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Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 9:15pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
drake2: Do you mean while its still attached? If so, don't worry abt that. Plants also "breathe" Just follow ∂ instructions. Make it tight. After some days it will collect moisture by itself. Try it, and see how easy it is. *Smiling* Edited: Adding water if you attempt this during the dry season is not a bad idea. |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by drake2(m): 9:17pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
irukandji89: kkk. Thanks |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 9:36pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
drake2: Post pictures if you can |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 8:02am On Oct 30, 2014 |
Beedee777: According to wikipedia, a marcot seedling of dika tree takes 2-4 years to flower, while it is said that planting from seeds takes 15 years. |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 5:27pm On Nov 25, 2014 |
hello peeps. how have you been? sorry I have been awol for a while. I went to Songhai farms in Porto novo for a training. |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 5:31pm On Nov 25, 2014 |
a reader of this thread once told me he/she wanted to start a bitter leaf (ewuro) plantation. instead of looking for seedlings to buy, I present a method of propagation by cuttings it works well on resilient plants like bitter leaf, jatropha, moringa, and many more ...... my Friend, Christophe, from Benin republic will take us through the process. |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 5:36pm On Nov 25, 2014 |
first of all ..... we make the nursery bed ..... a hoe is the tool used here ..... 1 Like
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Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 5:39pm On Nov 25, 2014 |
next , .... we get stems from a healthy looking parent plant and cut as many as we want to make (this also depends on how much stem the plant owner allows you to cut ![]()
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Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 5:48pm On Nov 25, 2014 |
then, we start placing the stems in an orderly pattern on the bed, in a slanting position as shown. please, note the top part of the stem you are about to plant. you will know this by checking any node on it. a node is a part of a stem where leaves come out from. if a stem is upright, the node and the leaf will face upward. it is the cut part below that will be buried. you know, nutrients from the soil come from the roots from down upwards. so the cut part below will definitely be older that the part above. that is where roots will form from. also, make sure you plant the stem in such a way that the cut part at the bottom faces the ground and not upwards.
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Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 5:51pm On Nov 25, 2014 |
after planting the stems, we water them. the watering will continue every morning and evening till the time of transplant. water lightly!
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Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 5:55pm On Nov 25, 2014 |
then we apply mulch to keep humidity at an optimal level. use dried plaintain or banana leaves or dried elephant grass.
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Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 5:56pm On Nov 25, 2014 |
then we wait ...... |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 6:28pm On Nov 25, 2014 |
after about 2 weeks, you will notice this ...... ![]() you will still need to wait a while longer to make the roots develop. you can sacrifice one to check if roots have formed by removing the soil from it. 1 Like
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Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by dgitrader(m): 4:14pm On Jan 13, 2016 |
irukandji89: nice one OP. I used this same method on moringa trees and got excellent results. the moringa stems where about 2 feet ea h. in less than a year they started flowering. 1 Like |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by Walexz02(m): 11:12pm On Jan 15, 2016 |
Welcome back bro..... I missed your thread 1 Like |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by nbolaji(m): 12:02am On Jan 16, 2016 |
Bravo.. @Op i guess this can work for moringa @AIR LAYERING 1 Like |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by hotmas911(m): 10:03pm On Jan 21, 2016 |
Can't believe I haven't seen this thread all this while. One of the best thread ever on agric section. 1 Like |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by gaussy(m): 7:44am On Jan 22, 2016 |
Nice thread 1 Like |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 3:24pm On Jan 22, 2016 |
After many trials and failures, I finally succeeded in air-layering shaddock. Now I can have many true to type plants. ![]() 1 Like
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Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 3:32pm On Jan 22, 2016 |
Let's post pictures of our attempts and results. So we can share methods. |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 3:34pm On Jan 22, 2016 |
Next plant ..... Jatropha ![]() |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by Newway2(m): 6:57pm On Jan 22, 2016 |
Which plant is Shaddock? What is the local name? Is it a fruit plant? irukandji89: |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 7:41pm On Jan 22, 2016 |
Newway2: Shaddock is of Citrus family like grapes, oranges and lemons. It's that big sweet grape that is red inside |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by Newway2(m): 9:24pm On Jan 22, 2016 |
Wonderful! Does it also come in (yellow) normal grapes colour? Am asking this because when I was a youth, I came across a very sweet grape in the village where my Dad used to own a farm. I hv never come across such sweet grape again since. With this knowledge, I may hv to go & get some cutting of the sweet grape tree & air-layer it. Meanwhile, can u sell this Shaddock seedling? irukandji89: |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 6:13am On Jan 23, 2016 |
Newway2: Yes, it also has a yellow specie. The botanical name is Citrus maxima. And in some parts of the world its called pomelo. I intend to sell my seedlings. |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 6:20am On Jan 23, 2016 |
You can propagate the tree and make more seedlings out if it before it dies. Do it now while you can. Don't procrastinate. You want your new plant to be matured around the time (or even earlier) the parent plant will be showing signs of old age. I'm guessing your parent plant is old by now. You will also be happy if you attempt this while the parent plant still has branches close to the ground. Stretching your hands up or using a stand to reach branches can be a hassle. |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by Newway2(m): 7:52am On Jan 23, 2016 |
I will definitely be buying from u. This method of propagation will make it faster for the plant to start fruiting. I wil also go back to where I planted a specie of sweet seedless tangerine to get some cuttings. irukandji89: |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by Nobody: 10:55am On Feb 25, 2016 |
irukandji89:Sir,can this be applicable to mango trees? |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by wumss: 12:18pm On Feb 25, 2016 |
Will this system work with cocoa and other cash crops? |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by EternalYouth(m): 3:38pm On Feb 25, 2016 |
Dear op, please contact me on gb_olaifa@yahoo.co.uk. Many Thanks. |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by Ovamboland(m): 4:23pm On Feb 25, 2016 |
Can this method be applied to cashew plantation? |
Re: Marcotting/Air Layering: Turn A Plant Into A Plantation by irukandji89(m): 8:47am On Feb 27, 2016 |
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