Dr. Carl Whitcomb, Improving Plant Root Systems

JCCC Inaugural Horticultural Sciences Day
February 16, 2011
1. Opening remarks
2. Dalton Hermes, CEO, Hermes Landscaping, Overland Park, 2011 Industry Trends
3. Alan Stevens, director, K-State Research and Extension Center, Olathe, and JCCC adjunct associate professor, landscape design, Serving Tomorrow's Gardening Consumer: Is knowledge of horticulture and ornamental plants enough to be successful?
4. Collin Wamsley, entomologist, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Invasive Pests
5. Eric Nelson, owner, Family Tree Nursery, Overland Park, Plants Rule the World
6. Frank Male, production manager and certified landscape professional, Lawrence Landscape, and Jane Male, MAGICouncil, Landscape Industry Certification
7. Randy James, consulting arborist for Growing Concerns, a plant health service company, Manhattan, Tree Protection
8. Carl Whitcomb, former professor, Oklahoma State University, and president Lacebark Inc., Improving Plant Root Systems
Attendees were able to network with industry leaders from local nurseries, plant retail centers, landscaping companies, parks and recreation districts, tissue culture labs, government agencies and other green industry businesses.
JCCC offers a horticultural sciences associate's degree that transfers to Kansas State University, horticultural certificate, landscape technician certificate, sustainable agriculture certificate and entrepreneurship certificates in horticultural sciences and landscape technician.
www.jccc.edu

[@paynectygardener2033]

Thank you Dr Whitcomb for your work at OSU, KSU, and Iowa State in research, education and extension for the benefit of farmers who work large and small plots of land. You present many very useful ideas to those of us who wish to grow plants.

[@5h1tfuk]

Love learning more and more everyday! It’s crazy that trees communicate with each other through all the vast underground microbial life. Most of the beneficial bacteria that is now sold on store shelves, is still in forested areas. We gardeners have to reintroduce them into our gardens as most residential areas the earth/soil has been stripped of all life. This guy has so much knowledge!

[@markldavis1]

People can say whatever they want to say about Dr. Whitcomb, but, the products his company produce work very well for propagation of plants.

[@iha10512]

Working on my masters at the moment, and often im not in the mood to write any more. This video motivates me to keep on going writing. Great work

[@indoororchidsandtropicals358]

Masters for what? also, did you have to take physics and do you ever use it in your plant field? (Assuming you're in a plant field).

[@ryanevans604]

They love telling people about their masters degree

[@mikeymexico]

@@ryanevans604 yeah I'm gonna work on my masters soon

[@lefthandedhardright8839]

It seems so obvious, yet its taken centuries to do something about it. This is a great example of the importance of re-examining everything.

[@mightyconker3903]

It isn't that it's taken centuries. Plants can be grown in standard pots and potted up into increasingly larger pots as the roots grow, resulting in a healthy root system that was never constricted

[@xforney]

I agree Children need to climb trees. I sure did.

[@heaistevenhoko1845]

That is a true science. Very interesting indeed about plant root system.

[@sandpaper631]

This is priceless information!! Thanks..

[@Jahmastasunherbalist]

One of my favorite videos on KZbin =D

[@organicgrow4440]

i'm 5min 40seconds in & I shed a tear hearing & watching this knowledge man of plants I share the same thoughts exactly on plants/trees.

[@Mrbooboo1972]

So I can get roots like this just using his root maker containers... that's it. Lol.. Awesome. This guy is a Blessing.

[@guloguloguy]

WOW!!! ...Mr. Conner Shaw, "Possibility Place Nursery"!!!!! => AWESOME!!!! MANY "LOCALLY NATIVE" Species, to Chicago region.

[@tbradtbrad]

Sounds like every Baptist preacher I grew up listening to... :)

[@christopherharcoan37]

graham mitchell

[@bazzpele7785]

😂👍

[@domh5126]

How can you prune the roots whilst using hydroponic setup?

[@geriannroth449]

Very informative. I am thinking would the spin baskets in washing machines with all those predrilled holes have a similar effect?

[@mightyconker3903]

Yes, but would need drain holes. Air pots have funnel shaped holes to guide the root tip out of the hole

[@healthesoils]

thank you!

[@andrejeffers1992]

This guy is amazing

[@damianmarley8174]

Great video

[@joequese4809]

Thanks for sharing, this was very informative.

[@ObiWanCannabi]

always found if I went with a new clone early and it had say one or 2 roots showing out the bottom the roots develop worse than if I was to leave the clones in the propagator restricting that main tap root it throws a ton of side shoots out that are much stronger and bigger, then when you go to the DWC pot its free to spread in so many more directions, try it, 3 more days in the propagator, a dash of humic acid and you watch, just keep it wet enough to stay alive, dont worry about yellowing it will come right, deplete those reserves, thats why it stores them in the leaf

[@rykkmia]

this guy is phenomenal!

[@frank21621]

If the pots you invented are white to reduce the temperature hitting the roots why are the other air pots black? Did you invent that also?

[@gavincunn4914]

Top man :) all the best

[@cody2254]

Can we get links to his papers please

[@SurprizedDaily]

right, i'd love to see what's on the iron chloro sis one he mentions

[@hermanfennelljr3635]

How do I do to get some of those grow bags

[@Murrayt-vu3cq]

well done introducing future reading you are a star,

[@Murrayt-vu3cq]

round up round'em up you can not save them all, start with fixing mother natures imbalance. cement = canser

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Make a white colored (glazed) terracotta air pruning pot. I just use cheap round laundry baskets. Invert one, cover with weed block or better yet window screen. Place another inverted one over that, flip right side up, trim excess. I then place it (filled with potting mix) in a new oil drain pan. Plant something. Water from below (holds about 1 gal of water or so). You get loads of benefits but it does use more water. Benefits - air pruning, lots more oxygen to the roots, cooler soil, etc) Heat is still an issue but not nearly as bad as those plastic pots. As the soil heats, water evaporates and cools the soil. Think swamp cooler method of air conditioning in a way. Of course this works for smaller plants, not large trees. But it can be used to start trees and bushes. I use mine for bush beans, zucchini, summer squash, tomatoes, carrots, etc. Corn is too top heavy and won't work in that setup. I have 20 gal (80L) grow bags that do not work as well as the simple laundry basket setup I described above. If you decide to use window screen, best is copper. Plastic is ok but doesn't last very long.

[@AlexeyDnepr]

I did not quite understand. Where can I see a photo of your device?

[@rezareq07]

😂🤣 @58 minutes when that teacher went in on black vs white in starting life to continue the best results 😧😆 they hearts stopped. 😂👏🏾👏🏾 all about the roots.

[@paulbraga4460]

flowers, fruits, leaves, stems, roots - prioritization by plants of their energies - a plant under stress will give up giving the roots energy first, or sacrifice the roots first is another way to put it. flowers and fruits are reproductive which is the strongest instinct of the plant or animal...

[@therootandvein]

Ugh plant care is so controversial and contradictory online. I grow rare indoor aroids like Philodendron, Anthurium, Syngonium, Hoya... And I hear so many people saying that they LOVE being pot bound and they grow better that way. Which one is it?

[@polarweis]

We're not in kansas anymore.

[@ezza88ster]

Buckle up Dorothy!

[@oysterman2517]

Interesting information. @ 57:10 None of our ancestors were scribbling on walls in caves 17 generations ago. Well, maybe Carl's did :-) Cheers

[@paulolivier3254]

100%

[@rodneycaupp5962]

@ 11:37 in I liked and subscribed. Why ? I am a scientist who will understand this Guy. I am entering the courts with a case, and Carl says have a riot with Them.... LOL. March 20th just got a lot more fun in court. More laughter ...@15:20 LOL.

[@freemanz4051]

He dreams. Everybody dreams. Some forget.

[@michaelknight4099]

This man was out of breath almost instantly lol.

[@purwantopurwanto6708]

good

[@MalaysianTropikfusion]

So my takeaway from this is: Use an Air-Pot that's been painted white on the outside (Since I live in the tropics). Would you agree?

[@_sunshine_rainbows]

im confused also. the propagation pots i gathered were the most important thing im pretty sure he said near the beginning of his waffling.. do you have any better understanding or insight to share?

[@jcruz1380]

Rootmaker grow plugs and air prune, white root trapper plastic wrap soil

[@ismaelsantana4238]

22:45

[@yahyaaf3437]

👍👍👍

[@khmerpoem3505]

❤❤

[@lastlaughhapps]

All the way from Oklahoma with a banjo on his knee

[@lastlaughhapps]

“I don’t dream ,none of that funny stuff “

[@tazztone]

1:01:17

[@mathusvaiaoga9787]

I hate crepe myrtles. Nearly IMPOSSIBLE to get rid of. Cut em down and those suckers will keep popping up.

[@mightyconker3903]

Dig em up

[@simonwhitelock2163]

Someone didn't practice her intro 😂

[@guloguloguy]

.......IMHO: I'm NOT a big fan of planting too many "ALIEN/NON-NATIVE" species!!!... We ought to try to repair OUR Damaged "LOCAL Ecology", and work hard to PROTECT, PRESERVE, and RESTORE the Local "genotypes"!!! "Cultivars" ARE NOT NATIVE!!!

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Unfortunately, some native species will survive only as cultivars: the native chestnut and the native elm can't survive in an environment where alien blights are now endemic. The choice is either cultivars / GMOs or nothing.

[@mightyconker3903]

The descendants of europe are being slowly bred out by fiscal policy and poisoning. Local matters and it starts with blood and soil

[@mightyconker3903]

If only there were no welfare in the west aswell and we could be stronger and improving as part of nature great plan.

[@calebshantz9387]

sibrian elm? literally hate you now.

[@wwsuwannee7993]

Seems like a braggart " look what I did, why are people so dumb". Most growers are not dumb, just ignorant. He is too condescending for me to listen to. Teach us...don't lecture us.

[@advancekashmir9846]

Looks like the announcer has recently moved out of India. She has a serious indian accent.