Re: Propagation by Leaf Cutting
- To: lindsey@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Propagation by Leaf Cutting
- From: p*@macconnect.com (Dewey)
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 20:33:21 -0500 (CDT)
DO NOTHING! Keep it slightly moist and do nothing but wait for Spring....
Dewey
>Alan Galloway can't be reached right now but he said:
>"I've been doing some Aroid propagation experiments this year...
>Unlike some others, I do not use the upper part of the leaf. I use only
>the petiole. I cut into 3-4 inch sections and stick them in a mixture
>of pine bark and perlite, then put them underneath a trash bag for 6 to
>8 weeks. After that the part of the petiole cutting above the ground
>has whithered, but a bulbil has formed underground."
>
>OK, the leaf has withered and there is a bulbil at the base. Help! What
>do I do now?
>
>Thanks.
>
>MJ Hatfield
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