
Gardener's Guide to Propagation Techniques
The essential guide to producing plants
- 144 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Plant propagation is an economical, rewarding and sustainable way to increase your plant stock and develop your horticultural skills. A Gardener's Guide to Propagation Techniques is a comprehensive, practical guide to the various methods of propagation suitable for a wide range of trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials, bulbs and tender plants. Chapters cover seeds, cuttings, layering, division, grafting, bulbs and even micropropagation, as well as providing an extensive list of plants that are suitable for each method, rating them from easy to difficult. In addition, the book includes: step-by-step photographic guides to the different propagation techniques; advice on selecting the right plant material, at the right time; help with deciding on the best method for different plants; guidance on choosing the appropriate propagation environment and aftercare of the material, and finally an overview of pest and disease challenges.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1 Introduction to Plant Propagation
- 2 Propagation Systems, Environments and Materials
- 3 Seed Sowing
- 4 Softwood Cuttings
- 5 Semi-Ripe Cuttings
- 6 Hardwood Cuttings
- 7 Root Cuttings
- 8 Leaf, Leaf-Section and Petiole Cuttings
- 9 Layering
- 10 Division
- 11 Grafting and Budding
- 12 Bulb Propagation
- 13 Micropropagation
- 14 Pests, Diseases and Disorders
- Index