Jeff, I tried all sorts of things to propagate my fiddle leaf. I've done cuttings in water, cuttings in moist sphagnum, and cuttings in moist potting soil. I had some success but nothing like air-layering. It took three years to get it all down pat, but now I am getting close to 100% rooting. I also invested in a very expensive rooting hormone and some gel powder. Using this formulae would not be too practical for just a hobbyist, at least not a hobbyist who does little propagation via cuttings/air-layering. I haven't used powders like Rootone or Fast Root in a couple of years, and as far as I know, they might work for me in my rooting processes.
