What to do with wasabi flowering?
I'm trying to grow wasabi for the first time. The plant seems to be doing well and has produced several flowers (on long snaking stems).I'm not sure what to do with them. I know some plants grow better...
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Why are my pachysandra cuttings dying?
I've never had issues rooting various plant cuttings in water. After a month of changing water almost daily and the cuttings in part sun, I lost half of my cuttings. I tried to root the remainder in...
View ArticleMultiply plant from motherplant
I‘ve multiplied a lot of Monstera plants in the past and know, that when you cut of a stem, put it in water, the roots will start to grow and you can pot them.Now I have a big Monstera Plant which...
View ArticleHow do I grow clovers
So in my yard, I have a patch of clovers (standard white clovers) that give a lot of four leaves and a few five leaves. is there any way for me to grow them inside and mutate them to always be four...
View ArticleCan I grow an apple tree by planting an apple from a nearby tree?
In our road we have a crab apple tree that has fruits but there have never been any small new trees rooting from the crab apples. Once, years ago, there were 3 crab apple trees within 100 yards but 2...
View ArticleCan laurel cuttings be propagated directly into the ground in early winter?
An arborist recently advised me that laurel (common/cherry/English) cuttings are very easily propagated, to the extent that shoots may be cut from an established plant and pushed directly into the...
View ArticlePropagating a ficus from cuttings--still alive or not?
I cut off three branches about 16" in length and 1/2 pencil thickness from a large, healthy indoor ficus benjamina. I braided them, dipped them in rooting hormone and stuck them into potting soil, and...
View ArticleCan I increase the dahlia tubers yield using the following method?
I bought four potted dahlias (for some reason, they sell better than tubers so it's harder than before to find tubers and I find potted plants instead).I read this article about propagating dahlias...
View ArticleWhen rooting cuttings in water, should the water be exchanged regularly?
When my mom roots cuttings in water, she always insist that the water in the glass / jam jar / other container should not be exchanged, only topped up as needed. She even will place newer cuttings in...
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Propagating forsythia via cuttings: remove leaf buds?
I am attempting to propagate forsythia cuttings in potting soil. I made sure each dormant twig had one bud underground and one bud above, and dipped each twig in rooting hormone. Then I mostly covered...
View ArticleWhat are the chances to get an edible apple from a tree grown from seed?
I am growing a few good apple trees in my roof garden, in pots. I love growing the trees, and of course love the fruit. Since I am in a warm climate, I grow appropriate apple cultivars which are...
View ArticleIs this method of propagating echeverias good and fast enough?
I am familiar with the Echeveria (and its allies) leaf cuttings propagation. Normally, when the leaf calluses it can be inserted into the potting medium and be given enough time to root and sprout a...
View ArticleTransplant ad/or Propagate wild grasses
We will be moving next year, and I will finally have a small garden!Near where we live now, there is a HUGE green area, with all kinds of wild grasses. The kind you look at, and you can SEE they could...
View ArticleCalathea tubers: Any point in attempting to propagate them?
As I repotted my Calatheas, I noticed that some have potato-like structures attached to the roots. Few have detached while repotting so I tried to plant them and see if something sprouts. That was at...
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Can I propagate a hosta from a leaf?
My friend wants some of my hostas. I have about ten varieties, and they've been growing pretty much wherever they want for many years. As you can see in the pictures, the locations and sizes rule out...
View ArticleCan trees be propagated from cuttings without roots or leaves?
It's well known that many tree species can be propagated by taking stem cuttings.It's also well known that many tree species can grow new stems and leaves after having the trunk cut.My question is: can...
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How to encourage my Alocasia xAmazonica to make new offsets?
My Alocasia xAmazonica has gone through its second winter and is expected to break dormancy soon.It has got many new leaves throughout latest growth season, but at the moment just three remained.I also...
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I have tried to propagate this Clematis by putting the dandelion-like seed in...
This clematis develops dandelion-like seed puffs. Can I even propagate this by its seeds or is it some kind of sterile hybrid?
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How to encourage the callus on plant cuttings to start growing roots?
I am propagating a variety of plants via stem cuttings. Many of my cuttings have soon started to callus over at the base and now there doesn't seem to be further progress - I have been waiting for...
View ArticleCan I save the berries from a Big Blue Liriope (Liriope muscari) and plant...
I have a big blue liriope (Liriope muscari) in my yard, and the flowers have changed to berries. I imagine the normal propagation method is to split the adult plant after it grows large enough, but if...
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Dracaena Propagation/thicker trunk
I have 3 questions about my Dracaena! She currently has 3 nodes off the main trunk. If I cut the trunk in half, will these nodes die?Secondly, I've seen some Dracaenas with incredibly thick trunks, how...
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Is dry sphagnum moss dead?
When you buy dried/dehydrated, compacted bricks of sphagnum moss from gardening suppliers and stores, etc., is it supposed to be alive, and/or able to grow, upon rehydration? Or is it dead?I bought...
View ArticleWhat are the best methods for propagating Alocasias?
Recently I added some Alocasias to my collection of indoor plants. I got two stingrays and they came in pretty bad shape with root rot.One survived.Can you snap a leaf off and propagate it in water or...
View ArticlePruning rooted fig cutting
I rooted a fig cutting back in the spring and now have a 2 foot baby tree with a single leader and no branches. Do I prune the leader during the winter or will the tree branch out on its own next spring?
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Wasabi main stem growth
I got a couple of wasabi seedlings nearly three years ago and planted them in large pots. Last weekend I dug one up to eat and was pretty disappointed with how large the main stem was. However there...
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New Orchid growing from main Plant
I have had this trusty orchid for many years and it has given me many lovely sprays of flowers but now it has given me a baby orchid! I have propagated from stem plants but not sure how to deal with this.
View ArticleLARGE broken Aloe Vera [duplicate]
Moved my 15 year old aloe vera: pot tipped over in the back seat. It broke off almost completely from its single root. Cut the remaining root off (was hanging by sisal type material) and the two leaves...
View ArticleWandering Jew Cutting propagation
My Wandering Jew cutting which had been in water for several weeks, has new growth, but no roots.Should I plant it in soil? If so, would root tone help?
View ArticleOn scientific temperament surrounding Muscadines
Why is there an inherent lack of scientific resources surrounding muscadines? I remember hearing Johnny Cash's 'Hurt' a little over some 4 or 5 years ago and immediately took fancy towards those brass...
View ArticleCan you propagate comfrey by stems?
I'm wanting to get a lot of comfrey this year, and am wondering if anyone has had good success from propagating it by stem cuttings.
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