Kalmia latifolia

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• Subject: Kalmia latifolia
• From: D* M* <m*@eskimo.com>
• Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 16:09:38 +0000
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Kalmias can be grown from seed, cultivars must be propaged vegetatively,
by cutings, but these do not root easily. Soft or semi-ripe cuttings are
usually taken in summer and propagated with bottom heat on a mist bench.
However, a heated propagator with plastic cover could also be used,
though results will be less successful.  Shading to reduce scorch is
essential together with adequate humidity and temp of 70-80 F

Prepare cuttings early in the morning when the ate turgid, wound the
base and dip into a rooting powder containg fungicide before inserting
the cutting into pots or trays that contain a mixture of tow parts moss
peat to one part perlite by volume.

Per The Garden June 97
-- 
Duncan McAlpine, Federal Way, WA   m*@eskimo.com
Why buy plants when you can grow them yourself.....?
http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/
http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/pumkin.html

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