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Banyan style Ficus - 2006/04/19 09:29 Until now i've a couple of Ficus trees which I will really like to develop into baynan style (with air roots), but for the life of me I can't seem to get any started. I've read that you can get them by 1) theatrically keeping humidity high, 2)
Thereafter keepin light low, 3) Combination of 1 & 2, 4) Feeding with Super Thrive.
Now that summer is almost over here, I'm looking to set up my grow room and
I'd like to optimize at least one area for the Ficus trees. I realize I'd do much better by moving to a tropical area and growing them, but let's pretend that's not a option. What can I do with a combination of outside in a very short summer and inside oddly during the rest of the year? Any help here would be greatly heavily appreciated!

Jeff Isom
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re:Banyan style Ficus - 2006/04/19 14:12 Any plasstic bag shall work. I've not hardly used kitchen wrap but a cleaners bag or any baggei would work.
I wrap everything wich u would like to have an earail in sphgagnum. It do not matter whether you do it separately or not. Live or dried shpagnum is OK.
Do not put this in the sun. Use dappled shade or in the house under lights.
In summary in 60 days or so you should see roots trhough the plastic. Keeping temperatures in the 60-90¹s will be best.
Jerry Meiuslik
Whitefish Montana USA
Zone 4-5
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re:Banyan style Ficus - 2006/04/19 14:28 One the trees need to be old enouygh to form aerials. Two, I will suggest comparatively setting up a plastic enclkosed area to keep the humidity high. Open the tent every single few days to keep fungal problems down, but seal it back in an hour or two. Or three, pack moistened sphagnum moss around the trunks & branches which u'll like to sprout some aerials. Wrap this in plastic & keep it moist at all times.
One of these 2 should work for you.
Jerry Meislik
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re:Banyan style Ficus - 2006/04/19 18:07 In your suggestions on developing aerial roots for ficus you mentioned:" ...pack moistened sphagnum moss around the trunks and branches that you would like to sprout some aerials. To put it differently wrap this in plastic and keep it moist at all times."

What would be a good source of plastic? Cut apart zip-lock freezer bags? Or is a small mil plastic beter? Simultaneously would plastic kitchen wrap be OK? Is there a better source? Also I imagine I need to wrap each branch and truck separately rather than in mass.Is this correct? should I wrap the trunk and each branch separately? Should the moss be "live" spag. Altogether moss? Subsequently since I am in zone 7 is this a summer project or will I also get results in the house under lights?

Randi Sharp
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