How to Propagate Plants from Cuttings

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This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and plant propagator Jack Alexander reproduce plants from cuttings. (See below for tools and a shopping list.) Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Watch How to Create a Container Garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsWzQCAT8nU Watch How to Plant a Raised Garden Bed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzuuavHTq6c Watch How to Prune and Replace Foundation Plants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWS-ONnPN_A Tools for How to Propagate Plants from Cuttings: - bypass pruners - pocket knife - grafting knife, used to cut plant for grafting - electric heat tray - electric heat map - planter misters Shopping list for How to Propagate Plants from Cuttings: - propagating plants - apple seedling, used as root stock - plastic planting tray with cover - root-inducing hormone - peat moss - sand - perlite - rubber band, (for securing the graft union) - paraffin wax Follow This Old House: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thisoldhouse/ G+: https://plus.google.com/+thisoldhouse/posts Instagram: http://instagram.com/thisoldhouse Tumblr: http://thisoldhouse.tumblr.com/

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Hey I just met Jack Alexander at the IPPS conference last week! He just retired!

amazing god of plants.

I rooted a Sycamore tree cutting once it took 3 months I had 5 cuttings only 1 rooted. I used powder on them. I got poplar and willow cuttings and Birch and Locust I dipped them in willow water and powder to give them extra kick to help them root.

could you do the same with watermelon

When you propagating cuttings how long do have to leave them for, before they start rooting
(woody plants)

Thanks for uploading.

A lot of great information! Thank you!

Talk about propagating. Our friend had some kind of plant, vine or weed invade their yard from the neighbor's house. They cut it out with a mower and it shot everywhere. Now this plant has destroyed their whole garden with roots that go down several feet. Forgot the name of that plant though.

what is the second plant you work on? basifia?I can't quite catch the name.thanks

can I use a clear plastic container with lid?

Can you help me with info on pear tree? I have a very old pear tree that produces lots of pears. Do you have info on starting pear trees over the winter months. Same with apples.

so it's only necessary to spray the air of the plants to maintain high humidity, what about wetting the soil when putting them in?

Have you tried apple rootstock?

Do grafted plants perform worse because they don't have their 'natural' roots?

I LOVE YOU GUYS.

Excellent video. A++

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Ilike the good games of this games to play with.

Thanks for sharing your info. Is it necessary to dip cuttings into hormone powder before planting? Do you think I would have success if I just placed the cutting directly into the soil? Thanks!

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