Making Plants Behave

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Making Plants Behave

In the previous chapter we mentioned that often when cuttings are made for use in increasing stock, the plants from which the cuttings are taken are also benefited. In this chapter we are going to discuss how you can keep your plants both handsome and healthy by pinching, pruning and ... Continue to "Making Plants Behave"

Pruning and Pinching

Pruning. When a plant has become leggy and is branching out away from its base as shown in the illustration here, the time has come to cut it back. First, select the stem you are going to cut back, and then with a razor blade or pruning shears, make a ... Continue to "Pruning and Pinching"

Air Layering

Because air layering is in the strict sense of the word a method of propagation it is generally treated under that heading, but since it deals more with the appearance of a particular plant than the increasing of stock, we are going to deal with it here. Air layering, or ... Continue to "Air Layering"

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