want to try to get some roots by that method of making a cut in the stem and
packing it with spagnum moss and wrapping in a polythene bag and keeping
moist until roots appear.

is there anything else i should specifically know about this technique?

also does anyone know where i can buy spagnum moss for this in north London
(u.k.) please?

"jw 1111" wrote in a message:
I want to try to get some roots by that method of making a cut in the stem
and packing it with spagnum moss and wrapping in a polythene bag and
keeping moist until roots appear.
is there anything else i should specifically know about this technique?
also does anyone know where i can buy spagnum moss for this in north
London (u.k.) please?
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Although sphagnum moss is recommended for air layering, you don't need to
use it. I have had great success using ordinary garden moss mixed with a
moistened multi purpose compost. I always dust the cut in the stem with
hormone rooting powder before packing the moss around the stem. For me,
air layering has worked very well with leggy Rubber plants: F. elastica.
There is no need to throw the old plant away, as it will send out new growth
from under the cut. If you intend propagating from a Rubber plant, once you
have cut the stem, it will bleed sap. To staunch it, use powdered charcoal.

MCT

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"MikeCT" writes:
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| Although sphagnum moss is recommended for air layering, you don't need to
| use it. I have had great success using ordinary garden moss mixed with a
| moistened multi purpose compost. ...

My understanding is that "ordinary garden moss" IS sphagnum moss! It
may not be as luxuriant as that which I am going to be squidging through
this weekend and next week (Rannoch), but it is a sphagnum moss
nonetheless.

So you merely need find a suitable boggy 'lawn' and pick some up with
your fingers.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"jw 1111" wrote in message
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want to try to get some roots by that method of making a cut in the stem
and packing it with spagnum moss and wrapping in a polythene bag and
keeping moist until roots appear.

is there anything else i should specifically know about this technique?

also does anyone know where i can buy spagnum moss for this in north
London (u.k.) please?

You should be able to get dried moss from the garden centre
OR
You could use something else...........
-coconut fibre (from garden centres
-http://www.supamoss.co.uk/index.htm
-I reckon chopped up newspaper or something similar might work too?

It usually takes a while for roots to form, so be patient.
You need to keep the packing material moist.

Jenny

jw 1111 writes
want to try to get some roots by that method of making a cut in the stem and
packing it with spagnum moss and wrapping in a polythene bag and keeping
moist until roots appear.

is there anything else i should specifically know about this technique?

also does anyone know where i can buy spagnum moss for this in north London
(u.k.) please?

I've had success with air layering fig trees using peat-free compost. I
think the important thing is that it must be something that retains
water very well.

Cling film is easier to use than a plastic bag.


--
Kay

K wrote:
jw 1111 writes
want to try to get some roots by that method of making a cut in the stem and
packing it with spagnum moss and wrapping in a polythene bag and keeping
moist until roots appear.

is there anything else i should specifically know about this technique?

also does anyone know where i can buy spagnum moss for this in north London
(u.k.) please?

I've had success with air layering fig trees using peat-free compost. I
think the important thing is that it must be something that retains
water very well.

Cling film is easier to use than a plastic bag.

Not sure what the OP wants to prop, but air layering seems too much
hassle to a lazy man like me: simple cuttings are easy enough,
especially if it's a ficus elastica.

--
MIke.