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Oct 08

Year-round propagation for members and Plant Sale

Mary Eisenhour925-939-2533

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Steps to Year-round PropagationOct 08

Preparing for our May plant sale is a year-roundactivity. This monthly update offers ideas on whatto propagate during the current season .

• Separate bulb, tuber and rhizome plants afterthey’ve died back. Replant those you want to keep,and pot up the others for the sale.• Bulbs can be sold next spring without beingpotted. Store them over the winter in mesh bags orold nylon stockings so they get air.

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Steps to Year-round PropagationOct 08 (cont.)

• Bloom color is important to our customers, soremember to include that when labeling the plantsyou are propagating or bulbs you are storing.• Roses sell well, but many varieties hold patentsthat prohibit resale from cuttings. You may dig upand pot to sell any rose plants you no longer want.• Geraniums and pelargoniums attract buyers ifthey are large and have robust blooms. Now is thetime to make those cuttings and get them into

pots.

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Steps to Year-round PropagationOct 08 (cont.)

• Cuttings to propagate should be made now, so the plants are large enough to sell in May, after a winter of growth under at least minimal protection.

• Milkweed and other native seeds can be planted outside now, so they have the winter to germinate for sprouting in spring.

• Holidays are coming, and we typically donate houseplants to homebound hospice patients in December. Start now to pot up a few plants.

• Not able to do much for the sale? Try propagating just a dozen or two plants that are easy for you, particularly any that are drought tolerant.

• For tips, go online and Google “plant propagation,” or get the book, Making More Plants: The Science, Art, and Joy of Propagation by Ken Druse.