Re: Propagation by Leaf Cutting
- To: lindsey@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Propagation by Leaf Cutting
- From: J* B*
- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:10:22 -0500 (CDT)
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From: Dewey <plantnut@macconnect.com>
To: ju-bo@msn.com <ju-bo@msn.com>
Date: Monday, October 11, 1999 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: Propagation by Leaf Cutting
Dear MJ,
I believe Dewey`s advice (below) is the better way to try, so ignore my
earlier post.
What species were you sucessful with by using Alan`s method??
Julius
>>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
Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut
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