Cutting success

[jackb]

I had made several attempts, without success, to clone sections that I removed from the olive trees that I have been growing indoors. I read that cloning olives was an art, but the author did not explain how to do it. Today, after trying different methods, I can see tiny roots growing from the media in a cutting that I took from a Manzanillo olive on January 25, 2013. What is even more pleasing, is that cloning an olive twig in less than a month is really unusual.

For this clone I used Clonex rooting gel and placed the cutting in a horticube. The horticubes were placed in a small domed container with a heat mat under it. For lighting I used a small 17 watt grow light which ran 24/7.

Jack B

 

[canesisters]

That's awesome!

 

[digitS']

Oh boy, Jack!

It looks like olive trees are a good deal more difficult than rosemary. I'll be doing a little of that soon.

How are you with "air layering?" My grafting attempts failed but I think that my 1 attempt at air layering was going to work if'n I'd just had a little more patience. Doing it indoors in higher humidity might have really helped, I'd guess.

Steve

 

[lesa]

The mad scientist, JackB is at again! Congrats on your success!

 

[ninnymary]

Jackb, only you could have done it in less than a month. See how good you are?

Mary

 

[jackb]

Oh boy, Jack!

It looks like olive trees are a good deal more difficult than rosemary. I'll be doing a little of that soon.

How are you with "air layering?" My grafting attempts failed but I think that my 1 attempt at air layering was going to work if'n I'd just had a little more patience. Doing it indoors in higher humidity might have really helped, I'd guess.

Steve

Steve, I have not tried air layering yet. My next project is grafting.

Jack B.

 

[jackb]

Jackb, only you could have done it in less than a month. See how good you are?

Mary

Mary,

You always make me blush......

Jack B.

 

[jackb]

The mad scientist, JackB is at again! Congrats on your success!

Yeah, a regular Dr. Frankenstein...