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Plant Propagation

Y'all were right!

20 years ago

I just received my copy of Making More Plants, and from a brief glance only, it looks like this will usher in a new era in my gardening. I've grown thousands of plants from seed, and done a lot of divisions, but only dabbled with cuttings, and other vegetative propagation. This book is going to steal valuable gardening time, I can tell. If the quality of the photography is any indication of the merit of the text, this is a suberb book. I'm retired from a 40 year career in the book business, and am very familiar with Clarkson Potter's publishing expertise, but this one seems to exceed even their stellar reputation.

Thanks for all the recommendations!

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inthegarden_k
20 years ago
did it help with your var. leaf heliopsis question? i am curious about the firm new growth--it did not look like there was anything that i would call firm new groth in the picture that you posted
donn_
Original Author
20 years ago
Actually, it didn't help. I'm still confused about the different states of the stem's firmness. The book uses terms like "firm," "turgid," "green wood" etc., and I guess I'm going to have to experiment with taking cuttings at a couple or few times during it's growth. I'll start later this month. The book does say the plant will root faster, the softer the stem tissue is, so it seems sooner would be better. I may even try layering it with a RooterPot, later in the season. I have several variegated stems to experiment with.
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