Re: Re: Rayna's new house & euonymus

Let me recommend a couple of manuals on plant propagation, Jesse.

"Plant Propagation," Alan Toogood, editor. AHS. $34.95 [This is the AHS reprint of the RHS manual. Very user friendly, but I find it somewhat annoying to use if I'm looking for a specific plant. Information on propagating techniques--how to do cuttings, seeds, grafts, layerings--is very good, however.

"Plant Propagation," H.T. Hartmann and D.E. Kester. Prentice-Hall. Text book [authors were at UC Davis when it was published]; don't know what it costs. Less easy to use regarding techniques, although a lot better if you want to know why auxins encourage root development. Also better about linking specific plants to specific techniques [think of it as "how the commercial nurseries do it" book]. Not sure it covers as many plants as RHS-AHS does because it covers them by structure [hardwood, softwood, etc] and AHS seems to cover them in a scattershot way.

Anyway, you can probably find both of them used or remaindered at Abe's Books.

I used to have another book, probably also titled "Plant Propagation" by some person named Kerns [I think]. It was, essentially, the text book that was replaced by Hartmann and Kester. Also a good book; gave it to my number one son when he wanted to start propagating plants.


On Wednesday, August 4, 2004, at 02:05 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:

That would be excellent. I watched a gardening show and I spoke with a
nursery owner and they both said to cut a branch that has "fingers" on
the end, dip it in rooting compound and then place it in loose soil with
lots of peatmoss etc. (which is exactly how I did the euonymus)



Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
Oh! I have an article that deals with boxwood cuttings specifically. Maybe
I can find it.
Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Bell"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 9:52 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Re: Rayna's new house & euonymus


They are in the Euonymus family...."golden euonymus" and I lost the tag
on the other one but it's just the variegated green one. Fairly common
shrubs around here. Next on my list - BOXWOODS.



Kitty wrote:
Jesse,
What kinds of shrubs? I'm not very successful at it, but I have managed a
few Viburnums and Deutzia.

Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Bell"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:31 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Re: Rayna's new house...


ooh, ooh...me too, me too. I'm so proud of myself...I propagated a BUNCH
of shrubs this year and they are all sitting there...waiting to be
planted. Just wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. I know all
of ya'll are master gardeners and advanced master gardeners...and
gardeners extraordinare....but me...well, I'm still learning..and I get
so tickled with myself when I do well. AND...ohmygoshI'msoexcited...I
started a whole BUNCH of sedum too...if she wants some, just say the
word. I've got seeds, plants, shrubs...you name it.


Jess


wrote:
Me too Bonnie - anything I can send for her yard - just say the word!

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Donna
Sent: 8/3/2004 12:24:11 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] last night's experience;Grandma's
&Seibenthalers;and Rayna's new house...

Great news for Rayna.... she must be happy and you I am sure are
proud!

If there is something I can send to help with the garden... let me
know.

Donna

BTW, to the group in general, daughter Rayna moved into her first
house
(bought on her own without anyone's help) and is excited!

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