Misting System and Plant Propagation Resources
No, well it doesn’t really take much to be prepared in the event that a piece of your misting system decides to stop working. Of course, this is more likely to happen at the worst possible time, like when you have a ton of cuttings under mist and it is during the hottest time of [...]
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Tags: Easy plant propagation, intermittent mist, intermittent mist system, intermittent mist systems, intermittent misting system, intermittent misting systems, mist system, mist systems, Misting, misting system, misting systems, plant propagation, plants from cuttings, rooting cuttings, rooting softwood cuttingsI 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, [...]
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) [...]
Tags: Easy plant propagation, intermittent mist, intermittent mist system, intermittent mist systems, intermittent misting system, intermittent misting systems, Landscape Plants, mist system, mist systems, Misting, misting system, misting systems, plants, plants from cuttings, rooted cuttings, rooting cuttings, rooting softwood cuttingsI 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 [...]
Tags: Blueberry, Easy plant propagation, gardening, intermittent mist, intermittent mist system, intermittent misting system, intermittent misting systems, Landscape Plants, mist system, mist systems, Misting, misting system, misting systems, plant propagation, plants, plants from cuttings, rooting cuttings, rooting softwood cuttingsI 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 [...]
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 [...]
Tags: Easy plant propagation, gardening, intermittent mist, intermittent mist system, intermittent mist systems, intermittent misting system, intermittent misting systems, Landscape Plants, mist system, mist systems, Misting, misting systems, plant propagation, plants, plants from cuttings, rooted cuttings, rooting cuttings, rooting softwood cuttingsFirst, 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. [...]
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 [...]
Tags: intermittent mist, intermittent mist system, intermittent mist systems, intermittent misting system, intermittent misting systems, mist system, mist systems, Misting, misting system, misting systems, plant propagation, plants from cuttings, rooted cuttings, rooting cuttings, rooting softwood cuttingsCan 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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