July 5th, 2010 by MrMisty
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July 4th, 2010 by Daneh38157
I recently took a plant propagation class at the Berkshires Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Although I am a member of a private plant propagation group, have been propagating plants for a few years now, own a company I started that designs, assembles and sells misting systems and misting components for homeowners and startup nurseries, [...]
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May 31st, 2010 by MrMisty
Softwood cuttings are taken in summer of the following plants are quite easy to root and should be a saleable plant in a short amount of time. Beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica) Beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) Blue mist shrub (Caryopteris x clandonensis) Burning bush (Euonymus alatus) Butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) Chinese stranvaesia (Stranvaesia davidiana) Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) [...]
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May 17th, 2010 by MrMisty
I recently wrote an E-book on the effects salt has on ornamental plants and groundcovers. It explains how soil becomes saline (salty), the effects salt has on plants, as well as how to reduce the salinity of your soil. Download it by using this link: Salt injury to ornamental shrubs and groundcovers For more info [...]
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April 19th, 2010 by MrMisty
For those of you that are not aware that you can customize the news you receive from Google News, I have a great tip for you. First, you must have a Google account to be able to use this feature. It’s free and takes just a few minutes to complete. First, log in to your [...]
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April 3rd, 2010 by MrMisty
First, the prize: A brand new pair of Fiskars bypass pruners And now the contest: The first 5 commenters get the pruners. The comment must relate to pruning to qualify. Tell me what you will be pruning, or maybe a pruning disaster you have had, whatever you want, as long as it relates to pruning. [...]
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March 22nd, 2010 by MrMisty
I have had very little. I have tried to propagate Bluecrop and Northland by using softwood cuttings but have not had great success. Here is what I did: Just as the tips of the plants were turning a bit rigid, I took my cuttings. These cuttings I then stripped off all but the top 2 [...]
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February 24th, 2010 by MrMisty
Can you use softened water to root cuttings? Of course you can use water that has passed through a water softener to mist your cuttings with. It will provide the exact same amount of moisture that non-softened water will. However, that is pretty much all the benefit it will provide. What is softened water? Softened [...]
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February 20th, 2010 by MrMisty
Yep, you read that right. For a limited time I am offering my E-book How to start a plant propagation nursery for absolutely free. No sign ups, no gimmicks, nothing! This is the exact E-book my subscribers are given when they sign up for my newsletter. This E-book covers everything from where to get the [...]
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February 20th, 2010 by MrMisty
Misting nozzles come in all shapes and sizes, delivering small droplets to large and everything in between. Choosing the best droplet size for your specific application is sometimes a trial and error process. Getting the spacing correct between them can be done with some simple math. To calculate the spacing of your misting nozzles, you [...]
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