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My strawberries have stopped producing berries and now have started send runners all over the place. During the berry growing season I would pinch them off to let the plants use their energy creating delicious berries. Now those runners are not really doing any harm I have decided to let some of them live and propagate them into some small plant trays. I grow my strawberries in the open

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Since the Victorian Era, rose cuttings have been used to propagate roses, and even pioneers who journeyed west to find a new life would use this art as well. They would take along various cuttings from their gardens in the east, putting them in mason jars and carting them across the land until they found the right place to plant. If you want a garden project that is easy and fun propagating new ro

If you need to maximize efficiency in wireless network planning, this quick reference guide to an increasingly complex and difficult topic is for you. Using real-world case studies, practical problems and minimum mathematics, the author explains simply and clearly how to predict signal strengths in a variety of situations. More sophisticated methods, which form the basis of software tools for both

If you are a beginner at rose gardening you have probably heard the phrase rose propagation and you are quite sure what it is and how to do it. Propagation is a term used to describe reproduction in the plant world. You can propagate you roses by using seeds or taking a cutting from your existing rose plant. There is a long and rich history to Rose propagation. Not much has changed as far as the t

Last Friday I had the inexpressible honour of sharing with my daughter's Year 5 class the joys and wonders of plant propagation. For almost an hour we looked at various techniques and included heaps of hands-on get-your-fingers-dirty type exercises....

When choosing seed plant propagation, every gardener wants to create optimal conditions for their plants to get off to a good start. There is a lot that goes into germination, and if even one factor is missing, it can have profound effects on your entire crop. Here are the factors that most greatly influence how [...]

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Tamarind (Tamarindus indica Linn.) is one of the minor fruit crops in the Philippines with a great potential for commercialization. In certain parts of the country, it is an important crop because its fruits and other parts have varied food and medicinal uses. The name Tamarind is from the Persian “tama-i-Hindi” which means Indian Date.

Anyone can call themselves a gardener. It doesn't take much skill to purchase a few plants or potted annuals and decorate your garden beds. In fact, if I was clever enough, I think I could train my dog to accomplish this (as soon as I get a dog, that is). But, the litmus test of a true gardener is whether you can propagate your own plants or not. Taking cuttings, germinating seeds and grafting some of your favourite trees is all part of plant propagation. It's the art - ok, science - of reproducing your garden. So where does a gardener, or at least someone who desires to be a gardener, start with plant propagation? And, how do you achieve success by propagating the plants you love and enjoy? To understand plant propagation one has to at least acknowledge the basic needs of a plant. They need light, water, air and minerals. Too much, and they will die. Too little, and they will die. Too much of one need to the detriment of the others, and your plant will deform. That's it. Basi

In a previous garden blog entry on how I care for the Adenium Obesum plants in my collection I wanted to include a current photo of the plants in my cacti & succulent collection. I just took a photo of mine to show what they're looking like now as they break dormancy and I start to give them water.If you're interested in propagating your Adenium Obesum plants you can easily start them from seeds and from cuttings. Here's my previous garden blog entry on starting Adenium Obesum seeds. Propagation of Adenium Obesum is also very simple by taking cuttings and allowing them the wound to callous over for a couple of days and then inserting the cuttings into a rooting medium and keeping it out of full sun while it roots. Because the plant when cut exudes a milky sap that could be harmful you should wear gardening gloves to protect your hands and even protective goggles, better safe than sorry.As I was uploading this photo I remembered an anecdote told on a cacti & succulent forum by a

The Seeds Are Coming Out Of Hibernation ... Just Like Me! Sorry about the weeks absence ... I'm taking after the seeds in my propagator and keeping my head down until it gets a bit warmer! But just as the eighth seedling makes its appearance I'm back to provide you with another clue as to the identity of the seeds that have taken up residence in my windowsill propagator ... Having set up home in my propagator I'm expecting these new little residents to be home bodies ... and although they've got a bit of a delicate nature I'll be able to tell when I'm getting them down ... Another cryptic clue ... if you're still clueless pop back on Wednesday for another hint ...

Did No One Tell The Seeds It's 2-3 Weeks For Delivery? Yeh ... the appearance of the first few seedlings have proved the seed suppliers wrong ... in fact the picture shows you the first seedling which appeared after only a few days after it had been planted!! So ... you've got a major clue with how the seedling looks ... well, it might not show you what it is I'm growing but at least it will help you rule out lots of the seeds I might have been growing ... And now for the cryptic clue ... which I'm sure will trigger correct guesses straight away!Sing along now … "Feelings, wo-o-o feelings .." No ... it's not a romantic plant I'm growing ... but it's definitely got feelings ... I'm racking my brains for clue four which will be available in 24 hours ...

The Competition Is Starting To Grow ... Ok ... seems like I've got you all stumped at the moment as to what's growing in my windowsill propagator ... Although I've had some good guesses ... notably Jo's snappy Antirrhinums ... no one's guessed correctly yet. So here's clue two ... A "massive' clue I hope you'll agree as you're actually seeing the seeds I planted ... If this has been no help return in 24 hours for a more cryptic clue ...

What are Bamboo Shoots? Bamboo is a member of the grass family. Bamboo shoots are young, new canes that are harvested for food before they are two weeks old or one-foot tall. Bamboo shoots are crisp and tender, comparable to asparagus, with a flavor similar to corn. They are used frequently in Asian cuisine. Commercially canned bamboo shoots are common, but fresh, locally grown bamboo has far

When choosing seed plant propagation, every gardener wants to create optimal conditions for their plants to get off to a good start. There is a lot that goes into germination, and if even one factor is missing, it can have profound effects on your entire crop. Here are the factors that most greatly influence how [...]

When choosing seed plant propagation, every gardener wants to create optimal conditions for their plants to get off to a good start. There is a lot that goes into germination, and if even one factor is missing, it can have profound effects on your entire crop. Here are the factors ...