Anyone tried using a propagation tray kit?

[Matt3839]

Hi just wondering if anyone’s used anything like this for cuttings? Right now I just stick them all in akadama in a large pot under my bench ( mainly Hinoki and some shimpaku) but this seems a little more organized?

They also just sell the tray and some without the lights.

 

[Paradox]

I've used a smaller version of a tray system, no lights since I usually put them outside or under lights I already have. I don't usevyhe dome either, stays too wet

 

[Carol 83]

I don't usevyhe dome either, stays too wet

That is my experience as well.

 

[Matt3839]

Good to know. I was worried about wetness with something like Hinoki and junipers. Might stick with plain old pot with substrate under the bench and save twenty bucks.

 

[NateDyk47]

Hi just wondering if anyone’s used anything like this for cuttings? Right now I just stick them all in akadama in a large pot under my bench ( mainly Hinoki and some shimpaku) but this seems a little more organized?

They also just sell the tray and some without the lights.

Yes, but without the light. It was a bit too cramped, especially for deciduous cuttings.

 

[R0b]

Changed from trays to pots as well due to trays staying too wet.

 

[jeremy_norbury]

I've been through this phase and it worked ok for the easy species.

I bought this aeroponic propagator a couple of years ago and it's been a whole lot better than any other cutting propagation method in my experience.

Managed to get roots on species I've not managed before by any other means: Japanese Azalea, Japanese maple. Crataegus, Ginkgo, Korean hornbeam, European hornbeam, Chinese ash, Tilia cordata, Italian alder and even a Larch. There are a small number of species which didn't work as well in the aeroponic propagator as they do with other methods - like cotoneaster.

Here are photos of what I tried last year.
Link to 2023 Aeroponic propagator album

 

[jeremy_norbury]

Duplicate post.

 

[R0b]

I've been through this phase and it worked ok for the easy species.

I bought this aeroponic propagator a couple of years ago and it's been a whole lot better than any other cutting propagation method in my experience.

Managed to get roots on species I've not managed before by any other means: Japanese Azalea, Japanese maple. Crataegus, Ginkgo, Korean hornbeam, European hornbeam, Chinese ash, Tilia cordata, Italian alder and even a Larch. There are a small number of species which didn't work as well in the aeroponic propagator as they do with other methods - like cotoneaster.

Here are photos of what I tried last year.
Link to 2023 Aeroponic propagator album

Could you share what you have and how you use it?

 

[jeremy_norbury]

Could you share what you have and how you use it?

Mine is a Nutriculture X-Stream 40 - which I bought on eBay UK (and had shipped to NL) just before the main Brexit rules kicked in. I believe these are frequently used for cloning weed plants...so you might end up dealing with such shops to get one. Mine cost about €110 - I see them starting at €115 now in NL.

Here's an album of when I received it in December 2020 and subsequent use in early May 2021.

I take cuttings throughout the whole late spring -> late summer period and put them in there. Originally I was just putting 1 cutting per cell into the foam holders. I've since decided more is better, so I'll have 4-8 cuttings per cell x40 cells. The water spray unit is left running continuously 24x7.

I check every weekend or so for progress, lifting the cell holder up to see if anything is happening. This bumper crop contained many trivial-to-root species: ficus, lonicera and plectranthus ernestii. If there are clearly dead cuttings - I throw them out and replace with whatever I can find in my garden.

End of October is the end of their operational season and I empty it for winter storage.

 

[R0b]

Mine is a Nutriculture X-Stream 40 - which I bought on eBay UK (and had shipped to NL) just before the main Brexit rules kicked in. I believe these are frequently used for cloning weed plants...so you might end up dealing with such shops to get one. Mine cost about €110 - I see them starting at €115 now in NL.

Here's an album of when I received it in December 2020 and subsequent use in early May 2021.

I take cuttings throughout the whole late spring -> late summer period and put them in there. Originally I was just putting 1 cutting per cell into the foam holders. I've since decided more is better, so I'll have 4-8 cuttings per cell x40 cells. The water spray unit is left running continuously 24x7.

I check every weekend or so for progress, lifting the cell holder up to see if anything is happening. This bumper crop contained many trivial-to-root species: ficus, lonicera and plectranthus ernestii. If there are clearly dead cuttings - I throw them out and replace with whatever I can find in my garden.

End of October is the end of their operational season and I empty it for winter storage.

Interesting thanks, will have to ad something to my wish list. I assume this is without rooting hormone?

 

[jeremy_norbury]

Interesting thanks, will have to ad something to my wish list. I assume this is without rooting hormone?

No rooting hormone.