Hi everyone -

I wanted to fill you in on an experiment I've been doing.

A few weeks ago at the Connecticut GW Spring Swap, RonR graciously donated a large variegated variety Dogwood - (white and green leaf), Cornus alba 'argentio-marginata' for folks to divide and share. Well, I wasn't paying attention and by the time I remembered... all that was left was a small 1 foot long twig on the ground, aarrgghhhh!

When I got home, I cut the end and gently wrapped a piece of wire around the twig to support it so that the cut end of it was submerged a few inches deep in my worm-tea bucket. The tea brews in a 5 gallon bucket with a bubbler from an aquarium pump.

I thought the stick just might die, but instead it is growing like gangbusters, sprouting 7 small branches each with several leaves! No roots yet. I will keep you posted.

I think I will try this technique with some other plants too.

Bill