Plants from Plants: The Secrets of Propagating More Than 60 Different Kinds of Houseplants for Next to Nothing |
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... tall , it is time to think of pruning . What is known as pinching back in plants is called pruning in trees . Taking off a couple of inches from the top may seem unnecessarily brutal , but this encourages branching further down ...
... tall , it is time to think of pruning . What is known as pinching back in plants is called pruning in trees . Taking off a couple of inches from the top may seem unnecessarily brutal , but this encourages branching further down ...
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... tall , remove the pot from the yogurt maker and slowly harden it up . Crock a four - inch pot for each of the stem cuttings . Carefully lift the stems out of the vermiculite and plant each one in potting soil . Bury the stems completely ...
... tall , remove the pot from the yogurt maker and slowly harden it up . Crock a four - inch pot for each of the stem cuttings . Carefully lift the stems out of the vermiculite and plant each one in potting soil . Bury the stems completely ...
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... tall type ( Sansevieria trifasciata ) with sword - shaped leaves that twist around one another and grow upright to five feet tall ; and a bird's - nest type that grows in a low rosette . Mr. Hahn ( of miniature - ivy fame ) has produced ...
... tall type ( Sansevieria trifasciata ) with sword - shaped leaves that twist around one another and grow upright to five feet tall ; and a bird's - nest type that grows in a low rosette . Mr. Hahn ( of miniature - ivy fame ) has produced ...
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