Propagating From Cuttings 101

[@mamaj6028]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have just started propagating, and ever other video that I've watched, the person says "so I just clip off a stem", but do not show where they are cutting . I actually googled for videos that show where to cut when propagating ! 🙄 Yours came up on the top of the list and I see why. Your explanation along with the visual was fantastic !!! ❤

[@LilDirt12]

Stephen H you just slapped me in the face!! You are the first person I have heard explain the importance of natural selection regarding our fruits and vegetables over synthetic hormones!! 🤯 Mind blown. It makes so much sense!!! Thank you. And thank you for sharing your education with us. And thank you for not being condescending. It's huge. Your family and friends must be so proud of you. And for the ones who think supplements are creating stronger genetics that's silly. Look at body builders who use steroids. Sure they look strong and are strong, as long as they keep doing the steroids. The heart becomes stressed, high blood pressure, mental issues like explosive anger, body dysmorphia. When they stop the steroids their bodies deflate, muscles are flabby, they suffer from depression. Now if a person became strong naturally by endurance training, weight and resistance training, yoga, martial arts, meditation and naturally grown f & v, they will be much stronger internally, mentally and will pass on strong genes. Sorry... Just tripped in a rabbit hole. Mb. Thanks you guys for such an eye opening video. ❤

[@duallinguallady-aishaahmed1812]

Thank you for explaining that cutting 45 degree is for getting more surface area.

[@wakeywakey8603]

Excellent guest. I've seen this guy on a YT video & lost track of him. He's an excellent teacher. Thorough without over explaining. Both of you together made for an awesome show. Subbed to both channels 😍😍

[@GoldenWave]

I came to hear a quick intro to propagating, but wow that guy is a wealth of information!

[@1375chelsea]

Funny thing I accidentally planted a bougainvillea cutting upside down. Then I noticed roots sprouting out on top a week after. Good thing I used humdity dome . It survive after I replanted.

[@yousefmatthew9879]

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[@olivernikolai3045]

@Yousef Matthew I use FlixZone. Just search on google for it =)

[@enzonikolai9939]

@Oliver Nikolai definitely, been using Flixzone for since april myself :)

[@yousefmatthew9879]

@Oliver Nikolai Thank you, I signed up and it seems like a nice service :D I really appreciate it!

[@olivernikolai3045]

@Yousef Matthew you are welcome =)

[@Grumpah]

Should the cuttings be kept in mostly shade? When can they move to full sun if that's what the plant requires? Thanks for ALL the content you provide!

[@JuguruGaming]

I've been told alovera works as a rooting hormone. I've got it growing all of my garden. It seems to work well and it's free :)

[@mneff69]

Cinnamon also works as a healing agent.

[@epicgardening]

You're the second to say that now mark! Love learning new things :)

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Nice! Thanks for that tip Mark. I'll try it sometime.

[@normalfnfboi5382]

Thank you i need this for my school tasks

[@scoother86]

Moved to SD last year and I'm in love with the flora here. So many beautiful plants. What are your opinions on "foraging" propagations? I see so many (public land) plants that are new to me and gorgeous. I'm all for the "leave no trace" idea in outdoors/hiking/camping, but I'm not sure how to find a lot of these (wild fennel?!?!) at nurseries.

[@larrarain6531]

Pruning is good for plants, so as long as you're not destroying the plant by taken "too many" cuttings, I don't see the issue.

[@MYMY-gs4kk]

Thank you so much for the insights into propagation with many helpful tips. Especially liked the part about the use or even not of rooting hormone. Honey was used instead.

[@JB49105]

Nature is so cool

[@vister6757]

Thanks. I need this because someone gave me mulberry tree and ask me to cut into half and use the other half with leaves to plant another tree.

[@yaboijoel517]

Can you also do this, during summer?

[@supernaturalbc2008]

Great video guys! Thx from Vancouver Island. We are propagating Manzanita cuttings.

[@alboggs7561]

I learned a lot by watching you

[@rhymeswithteeth]

Interesting. Just one question: What kind of fertilizer does that guy use on his eyebrows?

[@nitishnhn5618]

You explained it very well sir, Love from india ♥️

[@phillipsmith7974]

Great video! I'm curious if propagating adds a new lifespan to the plant? For instance, if the grapes live for 20 years, and you propagate a cutting on year fifteen, will that cutting have 20 years to live? Or the five remaining years from the original plant?

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Yes it actually would! So on a grape you should take the cutting from the new years growth. Every year grapes put off multiples new growth vines off of the main trunk. Those new growth can be cut, propagated and yes you can start a new grape that will last for decades! Happy propagating!

[@phillipsmith7974]

Awesome, thank you for the reply!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Cheers!

[@MoOutdoorsandReviews]

awesome video, making some cuttings from a Javanese pear tree now

[@alsansoni5321]

Instead of using pots, can you sow the cutting directly into the ground using the same method in the video ?

[@epicgardening]

So long as you have a nice soil, I see no reason why you couldn't!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Yes you definitely can but people do them in pots or trays cuz it is faster to do the work, the cutting might not survive, can control the water etc. But you can totally just shove a pomegranite, grape, or berry in the ground and it will have a chance to root. Just make sure it is good well draining soil.

[@ltlbnsgarden]

Great information guys! Will be trying hunny to you propagate too 😊

[@epicgardening]

Let me know how it works out for you!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Thanks! Sweet sounds good let us know what you think of using it.

[@roseannekinney6942]

What happens if you can't find a non-flowering stem to use? Most of the plants that I want to propagate have blooms on all stems (like my Amistad salvia)

[@joanofark06]

I got a cutting from an elderberry bush...I show do the same thing?

[@epicgardening]

Give it a try!

[@eoghanoconnell4140]

Thanks, you explain things well.

[@marydixon8033]

I'm in Julian and would like to know your group. I had botany classes at University when I was young (I am no longer young by any definition). I once had many beautiful and rare bonsai trees but at this time I'm interested in propogating Manzanita as many are indangered. I am gearing up for scarification of seeds and cuttings. -Mary

[@kevinaugustsson2202]

I don't really get the argument of not using rooting hormone for the sake of natural selection as all the cuttings are genetically identical to the parent tree? Any variance in survival is thus due to the current health of the specific cutting and not be reflected in the final plant.

[@WellnessWizdom]

His argument is stupid. Even more stupid, he literally contradicted himself seconds later by using honey to do the exact same thing, lol.

[@Sevenpoint_two]

Yep the logic applies if talking about propagating from seed, but propagating from cuttings is literally cloning the parent genetics.

[@Alex18442]

This is true, unless you’re doing a crazy amount. Then you could achieve diversity via genetic mutation. But it would be stupid to rely on that alone 😊anyway..

[@josueparedes542]

This was great! I hope you make a more thorough version! I learned so much

[@keithjackson2789]

Thankyou very much so I should do propagating just before spring time like January for all plants?

[@corinamcbride3015]

What are the thoughts on water propagation? And would you use a rooting hormone/honey if using the water method?

[@cano24dez]

I learned so much from this video thanks a lot

[@Hairygranny]

done this for couple years by just poking the cutting into the ground lol anything works i guess

[@sirauron14]

Can I use water instead of soil for the time being?

[@mstrshkbrnnn1999]

Lots of blackberries and raspberries can root upside down

[@bandmillbob8907]

Great video thanks for the advice.

[@LadyGoza]

Hi, can you grow mandarin trees from cuttings of a mature tree? How long does it take for the cuttings to begin producing fruit? Thank you!

[@wisdomSP]

Hello from Sacramento! Thank you for the great information. I have been trying to get my cuttings to take with rooting hormone in seed starting soil. I started with a few Roses, a Juniper and a Spruce. All of my attempts have shriveled up and died. You make it sound so easy, but I'm obviously doing something wrong and I really want to get this to work.

[@daniellerobargerusk7177]

This is very interesting. I'm just about to do some cuttings from my Olive and fig trees and pulled up a random video to listen to while I prepped. I have always used root toner and I'm going to try the honey method!

[@jacoh9591]

I disagree on the weaker genetics theory. Supplements has never altered genetics, it's a supplement it only helps with development thereby can only build on top of genetics, good or bad. Like suppliments or drugs human would use perform better... Genetics go way deeper.

[@tylanway5450]

I agree Jaco H. it sounds Lamarckian to just say "it's good genetics" maybe the plant had a bad day and got too stressed or cut wrong. Natural selection depends on a billion trials through many adverse conditions just because a plant can grow with honey on it doesn't mean that it is drought resistant or pest resistant or fungal resistant or hardy in any way other than that one little plant lasted. And never put mustard on a hot dog or bratwurst after you turn 15 y/o.

[@lebgomez9878]

Agree

[@September-ob4hw]

Its not that supplements alter genetics. He said that the fact that a plant would need synthetic supplements, proves that it lack in a natural way of growth, and hence it genetics are weaker that way. And its offspring would express similar trait. That's what he said in the video. Don't know about the credibility of the fact though.

[@SW-zu7ve]

He disagrees on his own theory on natural selection. Literally one second after his speech he proceeds to slather honey on and gives what may have killed a weaker plant a bigger chance at survival.

[@racheltucker6686]

So true. Even the general concept of propagation via cuttings goes against his philosophy of genetic diversity. The genome in the cutting is the same as the genome in the original plant from which the cutting originated, so by using cuttings he is reducing genetic diversity. Also, the root hormone does not alter the genome. He should not speak as an expert and give advice as an expert when he clearly isn't expert.

[@raphlvlogs271]

do plants reproduce naturally through broken branches?

[@SW-zu7ve]

Yes and no. Some do some don't. Took my search engine .025 to give me an answer and a further few seconds to get to and read a few sentences on wikipedia to find out.

[@Dr_Manhattan_Phd]

Power bottom.

[@llederomero3595]

what soil do you use

[@robynkaye2375]

How about aloe instead of root hormone?

[@user-pt1cz4ot1e]

I’ve lived on an organic farm my entire life, and I would never consider letting chicks suffer and die to “naturally cull” them. Don’t breed those birds, if that’s something you consider weak genetics. There are so many illnesses that are 100% the fault of farming in general, and it is our responsibility to keep animals as healthy and happy as possible. If you are willing to let them suffer, you don’t need to be in charge of the lives of animals.

[@hungariangabor]

you can tell he is an expert in propagating stuff by looking at his eyebrows 😂

[@alboggs7561]

I would like to have a few grapes cutter I did some from my Father grape vine he pass away now I live in Gainesville GA 30507 poplar spring RD

[@MrMarvelMatt]

you can't promote "natural selection" by not using rooting hormone, and then almost immediately follow that up with things a plant wouldn't get naturally - which ironically is also essentially a bunch of chemicals

[@switter1999]

now I want to try some upside down just to see what happens

[@ShinpenKyojitsu]

How do I propagate eyebrows like that?! 😲

[@hermitchick]

i cant believe the pot is for 5.9$ !! much cheaper in this part of the world

[@epicgardening]

:)

[@lucysookdeo7052]

@@epicgardening :)

[@LilDirt12]

I wonder if synthesized fertilizers have caused our reproductive problems. Kind of like the hormones in cows or chickens create much taller, larger children. They are maturing much faster now compared to 30 years ago. Not to mention genderless. I feel like we're one big petri dish. Guinea pigs in a science project. Again thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. It's always better to be self sustaining. Take care.

[@Gothlite-i1l]

I kept waiting for the woman in the background to be introduced, but rudely, she wasn't. Was that Epic Mommy?

[@martellaasbey5336]

His eyeybrows

[@aidennymes6335]

he probably propagated them too

[@joshuasmith2809]

You've got essentially clones of the same plant so you're not getting better genetics by not using root hormone and you won't get stronger plants. Might save some money though if you don't mind losing a few.

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

Ya you are right I misspoke, the genetics are essentially the same but there actually can be very slight variance. We want strong vigorous plants, no point trying to save a tree or perenial for years if it starts off weak.

[@chelsea6329]

I mean -maybe- epigenetic changes?

[@lyricaldawn]

Am I the only one wondering who the un introduced woman was in this video?

[@smoothib4811]

black widow trailer

[@gamingegg8945]

Verlisify’s cousin lol

[@williamreeder4902]

Great video...thanks for sharing.....great information...and a sincere compliment for the lady in the background...she is cute.

[@epicgardening]

:D - that's Steven's mom!

[@NaturesAlwaysRight]

aww thanks that's my Mom!

[@GainingDespair]

I would disagree on the genetics take. You could have 100 cuttings from the same plant, some will root some will not. Same genetics, so unless all 100 root successfully, or all fail you can't argue genetics. Since that is a constant, yet the outcomes vary be it if root or not, how long it took to root, and how many roots it produced. These are all variables you will see while propagating the same plant, with the same genetics.

[@jaredstrapp6623]

Bit confused here. You dont use hormone powder because you want to maintain natural selection, but then dip it in honey anyway because of its anti bacterial properties? In nature, a cutting wouldnt naturally dip in honey anyway, and by doing so you are assisting with natural selection, so im confused by your rationale.

[@melvina628]

Whose mom is that?

[@raphlvlogs271]

survival of the fittest, reproduction of the strongest.

[@doonside5061]

Just saw this and this guy doesn't know what he is talking about. I wonder if he applies this to his kids Let them die, don't give any boost in nutrition etc

[@freedomoperator6502]

It's a clone. Genetics are 100% the same. Your reasoning is fatally flawed. Nice try, but absolute nonsense.

[@atlassa9174]

Appeal to nature fallacy, just because something is natural doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good, another point, you wanna encourage natural selection? Careful this sentence carries way more weight than you imagine, letting the weak to die for tge strongest to flourish, we are the smartest animals, we did help our weaks to have a better life, we made everything around us work for us, we don’t really need strong chickens we just need them for food, and you putting honey, isn’t that defying the sole purpose of natural selection?

[@dpb167]

I like Epic Garden, but the part about avoiding rooting hormone forced me to stop watching this video. The idea that doing so results in weaker genetics is ridiculous. First, rooting clones the parent, so the genetics are the same, generally across all plants of that variety (at least for fruit). Second, we should be more precise than "weaker genetics": there are favorable adaptations for specific circumstances and unfavorable adaptions. With fruit, the adaptations that we usually look for are high-yields of delicious fruit and healthy plants. I'm assuming that the guest is drawing an association between a plant that roots well and healthy plants, but why? If a redwood tree didn't root well, is that a genetically inferior plant? Pseudoscience.

[@michaelepps9550]

Wow i love that video The Way God intended to be the natural way you're very well keeping it real i like your T Shirt. How can i get a shirt like that I'm a Gardner

[@TheGreenbutsad]

Not to be mean but did he drew his eyebrows from a sharpie?

[@YaoEspirito]

Great information, but damn, this guy speaks like an American teenage girl.