ROOTING FIG CUTTINGS | Improved Method!

[@JSacadura]

Rooting fig cuttings and other plants that propagate from cuttings. This method works quickly to develop roots and to propagate plants from cuttings. With though to root plants the best approach to propagate them is to do an Air Layer (check my video on this technique in the channel - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKqshIqAp66fja8) These videos require lots of time and effort to make. Show me your appreciation by Liking the video and Leaving a Comment. Share the video and, if you haven’t already, consider subscribing the channel to help me make more videos. Thanks for watching.

[@RAJBIRSINGH-f4h]

Superb n informative video🙏

[@user-gt8ff9tp2v]

Wonderful job!🌟

[@ahmadnajm2796]

One video demonstrating effective rooting techniques is worth more than ten that just talk and deliver little results! Thank you for the insightful and helpful explanations-looking forward to seeing more videos like this. Please keep them coming!

[@JSacadura]

Glad it was helpful! I will try to keep a more regular upload schedule.

[@billyblunt63]

Yes please, a video on container figs would be great

[@strlen6441]

I second that, I have to move mine into a cool storage over winter and would love to know more about growing them in pots. I rooted some cuttings for the first time last winter and they are now sleeping in my dark cellar.

[@d-sow-13]

I'll third it!

[@saviantuggle8248]

I would also love a video on container figs. I have one I’m growing in Michigan from my grandpa’s garden in North Carolina and will do anything in my power to see it thrive and eat a fruit.

[@DH-iv1ut]

Thank you so much for the videos. I´m 21 and started gardening only 2 years ago and there is so much I can learn in your videos. I bought a few varieties and got also a some cuttings from my uncle that I started to root. Wish you the best from Austria.

[@heathersoler2557]

Another awesome video! I would definitely appreciate a video on permanently growing figs in big pots as it’s too cold where I live for many varieties to be in ground. Thanks!

[@KerryCrompton]

Another excellent video production. Thank you. There are a large number of KZbin commentators on a broad spectrum of plant and tree management. Yours stand head and shoulders above the crowd. I enjoy the clear and concise manner in which you deliver information. And your pros and cons explanations. I revisit your videos on a frequent basis. They have helped me with both my own "food forest" management and my formal educational study in Horticulture. I live South East of the metro area of Melbourne, Australia and grow ~40 different fruit types. With varying levels of success. Our climate is temperate with no snow and only occasional frost in winter. The other three seasons tend to blend with mid-spring to mid autumn temperatures in the mid 20C range, punctuated with 3-4 days in the mid to high 30C range. I have two different Fig trees; Black Genoa, and White Alpine. They fruit well. A video on pot grown figs would be personally useful. I have spare space for pots but not for additional planting in the garden. Best wishes in health and happiness. 😀 👍

[@JSacadura]

Hi, Kerry. You're too kind. Thanks for your detailed comment. I'm glad my videos are useful. Good luck with your fruit growing.

[@carlschnackel3051]

I accidentally stumbled onto your videos and love them. I'm always looking for better, easier, faster ways to get the tasks done. You put out the information without having to sit through 30 minutes of filler, and I appreciate that. I'm in Zone 8b (North Texas), so much of your information I can just accept without having to adjust it from their climate.

[@JSacadura]

Glad you like them! Thanks for the comment.

[@baracu]

I have waited patiently for your Updated Version. Last year I’ve tried the previous version and it had 100% rooting success …the transplanting and caring for the rooted plants proved to be another story …while I’ve lost only like 10-15 % of the plants mostly due to Bad Management on my side I just received the solutions to my problems. Can’t wait to start my rooting tomorrow! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I love your videos, they are great! I subscribe to a video regarding ported figs since I have dozens of them and I haven’t mastered it yet! Thank you!

[@JSacadura]

I'm glad you find my videos helpful! Thanks for the nice comment and good luck with your cuttings.

[@Qoo62]

The best rooting fig cuttings video👏 Please make a video on rooting blueberry cuttings🙏Hi from Japan🌸

[@JSacadura]

That's very nice of you. I'm glad you enjoyed my video. Thanks for the comment.

[@johnp9975]

I have great success using aloe vera for all my cloning. Cut a hole in a cut piece of aloe vera, put the prepared/scraped cutting into the aloe vera for 30 seconds. You'll see a colour change blue/black on the stem of the cutting in the following days. I've tested it against no rooting hormone, no aloe vera, those one's fail. thanks for you videos, always good to be reminded of the key points to get my cloning on point.

[@JSacadura]

Aloe vera is a great natural way of inducing root growth. Good luck with your cloning.

[@damian33dc]

Thank you❤

[@Detour4it]

Thank you for all your technicals. I'm a small backyard grower. I'm very interested in how I can make my potted figs thrive. I would appreciate a video on potted fig growing.

[@r.fortal6322]

A very educational Permaculture channel. I hope to see an additional blog to reference additional literature and used materials.

[@HyundeugSuh]

Salute from California . First of all , I want to express thanks for good information in gardening . I learned a lot from this video. I will watch more videos from this JSacadura. I have watched many videos so far but yours are best . Thank you again.

[@JSacadura]

Thanks and welcome to the channel.

[@AlidaGroenewald-d5w]

Thank you. Perfect video. From South afrika.

[@jeffmotes2129]

Thank you for this valuable content! I have a 50+ years old fig tree I want to propagate. This helps me very much.

[@JSacadura]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your rooting.

[@lisamay6769]

Thank you so much for the very informative video on growing figs!

[@neverpastnever]

Your videos are great and informative. Would love to see your methods for growing in containers. Also, any suggestions that you may have for growing in colder climates. I'm in 5b (northern utah)and have over 50 cuttings started!😂

[@JSacadura]

I'm glad my videos are helpful. I believe that the growers that are in colder regions will be much more helpful with correct advice on growing in colder climates. Being in region 9a is quite difficult to understand the challenges you guys face, when trying to grow fruit trees in those harsh conditions. I can only share my own experience. I will consider it, though. Thanks for the comment.

[@matthewking2209]

Yes to a video on container trees.

[@keithnotley2440]

Greetings from Melbourne Au. Thanks for another well explained "infotorial".Yes, a video on best practice fig growing in pots would be very helpful. Wishing you a very happy and healthy new year!😊💪🍀😊

[@JSacadura]

You're welcome! Happy new year to you too.

[@robbinhartman4361]

Just started some fig cuttings a few weeks ago this was very helpful. I would love to see a video on growing the figs in containers

[@JSacadura]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your cuttings.

[@zubairhassan1258]

Thank you for sharing this awesome technique for rooting cuttings. Appreciate you making a video on potted fig plants. Thanks!

[@huguesdemol8308]

Would be great if you did a video on growing figs trees in pots

[@jorgepelegrini7286]

Buenas Noches Señor: Exelente video como nos tiene acostumbrados, muy didactico y simple de entender, con respecto al cultivo de higueras en maceta, seria muy interesante sobre todo para las personas que no poseen un lugar apropiado muchas gracias por sus saberes y un gran saludo.--

[@JSacadura]

Me alegra que le haya gustado el vídeo. Añadiré el tema a mi lista de ideas para vídeos. Gracias por el comentario.

[@user-gt8ff9tp2v]

Very useful methods and clarification given, I like your strategies.

[@manosdobekidis8649]

Very interesting and educational video, thank you very much!

[@JSacadura]

My pleasure! Thanks for the comment.

[@davidb6961]

Thank you JSacadura I am improving my fig propagation methods all the time. This video has helped again. I would love to see a video on care routines for figs in pots. All my figs are in pots as I don't have the ground space for planting. Have a great 2025.

[@strlen6441]

What a fantastic video with so many easy to understand tips. 👍☺️🤩

[@JSacadura]

Glad you think so! Thanks for the nice comment.

[@Bodhi7007]

Please make a video on growing in and maintaining container plants

[@olgap2800]

Buenos días. Soy de Pontevedra, Galicia, España. Le sigo en sus vídeos, pues aprendí mucho. Creo que será muy interesante que nos haga un vídeo como cultivar higos y otros frutales en maceta. Soy mayor (80 años. Espero llegar a ver ese video😊😊. Gracias. Un saludo

[@JSacadura]

No soy conocido por producir videos de manera constante y frecuente, como lo sugiere su comentario.😊 Sin embargo, espero que pueda disfrutar de un video sobre ese tema pronto. ¡Buena salud! Buena suerte con sus árboles frutales. Un saludo.

[@olgap2800]

Gracias a usted. Que disfrute de su jubilación tanto como yo. Un sincero saludo.

[@vassilischr]

Yes it would be interesting to know the best conditions for growing figs in containers.

[@kviht]

Count me in as well. 😊

[@davidmathibe9220]

I love the way you have explained it and I wish you could do the same video with avocado cuttings, I want to see if it could on avocado

[@PeterEntwistle]

Some great tips and very timely too as I'll soon be starting to root some fig cuttings again soon 👍

[@heshamnaas1689]

Thanks a lot for your perfect, practical and effective information.. from Libya waiting for next interesting vedio

[@drefhill]

great video with a lot of exemples and advices.

[@ercanyilmaz7714]

Nice video !! Greatings from Belgium !

[@JSacadura]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment.

[@thomasmanes9103]

Yes, a video on containerized fig & other fruit trees would be great. I can grow figs in the ground here, but have to grow them in a screened area to keep the birds and other animals away, so my space for that is limited. Also, I'm thinking of just cutting the plants to the ground each spring and sacrificing any potential breba crop just to keep the plants small.

[@JSacadura]

That seems like a good plan. Good luck with your trees. Thanks for the comment.

[@fginefra]

Great informative and concise video! Count me in for a video on containerized fig trees: how can you keep them in containers and have them produce as much figs as possible? When do you need to up pot them? And how can you keep them in a container over the years (root pruning required?)

[@seanrichardson881]

Thanks for the video and yes to the keeping trees in containers video!

[@carlosgomes6074]

Thank you for a very informative video

[@dr.shahidahmadrajput432]

Excellent video on the rooting method.

[@JSacadura]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment.

[@seowriter]

Thank you. This was another great video!

[@JSacadura]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment.

[@eleon2136]

Great video, thank you!!

[@YuriWhite2251]

Отличное видео, спасибо! Я всегда укореняю инжир в отдельных контейнерах. Основная причина выпадения черенков это плохой доступ воздуха в контейнер, поэтому крайне рекомендую на начальном этапе использовать небольшие контейнеры с многочисленными отверстиями. Далее когда корни окрепнут я просто делаю аккуратную перевалку в большой контейнер. Черенки киви очень плохо укореняются по причине быстрого старта почек - листья есть корней нет. Поэтому надо всячески тормозить листья. Тут либо парафин либо пленка на почки. Киви надо минимум от 60 дней, когда как инжиру бывает достаточно и 20. Удачи!

[@JSacadura]

google translate: Excellent video, thank you! I always root figs in separate containers. The main reason for cuttings falling out is poor air access to the container, so I highly recommend using small containers with numerous holes at the initial stage. Then, when the roots get stronger, I just carefully transfer them to a large container. Kiwi cuttings root very poorly due to the rapid start of buds - there are leaves but no roots. Therefore, it is necessary to slow down the leaves in every possible way. Here, either paraffin or film on the buds. Kiwi needs at least 60 days, while figs sometimes need 20. Good luck! ______________________ Thanks for the tips. I had good luck with my kiwis. Almost all the cuttings had good root development. They just take a bit longer and you have to be patient. Some of my apple rootstocks are much more difficult and root poorly. I think I will try air layering them instead. ________________________ Спасибо за советы. Мне повезло с моими киви. Почти все черенки имели хорошее развитие корней. Просто это занимает немного больше времени, и нужно быть терпеливым. Некоторые из моих подвоев яблонь гораздо сложнее и плохо укореняются. Думаю, я попробую вместо этого использовать воздушные отводки.

[@DanielVeillard]

Happy to see some familiar varieties :-) and thanks again for the video !!!

[@JSacadura]

I new you would probably recognize them. 😉 Thanks for the comment.

[@edslim718]

Enjoyed that a lot - thanks for doing!! Yes, I'd love to see a video on potted trees. 98% of my trees are in pots. And barely get four hours of sun. It's rough. Have you compared the coco coir against Pro-Mix HP?

[@JSacadura]

That's one of the problems I worry with doing that type of video. Being in zone 9a, I'm no where near the type of conditions you guys have to face. So, my experience would not be meaningful to a significant part of the potential viewers. Well see... Regarding Pro-Mix, it's not easily available on this side of the pond so, no experience with it. Another problem is, since I root in an improvised greenhouse and the temperatures can get a bit high inside, on some spring days, I don't think it would work for me, being a low water retention product. It seems a great product for those who have problems with cuttings rotting, though. I'm quite happy using coco coir. I particularly like that the change in color reflects the level of humidity it has.

[@rightdudehere7955]

FANTASTIC VIDEO

[@lisamay6769]

Thank you so much for the detailed information!

[@albert4052]

Muy ilustrativo. gracias por ello.

[@thehillsidegardener3961]

I am literally walking home with a bundle of fig cuttings in my pocket that i just took from a tree in my neighbourhood, and your video popped up! How does that work?! I am already a subscriber i think, but still, it's spooky.

[@JSacadura]

That's awesome! And I agree that if I where on the receiving end, I would also consider it a bit spooky. I wish I could be responsible for it, but no such luck, since only less than 10% of my subscribers activate KZbin notifications and most of my published videos don't reach them. After all the hard work its a bit frustrating, but its normal. Thanks for the comment.

[@larawines4875]

Yes please do a potted fig video

[@meb3153]

Really Great video! Thanks!

[@Wisald]

I can only grow figs in containers in my zone, video about growing potted figs would be nice.

[@aguskosim9973]

thank you forsharing you formale

[@tawseef3882]

love your videos ❤

[@johnbranconi9053]

What exactly are the pot trays you are using, that seem to be a great idea! Thanks

[@fernandopadilla4310]

Great video 👏

[@lynnsbomb]

Thanks for the video, I got some cuttings given to me about a month ago and i have them in a glass of water but I'll take them out today and dry them and put them in plastic in the fridge until rooting time. I live in MAssachusetts, would you know when would be the best time to try and root them? I'm thinking of starting them in march so by may they should be rooted? Provided all goes well. I have rooted a mulberry tree and a rose of sharon. Thanks again.

[@JSacadura]

Roots that develop in water usually have a difficult time adapting to soil mixes and most die when up-potting. If you root indoors or in a temperature controlled environment, you can start rooting much earlier than March. Otherwise, it's a good idea to wait for late winter to start the cuttings.

[@danielberganza783]

Hoy está bonito con la pista de audio en español gracias

[@JSacadura]

It's the new auto-dubbing feature from KZbin. How is the translation? It's OK? In the Portuguese dubbing it's full of errors. One time it says place the cuttings in the plant pot, other time it says to put them in the cooking pot (The AI is not intelligent enough to understand that it should use the same expression throughout the video). _____________________________ Es la nueva función de doblaje automático de KZbin. ¿Cómo es la traducción? ¿Está bien? En el doblaje en portugués está lleno de errores. Una vez dice que hay que colocar los esquejes en la maceta, otra vez dice que hay que ponerlos en la olla (la IA no es lo suficientemente inteligente como para entender que debería usar la misma expresión durante todo el vídeo).

[@danielberganza783]

@JSacadura si tiene errores pero como uno ya sabe el tema ahí le entiende

[@Xray.71]

You may of answered already, where do you buy those rigid square tree pots??? Awesome video too!

[@bradragan6514]

Thank you for the video! What do you recommend for fig trees that are putting out new growth right before a freeze is forecast?

[@JSacadura]

Your best bet is using some kind of plant frost protection like a frost cloth. These work great and can be cut to protect individual trees if they are grown in pots and small enough to use this option. I use them to protect my young citrus trees in the first years. Otherwise, they would die with the frost.

[@jkyontz]

Can avocados be successfully rooted from cuttings? Thanks for the very helpful video.

[@JSacadura]

They require much attention, precise conditions and time (immature cuttings, rooting hormone, bottom heat, daily spray mist and about 5 to 7 months to produce roots - and success percentage is variety dependent). That's why air layer (or grafting to a suitable rootstock) is preferred, as a propagation method.

[@Vinnie-cv5qv]

great video

[@proctormacbelle4904]

great content as usual! i live in canada and i wonder if you have any ideas about what the best way to propagate cherries is. i have tried and failed rooting them several times now!

[@JSacadura]

Sorry. Over here cherries are always grafted to suitable rootstocks as they grow much better that way than on their own roots, so I have no experience rooting them. If they are so difficult to root, try air layering them. It's the "go-to" option when rooting cuttings proves difficult.

[@proctormacbelle4904]

@@JSacadura thank you! when air layering (and also when pre-rooting), how long does the container or wrap typically stay on the branch? is it weeks, months, or maybe a full year? it's hard for me to tell in the air layering video.

[@JSacadura]

It depends on the fruit type. With easier to root types it stays around 2-3 months. With harder to root types in can be 6 months or more. Until you have the experience, you will have to check for root growth (that's why I use transparent containers wrapped in aluminium foil for that purpose). When I know the usual rooting time, I switch to opaque containers (no need to cover them with aluminium foil, just plastic film to avoid dehydration).

[@proctormacbelle4904]

@@JSacadura thank you very much!

[@n0tourist]

thank you very much for these videos , very useful info ... by the way , where do you buy your parafilm in Portugal ? cant find it in any "agricultural stores" where i live

[@JSacadura]

The last one I bought came from Amazon (search " Parafilm Nursery Grafting Tape") but its increasing difficult to obtain.

[@AlexZettt1]

Muito obrigado, Mr Sacadura! What a video! Just a small question: You seem to be using clonex gel for semi hardwood cuttings also on hardwood cuttings taken in the winter. I have the same gel and always wondered if I have to take this direction seriously. What is your opinion on that?

[@AlexZettt1]

You are mentioning how you treat valuable cuttings the way you presented because you want to minimize the risk. I try to do that, too, and was thinking if grafting scions to established fig trees could be a strategy to minimize failure with rare and/or expensive cuttings even more? I could let them grow out and then take cuttings from the grafted parts next year or in the winter. But be much more relaxed regarding my chances. :-) Do you have thoughts on that? Thanks again for your great work!

[@JSacadura]

The rooting hormone is more for some piece of mind. That way, you know you have provided the cutting with all that is needed for success. The cuttings would also work without them, but they would take longer. Longer rooting equals the possibility of more problems, so I prefer to use the hormone. The hormone works quite well on hardwood cuttings, you just have to give it access to the inner soft tissues. That's why you do a fresh cut and scrape the bark.

[@JSacadura]

If you check one of my earlier grafting videos (so old, that it doesn't even have a voice over) you will see that I'm a great believer in fig grafting. A few years ago I was much more confident grafting than rooting. When grafting, you use the energy of the rootstock to help the scion. When rooting, the cutting has to do it all on its own, using its own reserves and they might not be sufficient. Specially, if it's a small cutting. Grafting, it's the sure way to know that a precious variety is not lost due to a problem with rooting. When I receive a single small cutting of a rare variety, I don't root it. I graft it. I use the bottom bud (that would be lost when cutting to do a grafting technique) and use it for a chip-bud graft. Then, I use the upper part to do a whip and tongue or a modified cleft graft. And I will do an air layer of the grafted branches in the following year. That way, it never fails and I never loose a precious variety. I had an example with some photos, in the video I mentioned (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmWufZiaqKiGgZY after min5.55). But, most people never see it. I have to make a new video on the subject to make this point more clear. If I keep it short, I might be able to fit it in my schedule, in the next couple of months.

[@AlexZettt1]

@@JSacadura That was exactly what I thought! It's so nice to hear it from an expert like you! I'd already seen your older video (which was part of the reason I thought grafting is the smarter option when in doubt). But I will watch it again! Would you say you changed anything in your grafting technique since that video?

[@JSacadura]

No. I use mostly 3 techniques to graft my fig trees and these techniques haven't changed over the years. Just the ties use different materials (rubber tape over natural raffia, most recently). Whip and Tongue and Chip-Budding (grafting in 2019) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHO5aoJ_m7afl7s Modified Cleft and Whip and Tongue (grafting in 2022) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIOkamabnJutbKc

[@MasiMoreno]

Gracias por compartir😍😍

[@geologotejano]

Nice!

[@vitordacruz-m4v]

Assistindo do Brasil

[@НеважноНеважно-э4е]

Дякую, розкажи більше про укорінення винограду.

[@JSacadura]

In the last moments of my previous rooting video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYXRn4KGeZWKoJY) I show the setup I used to root grape vines. I used the same method and the same bags I show in this video and maintained a humid atmosphere by spraying regularly. They all root well. They would probably do similar or even better with the rigid plastic tray pots. ______________________________ В останні моменти мого попереднього відео про вкорінення (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYXRn4KGeZWKoJY) я показую налаштування, які використовував для вкорінення виноградних лоз. Я використовував той самий метод і ті самі мішки, які показую в цьому відео, і підтримував вологу атмосферу регулярним обприскуванням. Всі вони добре вкорінюються. Вони, мабуть, зробили б подібне або навіть краще з горщиками з жорсткого пластику.

[@KeithCobby]

Props 👏

[@BatoKKuya995]

saya sangat suka dengan anda karna kejujuran anda salam dari indonesia

[@olgap2800]

Me podria indicar si realiza venta de esquejes. Estoy interesada en algunas variedades de frutales. Gracias de nuevo. Galicia. España

[@JSacadura]

Lamentablemente, no. Por el momento, no tengo planes de iniciar un negocio de venta de esquejes o árboles. Acabo de jubilarme, por lo que no busco más trabajo.😊 Lo siento. Tal vez eso cambie en el futuro. Saludos.

[@1maderaroja]

I am interested in keeping my trees in containers; Figs, Olives, Cherries and others.

[@CC-si7tx]

Já experimentou o metodo chamado “fig pop”? O que fazer que se a estaca ganhar bolor?

[@JSacadura]

Não é um mau método, mas prefiro ter um pouco mais de controlo sobre os níveis de humidade (o que implica abrir os sacos). Com o saco fechado, um dos problemas pode ser o aparecimento de bolores e não é fácil combatê-los com os métodos habituais (água oxigenada, por exemplo), sem abrir o saco. O método é bom para quem quer ter menos preocupação e acompanhamento do enraizamento. Se tivermos que estar sempre a abrir o saco para corrigir a humidade e combater os fungos, não faz tanto sentido.

[@Rajudas-rdx]

Please guava grafting plant video

[@paul.1337]

Is "Strawberry Teardrop" the very red skinned fig? Super pretty whatever it's name was. :)

[@JSacadura]

No. That variety is a green fig. The red skinned one is a variety from Israel (Khurtmani - also known as Red Israel).

[@PepinieraDraghiceni]

👍👍

[@danielberganza783]

👍🏼👍🏾👍🏿👍🏽👍🏻👍

[@tadziomealha5988]

Boa noite caro @JSacadura…! Penso que vários de nós, seus seguidores, ficaríamos muito gratos com a possibilidade de adquirir algumas das variedades que vão aparecendo nos seus vídeos…para quando o horto comercial de figueiras JSacadura…? Obrigado! Cumprimentos!

[@JSacadura]

Não vai ser concerteza para já. Ainda tenho que avaliar a qualidade de mais de metade das figueiras da minha coleção (a maioria é ainda muito jovem). Além disso, a ideia de iniciar um negócio, com tudo o que isso envolve, não é muito apelativa para quem acabou de se reformar após 44 anos de trabalho.😊 Talvez dentro de algum tempo pense de forma diferente. Se acontecer, não deixarei de o divulgar. Agradeço a compreensão. Entretanto, a troca de estacas com outros aficionados é sempre uma boa opção. Existem vários fóruns online e comunidades em espaços sociais (facebook, etc) ideais para esse objetivo. Eu comecei no fórum Infojardin, por exemplo. Os nossos colegas espanhóis têm muito boas coleções de figueiras e outras fruteiras. Cumprimentos.

[@tadziomealha5988]

@@JSacaduramuito grato pela sua amabilidade e sabedoria partilhada!!! Vou tentar pesquisar pelo seu fórum…! Gostaria de saber a sua opinião sobre que variedades seriam as idílicas para o cultivo intensivo (em ramada, como os japoneses e seguidamente os mexicanos) para produção de figo fresco de mesa, doce e de bom tamanho, numa perspectiva comercial? Desde já muito grato…! Com os melhores cumprimentos! Um grande obrigado!

[@TheYehat]

It is very strange that you spend a lot of time and focus on the watering and humidity, even rooting hormones, but completely missed the other major factor - the temperature. Why? I'm not criticizing, however it is important to touch on that environment factor. Having a good temperature range makes for strong and quick rooting. I've observed that in the range of 25-26C cuttings start making roots in 7-10 days, thus reducing the risks of the early stage cutting rot.

[@JSacadura]

You're completely right! In the first years of rooting I was always looking for ways of keeping my cuttings at the right temperature. I used to place the boxes of cuttings over the glass of the aquarium to keep them warm, so I could start rooting earlier in the season. After, I used warming mats. In the last few years I do my rooting in an improvised greenhouse, where the temperature is just right, in the months I tend to do my rooting (February-March-April). So, the temperature stopped bein a factor to me and I started to concentrate on the other issues that could make my cuttings fail. When I started to write the text for this video, I didn't even give temperature a second though - just unforgivable, now that you remind me of it. And a significant flaw for the viewer that wants to start rooting. I do mention the issue in some on my early videos but, after so much work put into the video, I'm amazed how I could let such an important factor of it. Oh, well. Something to correct in a future video on the subject. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[@SumerianTurk]

you are doing just Perfect