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Re: [SG] IMPATIENS

Bobbi,
Last year I did this with a mini impatiens to increase the number I had so
that I could put some out next year.  I took the original plant and planted it
in a rich composty mix and fertl with osmocote.  Then it went in an east
window and as it grew, I took off cuttings.  I put them in a mix of equal
parts perlite and Redi-Earth (or any sterile mix) for about two weeks.  When
the rooted, I took them out and planted into 2 or 3" pots and kept them under
the lights until May.  I did this all last winter and had oodles of them.  I
did cover the newly planted cuttings in plastic, until they were rooted. I put
mine in the little aluminum loaf pans you can buy at the grocery store and
popped them into a gallon size baggie.  That way I didn't have to worry about
them.  When I transplanted them, I did find that they did much better if I put
stakes in the pots and covered with the plastic you get from the cleaners to
harden them off.
I think it's worth the trouble for a gorgeous impatiens.

Kay Dye, Edelstein, IL Zone 5

In a message dated 98-10-02 10:53:21 EDT, you write:

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