Air Layering/Marcotting

shoVel · Jul 27, 2011

Does or has anyone air layered their pepper plants? I've air layered other plants but never peppers and was wondering If they work well this way for clones.

Avon Barksdale · Jul 31, 2011

I don't see why it wouldn't work, but it isn't necessary. They're fairly easy to clone, no need to use complicated techniques like air layering.

Pepper-Guru · Jul 31, 2011

shoVel said:
Does or has anyone air layered their pepper plants? I've air layered other plants but never peppers and was wondering If they work well this way for clones.

Air layering is almost a 100% success.

Avon Barksdale said:
I don't see why it wouldn't work, but it isn't necessary. They're fairly easy to clone, no need to use complicated techniques like air layering.

Not too complicated. In fact its easier!

Take a peat pellet, moisten it, wrap it around a node, cover with saran wrap, rubber band it shut, wrap with an opaque film (tin foil) so the roots wont shy away from the light, then wait. After a week or two, peel back the foil and look for roots. If you're in the clear, snip the little bastard and transplant! Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!

AjarnV · Jul 31, 2011

Pepper-Guru said:
Air layering is almost a 100% success.

Not too complicated. In fact its easier! Take a peat pellet, moisten it, wrap it around a node, cover with saran wrap, rubber band it shut, wrap with an opaque film (tin foil) so the roots wont shy away from the light, then wait. After a week or two, peel back the foil and look for roots. If you're in the clear, snip the little bastard and transplant! Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!

+1 Yes! The added benefit is; you don't lose the plant or seriously cut it back.

Avon Barksdale · Jul 31, 2011

Pepper-Guru said:
Not too complicated. In fact its easier! Take a peat pellet, moisten it, wrap it around a node, cover with saran wrap, rubber band it shut, wrap with an opaque film (tin foil) so the roots wont shy away from the light, then wait. After a week or two, peel back the foil and look for roots. If you're in the clear, snip the little bastard and transplant! Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!

If you say so, I've never actually tried I was just going from the tutorials I've seen when I was researching air layering some citrus trees.

You still wound the stem before putting on the peat pellet don't you, or is that not even necessary with peppers?

Pepper-Guru · Jul 31, 2011

Avon Barksdale said:
You still wound the stem before putting on the peat pellet don't you?

Yeah, I like to remove the flowers/leaves from the node Im layering, and then rough up the outer skin of the stem a bit.

The_NorthEast_ChileMan · Aug 26, 2016

http://www.interesjournals.org/full-articles/a-method-of-rapid-propagation-of-hot-pepper-using-marcoting-technique-to-maintain-clonal-characteristics.pdf?view=inline

BUMP!

mrgrowguy · Aug 26, 2016

I successfully propogated a cherry tree (small branch of course) using air layering. It's a fun process to toy with. I suggest buying a syringe to inject water if the moisture lever ever falls, which it very well may depending on how you close off the ends.

Just a suggestion from experience, though you may not ever need it... again depending

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