Growing Pepinos from cuttings, a great gift idea.. 

Its nice to have a helper in the garden , as long as they are not a clock watcher . I reward my kids for helping 🤑

Pepinos are original from Chile,you can grow them in any tropical area,you need to grow them in a sunny morning and shade in the afternoon an you do it by cutting with soft soil and water them 3 times a week till mature plant.good rain help to grow quickly.if you Ike to use a big pot and grow them like that instead in the ground then make sure you use good soil.

Have noticed that with other cuttings we have taken.. The plant we took the cuttings from has about 4 low branches that have taken root in the barrel so will try to peg down the branches to propagate them from now on.. Thanks & have a great one..

Very educational and well produced video.Thanks.

Thanks!!! Adding to this!!! The best way to root any cutting is to sprinkle water on the cuttings and put em in a dark place for 3days then plant them....darkness works miracles .

I did some cherry tomatoes this summer and it went well. After seeing this I am going to take cuttings on both my rosemary and lavender thanks to you. Wish we had pepino in Chicago.

Thanks for that Mart.. I already use small ones for germination rate testing.. Have a great one...

Thanks Dale... That's how I did the rosemary & lavender last time & had a great strike rate (until I forgot to water them).. Am going to try again now as I would like to plant some in the front garden come the end of summer... Thanks Dale & have a great one..

Thanks Brock.. They all should be making their way to new homes soon.. Cheers

That looks like so much fun!

Nice video sir

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Hi Rob! I just got some cuttings in the mail and have set them in a jar with seasol! So exciting, i hope I also get 100% success rate like you did! I've never tried pepino melons before!

Awesome my plant is doing well facing North against a brick wall in.Albury during winter of the house. Got one small fruit tasted like rockmelon and cucumber diff but nice. Look forward to bigger fruit Picked when very yellow end purple distinct stripes

Looked good to me Rob. I propagated rosemary from the fresh cuttings that I bought in the herb section at the grocery store and had great luck the only thing that I can see that I did differently is that I did use the rooting hormone and the cheap little propagator that I use has a plastic cover/dome over it that holds in the moisture and creates a little greenhouse environment. So maybe if you covered them with plastic or put them in a plastic bag. Just a thought.

Thanks Mike... Think we will try to strike in water or the aquaponics from now on... So far the aquaponics cutting have had a much better success rate than any we have tried in soil.. Thanks for your suggestions & help too.. Have a great one...

It was interesting seeing the difference between the water and the soil group. I have seen people use the zip lock bag method that one of the other commentors mentioned and it seems to do well also. Thise pepinos look good I may have to get some for my self :)

They like the warm weather here so suspect (but not sure) they might be an annual there.. Good luck with the cuttings..

& really easy to do... I do think that layering might be a quicker way to propagate them now after seeing the plant do it all by itself.. Have a great one :)

I haven't needed to use any rooting hormone (or honey) to clone my pepinos, just cut them off at the node and stuff them in the dirt. After a week they are wilted, and after another week they've grown roots and back to health. In the wild they will root wherever the nodes touch the ground and get covered over, so it's not really a hard plant to clone.

Yes, Tomatoe cuttings went well and i gave a few away when they established themselves, i think it worth dedicating 1 or 2 beds just for propagation and having a small greenhouse type set up over the beds but not the F/T and i also need to use 1 G/B with smaller medium in it for seed raising, although its done magic with the hydroton but i have found some smaller seeds sprouting in my biofilter. Ciao

They are a tasty fruit... Not too sweet but very watery... I think I'm spoiled with the aquaponics so will be putting the cuttings in there from now on.. :)»

I just wanted to tell you I really enjoyed the video. I enjoyed the difference between the water guys and the soil guys also. id say great results all around. Brock

These cuttings were kept outside as they were taken at the end of spring here in Australia.. They were just left to fend for themselves in the garden & did fairly well.. I think it would be a good idea to bring them in during the cooler months there & maybe try to take some cuttings closer to next spring.. Hope that helps some, Rob :)

I just used raw honey to dip the stems in.. The plants that I have struck since didn't have any honey & did just as well I think.. Hope that helps a bit.. Rob..

I missed that bit out in the clip.. thehittmann1981 mentioned that to me elsewhere so I took 5 of the pepino as well as some rosemary & lavender.. Lost 1 rosemary & 2 (I think) pepinos.. Will show them in the next update.. Will probably do most like that now but in the constant flow ½ barrel.. Will pop some sage & thyme in tonight to have a go.. Have you tried tomato cuttings in the AP ?? Thanks Mick..

Am going to try all my cuttings in water first to see how they go.. Best of luck with the next round..

Not yet but will show it in the next aquaponic update in the coming week... :) They look like they are doing ok for now, still green & standing up so that's a plus..

Hope it strikes well for you... Just took some sage ones the other day & popped them into the aquaponics.. Have a good one..

Still using the 50% green but the 90% over the fish is new.. The white is a 30% but was bought to try & keep insects out of the hoop house.. Is working well so far..

as a follow up, I took a second set of cuttings now at the heat of summer, and it seems most of them have wilted and not recovered, I suppose the extra heat caused them to dry out before they could root. I'm going to try rooting the next set in water as you seemed to get good results that way.

Hi Rob The water striking method works well less chance of fungal invasion. Whilst honey is a good natural rooting aid.& anti fungal you may have had too much activity in the compost/potting mix.... I'd suggest a sterile growing medium coco peat and fine bluestone gravel or just bluestone gravel .. I've has success with both of these with fruit tree andvine cuttings.. Keep the updates coming... like your style and helpful suggestions. Your assistant does a good job too!!! Regards Mike Warner

I didn't shield them so I could see what was going on but next time I wll.. Just water in the jar to start off with & they did fine.. I did add some seaweed emulsion after the roots started to develop just to help feed them.. Hope that helps..

I was told that if a branch hits the ground they will shoot roots.

great video. i have a cutting on one pepper as an experiment to see what happens.

I do not know what the jar is, but it's very good, thanks.

Naic

Hi Rob have you done the experiment to see if strike rate is dependent on the honey as a rooting hormone as apposed to using a commercially available rooting hormone, also I am interested in how you grow your Pepino are they in wicking barrels as I just got three plants and was going to put mine into wicking barrels as per your design from your videos. Thanks another great video. Andrew

Pepino melon in Trinidad

i would love to see it. do you have a video on ie?

Hi Rob! Thank you for this great video. I believe theses tree already give you fruit. I think maybe in the first year. I wish to know how many fruits each plant give your and how many harvests do you do in each year. Thank you very much.

Im trying the water method to sprout roots but i added the honey dip to them and put a little rhizotonic. Done some carolina reapers and some haboneros. Will be doing my pepino when it warms up a little bit. Question for the pepino though do you have a lot of trouble with little pests or root damage with yours?

I have some pepino melon plants .They are one and half year old . I have a problem . All of flower buds fall off befor they open . what should I do to prevet them from falling .

Looking good Rob, have you tried any cuttings in the A/P? I,ve had some great results with rosemary, oregano, sage and roses. Have a great one.

The ones you had in water did you shield the roots from light? And plain water without honey was all it took for roots to shoot?

How many pepino melon grow in single plant?

Hi Rob, I enjoyed your video. I just took some cuttings from my Pepino plant here in California and decided to use your method. I realize this video was made a long time, but what is the name of the seaweed solution you applied to the cuttings? Is it store bought, or do you mind sharing the ingredients? Great video and a great garden you have!

Is this tree old? How many years does this tree live?

So put them in seawee water then 100% sucess ?

do we have to change the water in the jar? thx

What are they and what do they taste like? Thank you

Can I grow this plant very hot climate sir ❤❤❤🇱🇰🇱🇰🇱🇰

how can i get the liguid you use. What is the name?

Hi There, I live in the UK and bought a very small pepino - they are very unusual here and noone I knew had ever grown one before. It did really well as we had a very good summer - I am trying to take cuttings and found your video interesting. Did you keep them in a greenhouse and then put in a cold frame? It may not be a good time to take cuttings now as it is nearly th end of October but I thought I could treat them like houseplants and keep them indoors as our last two winters were severe.

Hi RU-vid person I'm interest buy pepino melon plant where can I'm buy it can I'm buy from you ok how much cost the price and shipping cost and shipping to San Francisco ,California let me thank you very much for you help

Will you sell me some cuttings?

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В стакане с водой укореняются, за чем усложнять всё?