Speedy
Yamadori
With species that ground layer easily like Azaleas, is it necessary to girdle for an airlayer or can I just just add the wet medium and keep it in place?
What I am thinking of doing is cutting a 3in pot and putting a hole in the bottom. Then place it around the branch and add some soil and keep it moist. I will hold it together and in place with some wire. Kinda like the pots made specially for taking layers. I have a couple of the 3in pots lying around. The branches I am wanting to layer are too tall and too thick to bend down to the ground to layer. I dont mind cutting a girdle but it seems like an extra wasted step.
What I am thinking of doing is cutting a 3in pot and putting a hole in the bottom. Then place it around the branch and add some soil and keep it moist. I will hold it together and in place with some wire. Kinda like the pots made specially for taking layers. I have a couple of the 3in pots lying around. The branches I am wanting to layer are too tall and too thick to bend down to the ground to layer. I dont mind cutting a girdle but it seems like an extra wasted step.