"With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, veteran horticulture teacher Miranda Smith provides a complete reference showing every step for cultivating new plants-whether from seed or cuttings or with techniques such as layering, grafting, and budding. Propagating new plants from existing ones is not only sustainable but also rewarding for gardeners of all skill levels. The Plant Propagator's Bible offers a solid and complete, go-to reference for expert gardeners but is also a perfect primer for the novice plant lover and horticulturalist. Smith teaches readers, with the support of hundreds of 4-color photos and detailed illustrations, the natural process and conditions in which plants grow and reproduce, and shows gardeners how to use these systems to propagate any plant that grows in their garden or greenhouse-or even on their windowsill.
The book features:
An A to Z directory of more than 1,000 individual plant species-with appropriate propagation techniques for aquatics, ornamental plants, houseplants, shrubs, trees, vegetables, and wildflowers
""What Can Go Wrong"" advice for each type of plant, explaining potential problems and how to prevent or fix them
Detailed, step-by-step illustrations and annotated photographs
Including information on essential tools and equipment, this is an indispensable addition to every gardener's bookshelf."
By:
Miranda Smith
Imprint: Cool Springs Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 191mm,
ISBN: 9780760369791
ISBN 10: 0760369798
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 03 August 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
INTRODUCTIONABOUT THIS BOOK TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES THE PROPAGATOR'S TOOL KIT Hand tools Equipment and supplies Soil mixes Propagation equipment STARTING FROM SEED Seed characteristics Flowers and seeds Starting seeds Leaching Soaking Scarification Stratification Light Dark Relative humidity Temperatures Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels Life cycles and growth characteristics Saving seeds Pollination Harvesting and cleaning Storing saved seeds Treating seeds to prevent disease Working with hybrids DIVIDING ESTABLISHED PLANTS Good digging Dividing plants with fibrous root systems Dividing plants with fleshy or woody crowns Dividing suckers Dividing plants with rhizomes Dividing plants with tubers Dividing plants with offsets Dividing plants with bulbs and corms Scoring, sectioning, scooping, and coring bulbs Scaling lily bulbs CUTTINGS Types of cuttings Greenwood cuttings Softwood cuttings Semiripe cuttings Hardwood cuttings Conifer cuttings Cane cuttings Leaf petiole cuttings Leaf vein cuttings Upright leaf cuttings Monocot leaf cuttings Root cuttings LAYERING Tip layering Simple and serpentine layering Air layering Stooling or mound layering French layering Dropping GRAFTING Grafting with rootstocks Whip-and-tongue grafting Apical-wedge grafting and saddle grafting Side-wedge grafting Approach grafting Four-flap grafting Side-veneer grafting T-budding Chip budding Grafting a cactus PLANT DIRECTORY GLOSSARY HARDINESS ZONES PLANT LIST INDEX CREDITS
Miranda Smith is a longtime teacher of organic and sustainable methods of growing herbs, vegetables, and fruits. She's had the luxury of gardening in most climatic zones in North America, allowing her to convey principles that work for each region. Smith is author or co-author of many books about horticulture, including Your Backyard Herb Garden and Rodale's Pest and Disease Problem Solver.
