Thanks again to the very generous forum member who sent me a RdB earlier this year!
I put my first air layer on it a few months ago and left it on to keep harvesting figs. There are still a few unripe ones on it but I wanted to remove the layer since the roots were looking very tight and the layer is a gift for a friend. RdB seems to root and layer easily based on what I've read on the forums, so that helped make it a success. I used a water bottle, wrapping tape, foil, and ProMix HP slightly moistened with very dilute MG.
It's huge and healthy, will be sad to remove the figs and maybe trim it a little. I've seen many others say so, and it's old news, but in practice I can see that layering is definitely easier than rooting cuttings, with a more robust result.
I put my first air layer on it a few months ago and left it on to keep harvesting figs. There are still a few unripe ones on it but I wanted to remove the layer since the roots were looking very tight and the layer is a gift for a friend. RdB seems to root and layer easily based on what I've read on the forums, so that helped make it a success. I used a water bottle, wrapping tape, foil, and ProMix HP slightly moistened with very dilute MG.
It's huge and healthy, will be sad to remove the figs and maybe trim it a little. I've seen many others say so, and it's old news, but in practice I can see that layering is definitely easier than rooting cuttings, with a more robust result.
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