How I start mulberry cuttings

Those that are familiar with "Tower gardens"     will know my method of starting mulberry cuttings.
https://www.towergarden.com/us/en/home


The difference is I do this either with aquaponic water, and or hydroponic solution as used in the kratky hydroponic method.


I have a large black pipe that I cut holes in large enough to put cut piece from a pool noodle.

In the top of this pipe I put a 1 gal milk jug,  in the bottom of which I cut many 1/4 inch holes for the water to come out like a shower below the milk jug,  

I then take a pump which I warp in a loose cloth   like bug netting to prevent clots  and I feed the water from below up to the top of the pipe, then I let the water cascade down from the milk jug.

Then I have this system setup on a 10 min on, 10 min off timer that runs the pump and I run it 24/7 this way....

https://youtu.be/5VMlcasPe9M




If you have a 3d printer you can make your own this way,  but I have found it faster to use irrigation pipe.

Coolness!

Arre you using green or hardwood cuttings?

Joylynn Hardesty wrote:Coolness!

Arre you using green or hardwood cuttings?

A bit of both.    I think I have started up to 1 inch thick.     As small as 1/4 inch...

I love what your doing here.
It reminds me of some of the work Sean of Edible Acres using a wate trough and a bubbler.

I skimmed the video but I couldn't find the part that mentions what he used for a timer.
Can you elaborate on that?

William Bronson wrote:I love what your doing here.
It reminds me of some of the work Sean of Edible Acres using a wate trough and a bubbler.

I skimmed the video but I couldn't find the part that mentions what he used for a timer.
Can you elaborate on that?

My setup is a bit elaborate, as I  hacked a wifi power strip and reflashed it with tasmoto flash rom so that I control it with an open source program called Domoticz..       ( all geek talk I know )

But the job is normally done by  Tower Gardens with a mechanical timer,   which are simple enough to find.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/BN-LINK-Indoor-24-Hour-Mechanical-Outlet-Timer-3-Prong-2-Pack/690886176?athbdg=L1600&from=/search

I have built a bubbler propagation   they also work  quite well.      I used to use that with stevia.