Övervintra sticklingar och småplantor. How to Propagate Herbs from Cuttings. I just moved to a new part of the country and had to leave my herb garden behind.
It’s not the first time that I’ve been “herbless” and had to start over again. It can get expensive to start again and since I think being herbless is just wrong, I need a way to frugally build up my herb garden again. I have a great way to remedy my dilemma for only a little bit of money. Follow along as I teach you how to propagate herbs from cuttings. It couldn’t be simpler.
Propagation in the Home Garden. There are many reasons to propagate plants in our home gardens.
Money is certainly one of them. It's a lot cheaper to take cuttings off your plants or the plants in the gardens of friends than it is to go buy the same thing at the garden center. Producing exact replicas of existing plants in the yard so that we know what the result will be is another excellent reason to learn and utilize propagation techniques. Propagation techniques include stem cuttings, leaf cuttings, air layering, spores, seeds, root divisions, runners, and air layering to name a few.
There are many plants that can be propagated using these methods, including annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, and roses. Propagation And Cloning Techniques For Potatoes And Other Plants » Sustainable Living World. Single Tree Grows 40 Kinds Of Fruit. In an ongoing series on hybridizing fruit trees, Syracuse University sculptor Sam Van Aken’s Tree of 40 Fruit is true to its name.
Most of the year, it looks pretty ordinary, but in the spring, the tree blossoms display various tones of pink, crimson, and white. Then, from July through October, it bears 40 different types of stone fruit, including almonds, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, and plums. The feat is accomplished by grafting together several different varieties, including native fruit, heirlooms, and antiques, some of which are centuries-old, Aken tells Epicurious. His main source is an orchard at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, which he leased when he heard the orchard was to be torn down.