It was mentioned here.
I actually like the Dax Wax Method @Barkslip (my name for it, not his). He demos it about 3:40 into this video and has talked about it on this forum. Soooooooooooo much easier than wrapping the scion with parafilm. Now I will use parafilm for the join plus a little electrical tape for support. But Dax is the man.
I put the water plus wax in a mason jar and heat it on the stove top to dip my scions in.
And a pic of my setup is here
It is hard to see the wax in his videos. Here is my version. I was experimenting with ‘Dax waxing’ fig cuttings to root and it worked fine.
I used a regular mouth mason jar but a wide mouth may be better. There are 2 lids: one with a hole to hold a thermometer while waiting for the right temp and the other to put on top of that to seal it up for storage (thermometer removed).
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This view better shows the wax on top which I think is melted in this shot. Dax recommends 1 part beeswax …
It is best for the scions to be dry so I’ll take them out of the 'frig, let them come to room temp and dry off the condensation before waxing. Ow the wax won’t stick as well. If the wax pops off, I’ll just parafilm ‘in situ’.
