Is there such a thing as too much water for air layer

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slingha

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Posted 1343043567	Reply with quote #1

I just completed my first air layer last night but something's been bothering me. Is there such a thing as too much water in the peat moss? I soakEd it for a few hours and gave it a light squeeze before I packed it around the area I removed the bark from. Should I have wrung it out or will it be fine?

The_celt

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Posted 1343044690	Reply with quote #2

My first air layer was too wet and it killed both plsnts. __________________ http://sumosteaks.com/

bullet08

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Posted 1343044945	Reply with quote #3

my first air layer was too wet. it took, however, there were signs of mold/rot. the air layer didn't survive, but that wan't due to mold/rot. i just didn't water for 3 months while it was in garage and it dried up. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

slingha

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Posted 1343048184	Reply with quote #4

So do I open it up and wring it out hard? Cut open the top and let some of the water evaporate and seal it later or let it ride?

pitangadiego

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Posted 1343051861	Reply with quote #5

I use the water-bottle method, and water them just as often as potted plants, and have no issues. They are not tightly sealed, so adding water regularly is required.. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

slingha

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BLB

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Posted 1343054170	Reply with quote #7

I would just open it up a bit, that is if it is really soaking wet, otherwise it should be ok.

TucsonKen

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Posted 1343056463	Reply with quote #8

I've had no problem doing them with a sopping-wet mix of compost and potting soil, but I'm in a dry climate. Here, they seem to root into anything as long as there's plenty of moisture in it. __________________ Ken Tucson, Arizona Zone 8b

BLB

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Posted 1343089348	Reply with quote #9

Wish we had that dry heat here. It is usually very humid in our neck of the woods.

bullet08

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Posted 1343090569	Reply with quote #10

it's been raining on and off for almost a month now. it's really getting hard to determine when i need to give water. i give water, and next two days it's so humid, the soils dripping wet. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

Chapman

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Posted 1343096265	Reply with quote #11

I would just open it up and squeeze out the water. __________________ South Louisiana, Zone 9

leon_edmond

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Posted 1343107884	Reply with quote #12

Agree with Chapman. You only started it last night so nothing lost. Just open it, squeeze out the excess water and rewrap it. It will do fine.

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