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... cuttings from stem , leaf or leaf bud , division and layers . There are certainly advantages in raising plants from seed . It is cheaper and the plants get used to room conditions from their earliest stages . Space available obviously ...
... cuttings from stem , leaf or leaf bud , division and layers . There are certainly advantages in raising plants from seed . It is cheaper and the plants get used to room conditions from their earliest stages . Space available obviously ...
Page 11
... cuttings which will hinder , if not prevent , root formation . Soil temperature is another important factor in the successful rooting of cuttings of all kinds . Although propagators where a good even temperature can be maintained are ...
... cuttings which will hinder , if not prevent , root formation . Soil temperature is another important factor in the successful rooting of cuttings of all kinds . Although propagators where a good even temperature can be maintained are ...
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... cuttings fail to strike . The best results seem to come when cuttings are inserted in pots or boxes containing a mixture of loam and leaf mould or peat , with a pro- portion of sand . Watering after insertion will keep the soil in close ...
... cuttings fail to strike . The best results seem to come when cuttings are inserted in pots or boxes containing a mixture of loam and leaf mould or peat , with a pro- portion of sand . Watering after insertion will keep the soil in close ...
Common terms and phrases
Aralia attractive become Begonia bigger pots bloom blue bowls bromeliads bulbs bushy Cactus Chlorophytum common name compost cool conditions Cryptanthus cuttings dark green decorative develop direct sunshine drainage draughts dry atmosphere easy fairly Fatsia Fatsia japonica Fern fleshy flower buds flowering plants foliage plant full light Geranium germination Gesneria gloxinias green leaves greenhouse grown growth hanging baskets Hippeastrum house plant hybrids indoor John Innes keep the plants leaf mould liquid feeds liquid manure living room loam manure moist atmosphere Nertera occasionally orange overhead sprayings pans peat Philodendron pink pot plants Prick produce Propagation raised from seed repotting Rhoicissus roots saintpaulias sandy compost Schizanthus seaweed fertilisers seed sown seedlings semi-shade shade shoots silver sand small pots soil mixture Sometimes known sowing species spikes spring and summer stems succulents suitable temperature Tradescantia usually variegated varieties warm warmth winter yellow young plants