Well, the weather here in California has been pretty warm the last couple of weeks. About  70 deg F. today and it's been in the 60s  for a whole week now. I checked my landscape Japanese maples and the buds are just starting to poke out. I figured it's a good time to do some air layers. This one is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Some one posted a method using a paper towel to hold the medium close to the cut.  I can't remember who posted that or I would give you credit. Anyhow I thought that made since to me so I tried it on this one today. Here are some pictures. I was wondering if any one has tried using both thee spagnum in the pot and the plastic methods together?  In other words wrapping the spagnum pot with plastic.

I posted the thread you mentioned ...but *I* stole the idea from Al/Smoke so ...just use the technique.  Attribute the idea to him if you like.

My one issue, and its not a big one really, is that the hormone need only be ABOVE the cut.  Well, that and I would've stripped off a wider ring of bark.