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[glider14]

i tried this on my nep and it worked wonderfully. i tried it on its woody stem too.
ALex

[gardenofeden]

glad it worked for you! :)

[taywf1234]

How old does your nep need to be, to air layer it?

[Rez]

Hi there,

This all looks very interesting and I am soaking all this information up, but one thing I am not clear on (being a newbie & all). When the roots show and you say 'you can cut it off', do you mean just the little bit that sticks out where you made the cut? I ask because in the instructions in the other link provided, the picture appears as though the whole stem is being sliced below the layer.

Obviously you didn't mean that because you said you layer near the bottom, but I'm just unclear on where you actually chop it off?

TIA

Edited by Rez, 09 June 2008 - 20:57 PM.

[blueflytrap]

Steve,
Many thanks. As was said earlier a photo is worth a thousand words!
I've always had problems with the cuts healing over and it never really dawned on me to cut it like you do and to wedge it with sphagnum.

Regards

[manders]

Thanks for posting that stephen, i allways intended to try it and I guess ill give it a go now.  

[gardenofeden]

Rez, on 9th June 2008 - 20:55 PM, said:

...but one thing I am not clear on (being a newbie & all). When the roots show and you say 'you can cut it off', do you mean just the little bit that sticks out where you made the cut? I ask because in the instructions in the other link provided, the picture appears as though the whole stem is being sliced below the layer.

Obviously you didn't mean that because you said you layer near the bottom, but I'm just unclear on where you actually chop it off?

It means you cut right through the stem below the layer and repot this section. The old stem base will resprout. You then have 2 plants

[mrAlmond]

I'm used to chop my N.ventrata every year and I put the pieces that I've cut in pots with pure perlite...they always start to produce roots in a few weeks...I don't know if this method works also with more difficult nepenthes species.

[Rez]

gardenofeden, on 10th June 2008 - 13:58 PM, said:

It means you cut right through the stem below the layer and repot this section. The old stem base will resprout. You then have 2 plants

Oh right, so the little picture I saw on the link was right.

Thanks for clearing that up for me, much appreciated.  

My next question is, how easy and successful is this? Would it be something that I (captain noob) could do?

Thanks again for your great help.

[Rez]

mrAlmond, on 10th June 2008 - 14:58 PM, said:

I'm used to chop my N.ventrata every year and I put the pieces that I've cut in pots with pure perlite...they always start to produce roots in a few weeks...I don't know if this method works also with more difficult nepenthes species.

Do you mean you literally just chop it? Without the air layer method mentioned here? Where do you chop it?

TIA

[mrAlmond]

Rez, on 10th June 2008 - 21:03 PM, said:

Do you mean you literally just chop it? Without the air layer method mentioned here? Where do you chop it?

TIA

Usually I cut more or less a 40 cm long piece of the growing point (between two leaves)...nothing particular...and I place it in a pot filled with pure perlite. Then I keep the potted cutting in a shaded place always keeping the perlite moist.

[Tranchette]

very interesant!!!

thanks

[Rez]

mrAlmond, on 11th June 2008 - 07:00 AM, said:

Usually I cut more or less a 40 cm long piece of the growing point (between two leaves)...nothing particular...and I place it in a pot filled with pure perlite. Then I keep the potted cutting in a shaded place always keeping the perlite moist.

Thank you for the information. Plenty for me to consider.

[gardenofeden]

gardenofeden, on 6th February 2005 - 21:36 PM, said:

I don't have much luck with taking cuttings of Nepenthes, but I do find air layering works well for me.

Mr A's technique sounds interesting so give it a try, but cuttings have never really worked for me, depends on your conditions...

[Pedro Batalha]

Great method! But I have one question... Is it possible to proceed this method more than once in the same stem, at the same time??? If so, then it is really superior then cutting, but if not, I suppose cutting is still the best way to reproduce neps (having many plants in mind for trading, for example)...

[gardenofeden]

I have done more than one layering on a stem before, yes.

[MPandini]

gardenofeden, on 6th February 2005 - 18:36 PM, said:

... Several weeks later, you may see roots growing under the plastic, ...

Hello, from Brazil!
How many weeks to see the roots?
I will try it just here... It's springtime in Brazil!
Thank you for sharing!

Edited by MPandini, 14 October 2008 - 11:41 AM.

[Cas]

Very nice Stephen.. thanks for sharing.. I'm going to try this on a couple of my plants tomorr