Good experiment. I never thought to use coconut water before. I have tried using willow water before and it seemed to work well. I soaked some willow branches in water for a couple days and then used that water to dampen my peat moss and pumice soil mix for rooting cuttings. I believe willow water has some natural rooting hormones in it too.
Yes, willow water is another one thought to help with rooting. I don’t have any willow trees near me, but I would try it if I did. It definitely has a good reputation for having benefit so seems worthwhile.
I didn't have any willow trees near me either. I bought some willow cuttings online. They are just as easy to root as figs, possibly even easier. I rooted some weeping willow cuttings a couple years ago and I have a little tree growing in a pot that I used branches from to make the willow water. There are a lot of people selling willow cuttings online.
I love what you are doing. And I love being part of your audience. I don’t know if you are also posting this stuff on any forums…I kinda like the concept of keeping it “semi-private” for your subscribers…only because too many cooks spoil the broth. Of course you should share proven helpful ideas with all growers.
Thank you, I’m glad you’re enjoying it! Yes, this is just for subscribers or those who visit this site. Forums are good for some things, but much harder for long-form writing articles and for tracking specific information. Though I try to help on the forums when I can whenever someone has a question that I know something about. Hopefully, this series provides some good information for the readers here though. 😊
Good experiment. I never thought to use coconut water before. I have tried using willow water before and it seemed to work well. I soaked some willow branches in water for a couple days and then used that water to dampen my peat moss and pumice soil mix for rooting cuttings. I believe willow water has some natural rooting hormones in it too.
Yes, willow water is another one thought to help with rooting. I don’t have any willow trees near me, but I would try it if I did. It definitely has a good reputation for having benefit so seems worthwhile.
I didn't have any willow trees near me either. I bought some willow cuttings online. They are just as easy to root as figs, possibly even easier. I rooted some weeping willow cuttings a couple years ago and I have a little tree growing in a pot that I used branches from to make the willow water. There are a lot of people selling willow cuttings online.
That’s a really good tip! I had no idea, I just might look into that. 🙂
I love what you are doing. And I love being part of your audience. I don’t know if you are also posting this stuff on any forums…I kinda like the concept of keeping it “semi-private” for your subscribers…only because too many cooks spoil the broth. Of course you should share proven helpful ideas with all growers.
Thank you, I’m glad you’re enjoying it! Yes, this is just for subscribers or those who visit this site. Forums are good for some things, but much harder for long-form writing articles and for tracking specific information. Though I try to help on the forums when I can whenever someone has a question that I know something about. Hopefully, this series provides some good information for the readers here though. 😊
Another unexpected, yet interesting read. I'm eager to see the results.