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, [...]
Read the rest »
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) [...]
Read the rest »
April 22nd, 2010 by MrMisty
I recently mentioned writing an article on exactly how spraying water on your tender plants during a frost or freeze protects them. Well, I am feeling a bit lazy and decided to give you a few links instead to articles that have already been written. Along with the articles is a link to a video [...]
Read the rest »
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 [...]
Read the rest »
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. [...]
Read the rest »
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 [...]
Read the rest »
March 16th, 2010 by Terrin
A raised bed garden consists of erecting beds of soil on top of the ground. Like any gardening style, there are advantages and disadvantages of raised bed gardening. There are also a few options to consider when creating your raised bed.
Read the rest »
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 [...]
Read the rest »
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 [...]
Read the rest »
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 [...]
Read the rest »