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lifigs

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Posted 1417786523 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

I came across this fig propagation youtube video. Unfortunately it is in french. About 1:20 into the video the guy dips his cutting ends into a black powder. It looks like charcoal. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what it is and what it's purpose is. Thanks __________________ Bill Long Island (Nassau) 7a,NY Wish List: Sicilian Red, RdB, JH Adriatic, Sal's EL and any fig from Bari.

drivewayfarmer

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Posted 1417787234	Reply with quote #2

Sounds like he is saying wood charcoal , but my French isn't that good. __________________ Kerry Zone 5 NH Wish list :Galicia Negra , Col de Dame Blanca/Negra .

jdsfrance

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Posted 1417788338	Reply with quote #3

Hi, See the black stone at the beginning . It is charcoal. He crushed it in the cup and the charcoal powder is supposed to avoid mold and rot . So he puts some on the wounds to seal the cutting . Funny that he doesn't say what he is propagating. Just a figtree and no strain ... __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

lifigs

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Posted 1417802945	Reply with quote #4

Thanks guys. Maybe I will look into the charcoal thing a little more and give it a try. jdsfrance, I never throught of just going straight to you. __________________ Bill Long Island (Nassau) 7a,NY Wish List: Sicilian Red, RdB, JH Adriatic, Sal's EL and any fig from Bari.

Otmani007

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Posted 1417804915	Reply with quote #5

In a nutshell, he dips his cuttings in charcoal powder and inserts the cuttings in the potting soil at 45-degree angle. __________________ Dallas, TX - Zone 8a Wish List: Col de Dame Blanche, Brogiotto Bianco, Sicilian White, Panache Otmani

ADelmanto

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Posted 1417812869	Reply with quote #6

Why the 45 degree angle. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/From-The-Ground-Up-403313193085649/

COGardener

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Posted 1417814020	Reply with quote #7

with a shallow as that pan is, the 45 degree angle allows you to plant the cutting deeper thus creating more surface contact between the cutting and the soil.

GregMartin

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Posted 1417820441	Reply with quote #8

Wow, thanks. I'm going to try this this weekend. Searching online I also found reference to folks using charcoal powder on the soil surface to eliminate damping off of seedlings (I usually use cinnamon for that when things go badly)...interesting. __________________ zone 5 Maine Seeking: Saint Martin, Naples White, Black Tuscan, Bécane, French Alps, Abruzzi, Tenica, Wild Mountain Figs from the coldest corners (Iranian, Turkish or other...would love seeds too)

Otmani007

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Posted 1417824182 · Edited	Reply with quote #9

Quote: Originally Posted by ADelmanto Why the 45 degree angle. He said if you plant the cutting straight up, the water will run off along the cutting and that's not good for the roots, but he didn't elaborate,on it. He also mentioned that he prefers to take cuttings off branches that are at least 3 yeas old. __________________ Dallas, TX - Zone 8a Wish List: Col de Dame Blanche, Brogiotto Bianco, Sicilian White, Panache Otmani

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