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Posted by Jessica Damiano Reblogged by Old Roses to fruit, propagation on 2008-08-18, 06:25:58

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So all of this probably old hat for most experienced gardeners, but it is what I've been doing this weekend, and maybe there is a newbie or two out there who might benefit. If you are like me, maybe you just like to see what other people do. I've been cutting back all of plants, especially in the butterfly garden, to make sure everything looks nice and lush for July 4th. As a result, I've started A LOT of cuttings this weekend. In addition, I've been gathering seeds and dividing plants. But first I thought I'd show my new little trick this season, a Propagation Station!

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Posted by Wicked Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-06-02, 06:19:48

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Propagating your own plants was never easier! Here are a few warm weather plants that will root from cuttings stuck directly in the ground. . .

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Posted by noreply@blogger.com (Hilary) Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-05-22, 07:01:41

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Most people know that daffodil bulbs will "naturalize," meaning that they will multiply in the ground, each bulb adding one or two more each year. But there is another way to increase your bulbs--a process called scaling in which you slice the bulb into sections that will then form bulblets. Bulbs produced through scaling will take two or three years to flower, but you can potentially produce more bulbs through scaling than through naturalizing.

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to bulbs, daffodils, propagation on 2008-05-01, 06:13:12

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Dividing Perennials is a great way to keep plants healthy and make more room for other plants. You can also get two, three or even 4 plants for the price of one. When you divide is important. The S below means spring, the F is for fall dividing.
A few key points.

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From my new-found gardening buddy, Felix, I got a five-foot length of freshly cut sugarcane lst Saturday. I dutifully stuck it in a pot of wet compost in the shade. I checked today for fungus and rot, and was amazed to find that the canes had already put out impressive roots. I promptly transferred them to the garden. I've never grown sugarcane, and I don't really have plans for it (what DOES one do with sugarcane, other than chew on it?), but I have space in the summer garden, and failing anything else, I can use the canes as green manure.

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Posted by Central FLA Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-04-28, 04:38:54

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Spring is a great time to divide your over-grown perennials. They're small and manageable and they're actively growing. So any damage from stress is quicly repaired. ...

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-04-24, 06:25:37

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What better way is there to celebrate Earth Day than sowing sunflowers? I had these seeds left over from a couple years ago--hopefully, they're still viable. If they are, I'll have, after thinning, maybe a half-dozen yellow Mammoth sunflowers (8-10') and maybe a full dozen of these reddish-brown Velvet Queens (about 5').

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation, seeds on 2008-04-24, 06:09:46

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I'm still craving more color in the front yard, so today I planted a few Whirlybird nasturtium seeds. I really like nasturtiums for their bright color, their re-seeding ability, and their generally easy maintenance. What I don't like about them is that they often end up looking scraggily, with long shoots going off in all directions. This variety, however, is supposed to stay in compact mounds. We'll see. . ..

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation, seeds on 2008-04-24, 06:09:04

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A neighbor of mine got his question published in Randy Cohen's weekly column, The Ethicist, in Sunday's New York Times: "I’m told it is illegal to propagate and sell this tree because the National Geographic Society (NGS) has exclusive rights to it...

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Posted by Xris (Flatbush Gardener) Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-04-21, 01:16:19

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Today I transplanted a brugmansia that I first planted almost two years ago. Although these are typically fast-growing plants, mine has been struggling since the very start. There has been die-back due to frost the last two winters, but I think the main problem is that the bed that I planted it in seems to not be deep enough for it to establish significant roots. Although I really wanted to see it in that spot along the south fence, in the end I had to give in and move it to a big oak wine barrel that I recently emptied. There it should have room to put out enough roots to make it happy.

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-04-18, 06:18:59

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I learned this from my mother in law. I pinches two leaves off another plan and dipped the tips in rooting hormone. Then I planted.


You don't water them the normal way, you instead fill up the saucer.

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to houseplants, propagation on 2008-04-18, 06:01:31

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I'm really loving the irises that are in bloom in my garden right now and it's just making me crave more. I gathered some Siberian iris seed last autumn and I probably should have stratified them then, but I'm finally getting around to it now. . . .

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-04-16, 18:11:23

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I've heard some people say that rooting fig scions is incredibly easy. But as with many other things that I've heard are incredibly easy to do, I seem to be having a hard time with this. . .

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-04-16, 05:54:48

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Posted by blog@cactusjungle.com (cactusblog) Reblogged by Old Roses to agave, propagation on 2008-04-15, 06:20:39

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I am always weeding little palm tree sprouts from underneath the queen palm. The seeds fall all over and kill the grass because they mound up. This week I decided to save a few of the sprouts.

I thought I was done with palm sprouts for the day...

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation, trees on 2008-04-15, 06:12:33

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Sometimes the direct approach is the best.

After I moved the hostas out of this small corner bed last week, something was needed to fill in the empty spots, preferably something fast-growing since the irises won't last much longer. These lime-green zinnias called 'Envy' interspersed with some baby's breath seemed like a good combo. . . .

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-04-14, 18:19:52

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While shopping for some seeds at the terrific nursery section at Longs Drugs in Oakland, I came across packages of something called Gel 2 Root, little sealed cups of a patented rooting gel manufactured by Supa Plants in the U.K. I've never seen these before, but I had to give them a try. I got a box of two cups for $3.99; they also came in boxes of six for $12.99.

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-04-10, 06:53:35

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I've got two soft cuttings of Jostaberry that have been sitting in water for a few weeks. They just began to sprout roots and the buds swelled up and have begun to burst with green.

I decided it was time they get a pot in the incubator...which is just my small area where baby plants stay until they are big enough to get a permanent home in my yard.

So, what is a jostaberry? Glad you asked. It's commonly thought of as a cross between a blackcurrent and a gooseberry. Here's what that online encyclopedia says (it's actually accurate this time).

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation, shrubs on 2008-04-03, 05:57:34

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Rooting materials

Clean, coarse, construction-grade sand is suitable for rooting many cuttings. It is also excellent mixed with an equal volume of peat moss.

Vermiculite is a lightweight material used for rooting. It holds water well and promotes fine root growth.

Perlite is another excellent propagation material. It is lightweight and ...

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Is it best to propagate cacti by using cuttings? (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Posted by The Old Farmer's Almanac Reblogged by Old Roses to cacti, propagation on 2008-03-27, 18:29:59

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Scionwood is cuttings from a tree of the desired variety that is grafted onto another tree or rootstock.

I was on a waiting list for 12 months for these scionwood. I dipped them in rooting hormone, then put them in a large pot. They'll get watered every other day for 15 minutes. They get full sun for a few hours per day. I hope they thrive.

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation, trees on 2008-03-26, 18:05:47

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Now, I finally understand it! I'll try it tomorrow. Here's where I found the easy instructions.

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-03-21, 18:17:57

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I'm on such a propagation kick lately. Here's the begonia from my inlaws...what a nice surprise this was last week!

I just came across a great set of tutorials for propagating begonia plants from both leaves and stem cuttings. I get a lot of ideas and advice from gardenweb (not affiliated with them) and came across this great tutorial today.

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-03-21, 18:17:34

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Another quick update on the croton and rubber plant cuttings I stuck in a pot back on Jan 31. The other day, there were two new leaves emerging from the rubber plant and roots on the crotons. Here's what they looked like the day I took the cuttings.

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-03-21, 18:16:43

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My inlaws have pretty green thumbs and a dozen or so huge staghorns growing under their pines. They are hung from large chains and have survived frosts, hurricanes, and lightning. They are nearly neglected, except for the occasional bananna peel that they eat up. Yes, you heard me correctly. They absorb nutrients from bananna peels. . . .

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to ferns, propagation on 2008-03-17, 00:00:48

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It's been one month since I dipped cuttings of crotons into rooting hormone and set out to propagate new plants. I think this photo proves a tiny bit of success. See the little green nubby on the top right of the stick? That's new growth. There are weeds all around the sandy soil, but never mind that. I've been yanking this cutting out of the ground each week for the last month to see if roots are forming. I haven't seen any roots, so I assumed the propagation was not working. I still have hope now!

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-03-03, 00:29:18

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The lovely thing about a blog is that you can share things that excite you without convincing your family that you are completely insane. This is the sort of thing that helps me get up in the morning. When I planted the New Guinea impatiens yesterday afternoon, I took some cuttings. This morning, less than 24 hours later, I have roots!!! I've never seen a plant root this quickly. Good thing I like these impatiens - it looks like I will have a lot of them!

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Posted by Wicked Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-02-26, 06:27:24

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When it comes to capturing a slice of history at home, why not take it outside? Antique plant varieties???more commonly known as heirloom plants???allow you to take a trip down memory lane and enjoy the cultivars you enjoyed as a child, whether it was the sweet corn from the farmer???s market down the road or your grandmother???s morning glories. . .

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Posted by Katie Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation, seeds on 2008-02-22, 18:25:43

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The other day, I was inspired by a posting about separating ground orchids. Since Rusty at the DragonFly Garden blog thought it was time to separate his, I figured now is the time to separate mine. It's called Grapette because it smells like grape juice.

I bought this ground orchid about a year ago in a 3 gallon pot for $9 on sale. It's bloomed twice, most recently from Sep 07 until Jan 08. It's thrived outside the pool on a sunny corner that gets sun most of the day. . . .

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-02-22, 18:21:35

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E Pluribus Unum ....... "from many, one"

Read below for what this phrase means. Today must be opposite day for me because I dug up this small variegated liriope and discovered it has multiplied in only six months! Now I have 3 liriopes.

From one, many!!!


above left: small variegated liriope. . .

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-02-22, 18:21:00

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Check out my guest review of Fine Gardening's new Propagation DVD at Garden Rant today. Thank you to Susan Harris and the other Garden Ranters for the opportunity to do the review.

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Posted by Claire Splan Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-02-19, 05:22:10

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation, tools on 2008-02-06, 07:20:23

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What time of year do you graft pecan trees? (answer).

From The Old Farmer's Almanac.

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Posted by The Old Farmer's Almanac Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation, trees on 2008-02-05, 06:43:47

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We have lots of crotons in our yard. I love them because of the enormous amount of color they add to the yard without flowering. So, I recently propagated some rubber plants via taking cuttings and decided to see what else in my yard can be propagated using the same methods. . . .

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-02-04, 05:28:44

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The citrus really did bloom, and as they are inside I decided that the only way to polinate them was to 'tickle' them. My dad many years ago would tickle the greenhouse tomatoes. One cotton wool ball dabbed on each of the blooms carries pollen from one to another just as effectively, I hope as the traditional insect would.

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Posted by katy Reblogged by Old Roses to plants, propagation on 2008-01-28, 18:24:19

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A few weeks ago, we had a freeze. Temps were in the high 20's for a day, but we still lost some plants which we were foolish enough not to cover with blankets. The sweet potato vine didn't die, but it looked bad, so took it out. It's an ornamental, but it had sweet potatos!

So, I put three cuttings into a cup with water and roots began to form overnight...literally. After a week, the roots looked like this.

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-01-28, 06:59:52

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Posted by lisa Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-01-16, 18:13:03

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The top of the rubber plant always has a point. Anyway, I since the last rubber plant cutting was successful, I decided to try two more. I'll let you know you how it goes.

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-01-11, 18:28:15

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Several weeks ago, I snipped off the top part of one of the branches of our rubber plant because it was getting a bit large for it's space. Intead of throwing away the cutting, I clipped off all but one leaf and stuck it in the ground to see if it would begin growing. I noticed that the stems of the rubber plant have rings or segments. ...And I remember hearing that any segmented plant can be stuck in the ground and will grow a new plant.

Photo: needs to be rotated counterclockwise.

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to propagation on 2008-01-11, 18:27:52

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For a Christmas party, I picked a bunch of mint and put it in a glass of water. It was to be a garnish for fresh lemonade I made for the party. I let the mint sit in the glass until it began growing roots. Here are the cool photos of the roots from December 3rd. One of the sprigs was planted in the basil boots pot on the kitchen counter. I'm happy to say the mint is doing well and has begun to sprout new growth! It took nearly two months to get to this point, but you can't beat a free mint plant.

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