Pepper Propagation Race - Aerated vs Stagnant Water

[@dominiqueoliver536]

you should retry the experiment but put the clones in a dark container for the non aerated version in case the light exposure stunted root growth.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Nice catch! In my own trials and other videos ive seen the transparent jars perform better than opaque ones. So that just makes the aerated performance more impressive!

[@FC2ESWS]

I was going to say the same. You have too many variables. Light, glass jar vs plastic, different amounts of water, cuttings with different leaf counts etc.

[@katearnold7127]

Also the amount of cuttings in the cloner could mean a higher rooting hormone presence in the water.

[@kingcola3849]

​@@katearnold7127that's exactly what I was about to say using clonex is like giving the plant a head start

[@humility-righteous-giving]

@@katearnold7127 yep, and the other species in the cloner could also be bleeding a root growth stimulant in the water

[@Grow-all-year]

Glad I stumbled upon this video. Was going to start hydroponic Pepper seeds this weekend having no idea I could clone the ones in my garden that only have a few weeks left before Frost

[@poppy11th]

I’ve been following your channel for a while. You inspired me to clone some house plants which have been thriving for more than a year now.

[@natemoses3647]

same here !

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Thrilled to hear it! Thanks for the support and best of luck with your plants!

[@spincitynyc809]

I enjoy your experiments. I'd like to see you do something where you try and root in carbonated water or maybe a carbonated water feeding vs non carb water feeding and compare growth for a week so as not to run up your costs. Since plants love Co2, they should love some bubbly.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Thanks for the kind words! Ive had a few recos of trying carbonated water, definitely intrigued to see if it would help!

[@perotross]

I see in your comment below your tree cutting failed. Still would like to see and learn from what you did. Working on some maples that I pruned some suckers off of earlier this fall. So far a couple of them still have green leaves, so maybe!?! Great channel, love the content, good job!

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Thanks Russ! Planning to share the experience even though it failed. It's coming Best of luck with your cuttings would love to hear how it turns out

[@MoreChannelNoise]

THe plants in the cloner had more water volume and movement. This could have helped to wash off and dilute that rooting stuff you put on them. In the small jars this chemical would have remained stronger and less diluted

[@Diza_X]

I got some pear tree cuttings from a very old pear tree and aeration was the only effective way to root them. I even tried rooting hormone, but it k**led nearly every plant I wanted to root. Sadly, It was so hot this summer that one of my cuttings died. But I'm happy it was alive at my home and had its own roots

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Thanks for sharing! My understanding is that 'air layering' is effective for trees. I have not been able to propagate trees in this set up

[@gp5952]

Did you have pine tree cutting propagating video with skunkbox

[@Francois_Dupont]

Thank you for the link!

[@justinw8]

Would like to see u try 2 cuttings with 45's with single split and split the 2 cuttings opposite of each other. Would also like to see if different length splits would make a difference. Great videos thank u

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Good ideas thanks for sharing

[@AmsNl2BcnEs]

The plants in the stagnant water were exposed to light whilst those in the cloner were in the dark. Might not have been the reason for the difference but good science would have had them under equal conditions to make direct comparisons.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Great point! Best to reduce variables as much as possible. Content I've seen on this exact subject suggests that light will increase rooting speed though - so the cloner plants were actually in the worse conditions and more than overcame them!

[@malk6277]

Great video, and thanks for sharing all of your learning forays.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Thank you Malk! 😊🙏🙏

[@jimd1617]

love the experiments! keep em comin :)

[@unmeaninglessly143]

A water pump (with venturi) would be quieter. As long as the water surface is agitated, oxygen will mix in. Now im wondering if humidifier/mist would work. Im waiting for my humidifier machine to be delivered soon. In the meanwhile, in gonna try water propagation with very shallow depth, like 1cm, just barely covering the open cut. Perhaps that way the root gets more oxygen. Attaching a water bottle feeder would keep the water depth constant. One question, does the way of cutting the bottom affects root growth? Would larger exposed wound be better? (Ignoring infection)

[@JimmyBHarvests]

I've tested a few stem cutting methods and have found the most success with splitting the stem. This video is a collection of my findings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZrZgYyuir1qg6M Best of luck with your cuttings!

[@jpdutoit3383]

I’m wondering if it is the light that is deterring root growth, more than the lack of aeration

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Good thought! In my trials, transparent jars propagated faster than opaque jars.. this guy found something similar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2axf32paat2itk

[@ZE308AC]

you need to try to root African Blue Basil plant which is a perennial

[@matshagstrom9839]

are u trying to root pines? If so i wish you luck. It's considered very hard and usually requires bottom heat

[@JimmyBHarvests]

I was! None rooted 🙁

[@youngvine]

Great video! I made my own cloner following your idea. Thank you. Wondering if I need to change water in the cloner?

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Doesnt hurt to change the water out and keep it clean! For safety's sake its best to change it up once and a while

[@cheebacheeobusiness3893]

If you'd have a cloner "machine" with a dome I'd say the process would have been even faster. First three days no air circulation - from there a bit more every day.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

I like that idea! 💡

[@chrispricetheoutdoorsfamil9585]

I can always get roots 2 weeks faster with the bubbler If not 3 weeks

[@alexanderlyndon8393]

I thought you had to air layer trees. You can clone tree cuttings? Has anyone tried this exact method but with rose cuttings??

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Tree cuttings are harder to propagate like this but apparently it's possible. All my attempts have failed. Im actually doing this with roses right now and will eventually post a video with how that goes!

[@alexanderlyndon8393]

@@JimmyBHarvests Awesome! Please so so. I really want to try that experiment, but I don't have the budget for it right now. And it's been hard to find any videos with it.

[@РайскийУголок]

Hello, pine trees, have the Christmas trees taken root or died?

[@JimmyBHarvests]

They did not put roots and eventually died 😕

[@РайскийУголок]

😱@@JimmyBHarvests

[@edtechsensei3332]

What are the settings for you time lapse? Intervals and duration. Thanks.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Everything is shot on an iphone. Default settings.

[@02121978able]

Thanks🙏🌹, for updates our knowledge, from🇮🇳 india

[@Magnus_E]

Great video, Sir. My airpump is quite noisy and I only leave it on about 1hr/day for my Kratky. Do you have any data of how long it takes for oxygen to leave oxygenated water?

[@Magnus_E]

An even better question is how much oxygenated water plants need, in the sense that there might be diminishing returns of oxygenated water say more than 3-4-5 hours per day.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Great questions. Super curious about this myself and have yet to find much info on it. Please share it if you are able to come across anything!

[@Magnus_E]

@@JimmyBHarvests Still haven't found any thing, perhaps at some point in the future I'll become obsessed enough to test it myself. So far whenever I go out of home I let the air pump run and tomatoes grow fine (but it's the first time so I do not know if they can do better). The electricity consumption of the pump is very low around 6-7 Watts so I only let it run so sporadically because of the noise.

[@unmeaninglessly143]

@@Magnus_E i read somewhere there cant be too much oxygen (by air pump). Its hard to reach toxicity levels. Unless u inject pure oxygen or something. To deal with sounds, dont let the airpump in contact with any hard surface. Cushion it. Then make a box for it

[@John2009R]

@@unmeaninglessly143 Or get a long tube and put the pump somewhere it won't bother you. Mine is in the basement and the tube comes up to the kitchen window

[@punisher0717]

The cooker is handy for sure. But you would have better success if you cover the roots from light and add hydrogen peroxide to provide oxygen

[@caturraharjo8394]

I have tried to cutting chili pepper, but failed because blight. Would you give some tricks?

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Raw honey and cinnamon can help keep pathogens away and promote root growth: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4LTY4GceJVgock

[@citycritteradventures7427]

the split technique, does that work with other plants in general, even cannabi?

[@JimmyBHarvests]

In this video I detail/show the plants I have experimented with. I have yet to run a proper comparison with cannabis, but ive had anecdotal success with it kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZrZgYyuir1qg6M

[@RHINOAPBT]

Does light play a factor?

[@alphaomega8373]

Air is a must is you can't fully regulate the water/room temp.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Major agreed on that! Saw that come to life with my balcony cannabis attempts. Needed aeration in the reservoir to overcome the summer heat

[@bytemuncher1]

Not to be a downer as I appreciate you sharing your work, but your results may be invalid as light was allowed to hit the root zone of the jar cuttings. It may not make as much of a difference with peppers, but it definitely delays root formation in tomato cuttings. If chloroplasts receive photons they want to photosynthesize and grow, i.e., not put out roots. Darkness and moisture trigger root growth.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Think thats a myth, Joe. In my own trials transparent jars propagate more roots, faster than opaque jars. This guy saw the same: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2axf32paat2itk

[@ZE308AC]

I love water bubbles ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎

[@OG_VeniVidiVici]

lmao had to smack like. the intro was hilarious. "People love bubbles'... "well the kratky method sounds stupid then" lmao omg.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

😂🙏 people be hating on kratky every day in these comments its wild

[@justanotherguy8791]

Did you have any nutes in any of the waters?

[@JimmyBHarvests]

No sir!

[@akbychoice]

Are these kept in a dark area or a lighted area?

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Indirect light is best for cuttings

[@akbychoice]

@@JimmyBHarvests TY

[@VVMMXIV]

What kinds of Pines are those

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Not sure at this point.. they didnt root though

[@Kevhunts]

I propagate my tomatoes all the time in trying to propagate a pepper plant now

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Best of luck Kevin! Should work.

[@AKASSASSIN10]

Did you add anything to the water

[@JimmyBHarvests]

No

[@AKASSASSIN10]

@@JimmyBHarvests so straight water, what about timer? Is pump on 24/7, what about light? Temp of water?

[@jumdas1049]

I am propagating hardwood tree cuttings of Ficus religiosa and both green and woody stems of butterfly pea together in water. Most of them didnt develop roots after 3 weeks. But as soon as put an aquarium air stone the cuttings began to emerge root in 48 hours. Airstone operates for 6 hours with 12 hours of dark night.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Awesome, best of luck with your plants!

[@jumdas1049]

@@JimmyBHarvests . After a month all of them except a few grew long roots roots. And what a coincidence that i planted the butterfly pea today!! Ficus religiosa were thrown away as they are rumoured to attract ghosts for taking shelter. Overall , my assumption that , all of them triggered each other to grow more roots.

[@wazkeating3496]

Did the tree cloning work?

[@JimmyBHarvests]

The clippings i tried all failed. Hope to share a video at some point.

[@TrayLoveIT]

The cloner is completely dark and not allowing light. You used clear jars with light for the others. They should have been dark to not allow light for roots to grow. 🙄

[@sabrituncbilek4789]

It's not equal, plants in the glass should be in dark kups like the clowner.

[@JPizzle4Shizzle85]

Propagating trees from cuttings without grafting to root stock is a bad idea… unless you plan to keep it small and supported. They need that taproot for stability.

[@mysteryfan15]

That entirely depends in the tree, but many can be grown from cuttings and don't need to be grafted.

[@GeorgiaGrowGuy]

that seems like a really tiny stone.

[@lazpalmer3222]

its not a very big air pump. If you are going to go much bigger than that, you really need a heavy duty pump.

[@acidrain55]

Should buy a plastic T and use both outlets on the pump instead of one.

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Interesting! Not too familiar with what size options exist, but this appears to provide ample coverage to the cloner. Im also only using half the pumps power. To the above point i could/should use both outputs of the pump

[@FirstLast-numba1]

i use my fish tank

[@JimmyBHarvests]

Thats a great idea! 💡

[@4seasonspix]

Does the tank contain fish? I'm asking, because I wonder if certain plants might be toxic to fish, even if they're in the same container just for rooting purposes.