclined to go with a commercially available hormone.

@laurelshelhamer8958

3 жыл бұрын

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm I got the impression that they were using it to water plants to enhance the growth process. I did a sort of accidental trial a few years ago. I was cleaning up after I trimmed a weeping willow and accidently left the 5 gallon bucket sitting by some shrubbery. It sat undisturbed for I think, 2 months. That summer it rained in biblical proportions! When I came across it again, the twigs and pieces had roots. In fact, they were a bit of a clump of very fine but healthy strings. I used up the water gradually on some border plants I had just put in. I always left enough water in the bucket to keep the twigs saturated and I let the rain refill the bucket. I have to admit my observations were far from scientific. Perhaps I should have used the willow water on only half of the plants. I let the rain refill the bucket and kept using the water for a few weeks. I needed the bucket for something so I fed my experiment to my sheep. All of those new plants survived and looked good but I don't remember noticing any exceptional growth that was out of the ordinary. The ewes all stayed the same size, too! Lol Oh, let me add that I love your tutorials! I knew nothing about cuttings prior to finding your chanel. You explain thing clearly, without any unneccesary superfuous flutter and your advice is supported with first hand observation and studies. You are always adding topics. And you are an enjoyable go-to! I have started some juniper virginia (something like that) cuttings and I'm so excited about them! These are what are called, "red cedar" around here. I think they are fully native. They are narly as the devil but make the best nesting habitat I've ever seen! A cat will NOT climb up after anything that nests in those trees. The trees offer good shelter and cover from birds of prey. They grow fast and make great, but somewhat ragged looking, bluish green wind breaks. And ever body must eat the seeds because they grow everywhere. (Except inside of 2 miles of my farm!) I talked to our county forester to see if seedlings were available for that specie. He was less than enthusiastic. But that seemed to be his general demeanor, lol. So far, my cuttings are still in the bucket! Lol. But they look a bit better than when I collected them a week ago! I'm going to do a half and half this time! One item more: I've been searching for reasonably priced native rose bush seedlings or cuttings. I want to scatter them over my 30 acres! I just love those hard working guys! I'm in the process of replacing and populating every non agricultural spot available with native plants. I call my work a,"Wildlife Restoration Project," by reintroducing native plants. "If I feed them, they should come!" Thanks so much for replying to my comment. You are fantastic!

i always thought the water method was a joke. only thing i've ever been able to get to root that way was willow. glad you took the time to do a side by side comparison. jah bless!

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben!

@michaeldwalker8055

3 жыл бұрын

"Jah" lmao!

You may want to minimize leaves. Maybe 1 or 2 max. You want the plant to focus on root development.

@Wowwwzaaa

4 ай бұрын

I agree, it takes the stress off the plant

Sorry meant to say thank you so much Fraser Valley Rose Farm

Thanks for sharing your experiments

Thank you for this video, it was quite interesting.

I've done both water and soil. The garden center said do sunpatients in soil. If you choose to use water, remember you will need to change the water at least every third day, maybe more. So you would need to be near a water source. That is a lot of work.

😃❤️🌹thank you Jason and Fraser Valley Rose Farm

@anniehyams6833

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Jason @Frazer Valley Rose Farm for the beautiful red roses and the beautiful messages stay safe keep well happy and healthy 🌹😃🌹❤️

I wonder if very damp soil (until roots appear) appears will get the benefit of both water-plus-soil, then let the soil moisture come to normal gradually. This video has comments from many knowledgeable people with good tips. Thanks to all.

I really enjoy your videos 😎 thank you from S.Africa!

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

So happy you like them!

Fantastic bit of nursery science!

Agree! I find soil to be much more forgiving to any mistakes. I also have Florida swamp water that will be algae within a day even not in light! It just seems to rot my plants super fast. I'll use it for a day or two if I get behind, but much more success forgoing any rooting hormone or prep and sticking in dirt than trying to root in water.

Thank you for this very helpful video!

really informative and interesting, thanks v much.

Very good demonstration, thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Carmen.

Great experiment, thanks for sharing 👍

Try SLOWLY adding soil to the water container. Start with about a tablespoon every couple days for about 10 days, then start adding about 1/4 cup until it's full of soil instead of water.

@Roach_In_A_Trenchcoat

4 ай бұрын

Would the soggy dirt not drown the plant without some type of aeration?

I have a plant that I've been trying to root in water for over a month now I believe I think I will try putting it in soil and see if that helps.

@naomievlahogeorge7958

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it’s as small as changing location. Don’t give up! We had a kalanchoe that took about 4 months to put out roots in water - it was a long-term experiment my students could do while following Covid protocols. When that suc started rooting, it started creating new leaves like crazy and now, it’s spilling over the container along with the pothos vine that started rooting around the second week. Crazy thing is there is no natural light in my classroom so my student use whatever strength of grow light they think they need - never thought I would see a succulent thriving in water right next to the healthiest ZZ plant a class has ever grown. This is when I love teaching science!

This was really interesting- thanks!

Great video. I would be interested to see a similar comparison for mint. Especially taking cuttings from both the stem and the runners to see if that makes a difference.

That's a great video..I still.learning and learning about planting☺️

Fascinating experiment.

Don Hi been watching your videos on cutting. I had quite a lot of success with roses,and grape vine cutting. With putting a cuttings in a plastic container,then fill the with sphagnum moss damp. And another method putting cutting in a container with garden sand. Then put the container in a bigger container with a lid with a few holes in the top. Had good results Uk

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your methods Don

Well done on your hydrangea!!

Thanks for doing these small experiments and sharing for our education. I've done a lot of propagating, mostly edibles, and I'm rather surprised by some of your methods. I normally remove almost all the leaves no matter which method I'm using to root the cuttings. I figure if the cutting drops the leaves for lack of moisture, then I've erred in not removing it first, because a cutting with insufficient moisture is probably not going to be able to do the growth I want it to. I'm also surprised about your potting soil. It looks to be mostly peat, though I may be mistaken and I did see some larger textured pieces in it that I wonder what they were. Peat based media is mostly what's been available to me, and I add a lot of perlite to try to prevent aeration deficits that I've seen in peat media, which can be prone to waterlogging. Anyway, I've generally found what you have, that cuttings in soil generally work better than cuttings in water. The few things I root in water are mostly from the mint family and sweet potato shoots, and I put them in a sunny window indoors. They get planted into soil once they've got some roots.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience Michael. I've previously removed more foliage at the time of cutting, but I'm swinging the other direction now. From what I've read, continued photosynthesis (at a much reduced rate, but still...) has a role in sending natural auxins down to encourage rooting. With higher humidity or more regular mist, the loss of foliage can be slowed, though not completely avoided in my experience. I'm using a composted wood/shredded cedar fiber mix - it's given me decent results, so long as I don't start it out too moist.

Helpful experiment - thanks for sharing the knowledge. Just a few observations on the water method. it is essential not only to change the dirty green water every 4-5 days but also to thoroughly wash out the cup itself each time water is changed, in order to remove all algae stuck to the cup. Secondly, the cut at the base of the stem should be at a 45 degree angle. One effect of this is to materially increase the surface area of the stem base, through which the cutting absorbs moisture and breathes. Thirdly, I cut stems down to single nodes wherever possible and with all but one original leaf cut off, in order to conserve energy for the stem. Fourthly, adding a very few tiny granules of rooting powder or hormone to the water gives the cutting extra nutrition. All these extra steps should help to narrow the advantage that soil naturally has over water, as soil naturally provides significantly more nutrition (minerals, etc.) than pure water. Several of my recent rose cuttings produced callusing and roots within 3 weeks of placing in water. They have subsequently produced one or two spectacularly colourful South American hybrid tea roses each, already standing at just over two feet tall each, within 2 months of potting. This is immensely satisfying.

Nice little experiment! Thanks a mil :D

Very interesting and informative video - thanks :).

very good video. I have one root on one rose stem. another has no roots but grew a few leaves.

Here’s a secret no one talks about. Heating pad! I was having no luck with cuttings (in water or soil) until I put them on a planting heating pad. Now all my cuttings root perfectly and make the best mature plants. Rooting hormone helps too. Shady place but good lighting under a dome for humidity. That’s it! 😎

Amazing, thank you, so much helpful information for beginners... A request please, can you do a detailed information on alovera plant, leaf growing, taking care, repoting, as they are easy to kill, with not knowing how to care for them Please

My rule of thumb for rooting is that I use the water method for annuals (tomatoes cucumbers etc) and soil for perennials. For berries I also get the tip die back but as long as the entire stem doesnt die you still have a chance. Generally I find taking clippings of berries mid autumn is the best way to go.

I use dechlorinated water & have nearly 100% success with a variety of plants. I enjoy the look of my water containers & plants placed around my house

Great video, good info. Thankyou.

This video was fascinating!

I like your videos! I learned so much from you, thank you! :)

lol man thank you, man you are the greatest, i tried the water method for clones, i wasted my time, and i started searching google i what i am doing wrong? i am doing exactly what the "pros'' says: clone in water, until i saw your video, now i understand life better thanks again, keep it going i am subscribing to you cuz you have a beautiful character

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very nicely done. Thanks

Great info. Thank you so much.

Excellent educational video most helpful. Appreciated. Regards.

Water rooting does have decorative value, or getting kids into botany. My favorite is mint, in a row of jars along a windowsill. Mint does well the most consistently for me. (Atlanta, Georgia. Zone 8.)

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alexandria!

I have rooted house plants in water a lot and I have a weeping willow that I need to get into a pot and yes I did it in water. I’ve been trying an olive tree as well and my get new cuttings and put them in soil along with my Texas Sage which is in water right now 😊

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your success! I have it on my list to try this again with a few adjustments.

I've always had good success with rooting in light soil. My cuttings are places in terracotta pots, in the window sill, south-facing, and watered daily.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your method and success!

I see what you are doing, I had a similar experimental testing . It depend on the temperature the plant received in the water or in the potted soil if you add some rooting hormone in the water the cutting in water will grow root faster and better and every cutting you put in there while those in soil pot will grow some root but some of them will get rot

Thanks mate! That was a great video

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. And thanks for the feedback.

Thank you, exactly what i needed !!

Thank you great comparison

great advice thanks

I have noticed that cuttings do better in water when the container BLOCKS the light where the roots will develope rather than using clear containers/cups. I also like to change the water out at least every two days.. happy growing.

I enjoy your videos. I have a different method of water rooting. I have a good size pondless waterfall with a fast flow. I can put many different types of cuttings stuck between the rocks and get good roots. Even the plants that don't root keep their leaves and stay fresh a long time. I discovered this when a flowering stem broke off the plant and I stuck it in the fountain. The flowers remained as long as they would have on the plant! This is outside zone 9 NorCal near Sacramento. I'm guessing this happens due to the coolness of the water plus the aeration. I have grasses and Canna growing in between the rocks also.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your success Liesl. Interesting technique.

Thank you

I'm a tropical gardener and I have always prefered soil over water, double the speed on rooting, lower chance of fungi infection and in general, more convenient that having water somewhere collecting mosquito larvaes if unwatched, great video though!!!

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input Alex - always good to hear what's working for other growers

John from NZ here. I try different methods with different plants and at different times of year - some being associated with some children I do home school environmental science activities with. There are so many variables and I learn from my successes and failures. For examples of great success with water alone are Armeria , "cigarette plant", pineapple sage and the NZ native coastal fuschia. I've tried adding various things to the water - rooting hormone, some "complete" fertiliser, blood and bone and a "dash of soil"; generally the only thing that assists (sometimes) is a dash of soil. I hardly ever change the water, and the bottles sit outside in full sunlight; just top up the water when I remember. Get some plants that root well and quickly in water and you can get so many activities to help young developing minds to explore some aspects of science and experimentation; and application of measurement and numeracy to this as well as careful recording of observations in a systematic and scientific manner.

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your success John - always great fun to experiment

Pretty interesting thank you!

There are a few things that do root well in water: things from the mint family including sweet basil (Pull off most leaves and make pesto) If you are going to do this for shrubs/trees/vines and more than 1 plant, it seems like it would just be smarter to do it in soil like most propagators do. Thanks for sharing the experiment!

@FraserValleyRoseFarm

3 жыл бұрын

That's great Anne - I should have tried some rosemary just for fun

@annebeck2208

3 жыл бұрын

@@FraserValleyRoseFarm I have tried rosemary a number of times because we were moving...never worked in water...think it is more of a shrub or maybe it is too woody too soon? Basil that is woody won't work either...(I just remembered:most Italians keep basil in water on the window sill and cut off it all year long.)