Method and system for producing, without the help of a substrate, a plurality of rooted cuttings from a plurality of unrooted cuttings

A method, comprising:

• inserting at least one unrooted cutting from a plurality of unrooted cuttings into an empty pocket from a plurality of pockets of a strip element, the strip element formed at least in part of biodegradable material,
• wherein the strip element has a first wall-forming member and a second wall-forming member arranged to at least partly overlap the first wall-forming member in a longitudinal direction of the strip element and to not fully overlap the first wall-forming member in a transverse direction of the strip element,
• wherein the first wall-forming member and the second wall-forming member are fixed to each other along a bonding line to delimit the plurality of pockets and a plurality of spacer areas in an alternating arrangement along the longitudinal direction such that a top side of each pocket is open with the first wall-forming member extending past the second wall-forming member in the transverse direction to facilitate insertion of at least one unrooted cutting from a plurality of unrooted cuttings;
• and
• facilitating, without use of a substrate, production of a plurality of rooted cuttings from the plurality of unrooted cuttings in the plurality of pockets of the strip element.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a first wall-forming member formed at least in part of biodegradable material comprising fiber webs;
• and
• a second wall-forming member formed at least in part of the biodegradable material comprising fiber webs, the second wall-forming member arranged to at least partly overlap the first wall-forming member in a longitudinal direction, and to not fully overlap the first wall-forming member in a transverse direction,
• wherein the first wall-forming member and the second wall-forming member are fixed to each other along a bonding line to delimit a plurality of pockets and a plurality of spacer areas in an alternating arrangement along the longitudinal direction such that a top side of each pocket is open with the first wall-forming member extending past the second wall-forming member in the transverse direction to facilitate insertion of at least one unrooted cutting from a plurality of unrooted cuttings,
• wherein the apparatus is configured to facilitate production, without use of a substrate, of a plurality of rooted cuttings from the plurality of unrooted cuttings in the plurality of pockets.

A system, comprising:

• a plurality of unrooted cuttings;
• and
• a strip element formed at least in part of biodegradable fiber web material, the strip element having a first wall-forming member and a second wall-forming member fixed to each other along a bonding line to delimit a plurality of pockets and a plurality of spacer areas in an alternating arrangement along a longitudinal direction of the strip element such that each portion of the second wall-forming member used in forming each pocket is spaced apart from each portion of the first wall-forming member used in forming each corresponding pocket, and at least a top side of each pocket is open, and
• wherein the strip element facilitates production, without the use of a substrate, of a plurality of rooted cuttings from the plurality of unrooted cuttings in the plurality of pockets of the strip element.