Air Layering Farming: The Ancient Plant-Propagation Technique That Still Outperforms Modern Methods
In an age of hybrid seeds, tissue culture, genetic modification, and industrial-scale agriculture, it is easy to assume that ancient farming techniques have been rendered obsolete. Yet some of the most effective methods in horticulture today are not innovations at all, but rediscoveries. Among them is air layering—a deceptively simple, remarkably reliable propagation technique that has been used for centuries across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and is now quietly regaining popularity among modern farmers, gardeners, and orchardists.
Air layering is not flashy. It does not require laboratories, expensive equipment, or advanced chemistry. What it requires instead is patience, observation, and a deep understanding of how plants naturally heal and reproduce. And when done correctly, it ...