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David Squire. Home Gardener's Propagation (UK Only)
Contents
Author’s foreword
About the author
GETTING STARTED. Philosophy of raising plants
HELPING NATURE?
MAIN WAYS TO INCREASE PLANTS. Seeds
Layering
Division
Cuttings
Grafting and budding
Plants for easy propagation
SINGLE OR MANY PLANTS?
Annuals
Biennials
Herbaceous perennials
Roses
Climbers
Shrubs
Trees
Soft fruits
Fruit trees
Vegetables
Culinary herbs
Indoor plants
Equipment and materials
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
Composts
Seed-trays (flats) and pots
Sieves
Dibber (dibble)
Greenhouses
Insulating greenhouses
Heating a greenhouse
Propagators
Garden frame
Glass jars
Plastic bags
Border soil
Mist propagation units
TIMING
AFTERCARE
SEEDS. Increasing plants from seeds
HARVESTING SEEDS
TYPES OF SEED
GATHERING SEEDS
HELPING SEEDS TO GERMINATE
Storing seeds
Stratifying seeds
F1 hybrids
Plants to increase from seeds
CHANGING LIFE CYCLES
WHEN TO SOW
Hardy annuals
Half-hardy annuals
Hardy biennials
Hardy herbaceous perennials
Shrubs and trees
Climbers
Vegetables
Culinary herbs
Palms
What is germination?
SOWING VERY FINE SEEDS
Hardy annuals in borders
WHEN SHOULD I SOW THEM?
HOW TO SOW HARDY ANNUALS IN BORDERS
ANNUALS TO SOW IN THIS WAY
Biennials and herbaceous perennials
WHEN SHOULD I SOW?
SOWING BIENNIALS AND HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
Biennials to raise in this way
Herbaceous perennials to raise in this way
THINNING SEEDLINGS
TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS
Sowing vegetable seeds
SUCCESS WITH VEGETABLE SEEDS
SOWING SEEDS IN V-SHAPED DRILLS
Vegetables to sow in this way
FLAT-BOTTOMED TRENCHES
PLANTING POTATO TUBERS (SEED POTATOES)
SOWING PREFERENCES
Fluid sowing
Sowing seeds in a greenhouse
SEEDS TO SOW IN GREENHOUSES
SOWING SEEDS IN SEED-TRAYS (FLATS) IN A GREENHOUSE
PRICKING OFF SEEDLINGS
CARE OF YOUNG PLANTS
CUTTINGS. Softwood cuttings
THE IDEAL CUTTING
TAKING A STEM-TIP CUTTING
ROOTING A SAINTPAULIA IN WATER
INCREASING PELARGONIUMS FROM SOFTWOOD CUTTINGS
Half-ripe and hardwood cuttings
HALF-RIPE CUTTINGS
Shrubs to increase in this way
HARDWOOD CUTTINGS
Shrubs to increase in this way
Root cuttings
VERTICAL ROOT CUTTINGS
Aftercare
Plants to increase in this way
HORIZONTAL ROOT CUTTINGS
Aftercare
Plants to increase in this way
Leaf-bud cuttings
TAKING A LEAF-BUD CUTTING
Aftercare
Plants to increase in this way
EYE CUTTINGS
Aftercare
Plants to increase in this way
Stem and leaf-petiole cuttings
INCREASING INDOOR IVIES BY STEM CUTTINGS
STEM CUTTINGS
Plants to increase in this way
LEAF-PETIOLE CUTTINGS
Leaf cuttings
AFTER LEAF CUTTINGS DEVELOP ROOTS
TAKING A LEAF-SQUARE CUTTING
TAKING A LEAF-TRIANGLE CUTTING
TAKING A LEAF CROSS-SECTION CUTTING
Plants to increase in this way
TAKING A WHOLE-LEAF CUTTING
Plants to increase in this way
INCREASING MOTHER-IN-LAW’S TONGUE
Cane cuttings
ROOTING TI-LOG CUTTINGS IN WATER
VERTICAL TI-LOG CUTTINGS
Plants to increase in this way
HORIZONTAL CANE CUTTINGS
Plants to increase in this way
Cacti and other succulents
SEEDS OR CUTTINGS?
STEM CUTTINGS
Prickly subjects
SUCCULENT LEAVES
Small and circular succulent leaves
DIVISION AND LAYERING. Dividing herbaceous perennials
AUTUMN OR SPRING?
DIVIDING A HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
TYPES OF HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
Dividing houseplants
OPTIMUM TIME
DIVIDING A PEACE LILY
DIVIDING A MOTHER-IN-LAW’S TONGUE
SUITABLE HOUSEPLANTS FOR DIVISION
Bulbs, corms, tubers and rhizomes
WHAT ARE THEY?
DIVIDING DAHLIA TUBERS
DIVIDING RHIZOMATOUS IRISES
Bulbs
Corms
Layering shrubs, trees and climbers
PREPARING THE GROUND
LAYERING A SHRUB
Twenty shrubs, trees and climbers that can be layered
TIP-LAYERING
Layering houseplants
GETTING THE TIMING RIGHT
LAYERING A HEDERA (IVY)
LAYERING A PHILODENDRON SCANDENS (SWEETHEART PLANT)
Putting pots in the same tray
Air-layering houseplants
LONG-LIFE PROBLEM
AIR-LAYERING A RUBBER PLANT
OTHER HOUSEPLANTS TO AIR-LAYER
AIR-LAYERING OUTDOORS
Runners and plantlets
BOTANICAL MAZE!
SPIDER PLANT
For easy moving ..
MEXICAN HAT PLANT
KALANCHOE DELAGOENSIS (CHANDELIER PLANT)
OTHER PLANTS TO INCREASE FROM PLANTLETS AND BULBILS
BUDDING AND GRAFTING. Increasing roses
BUDDING STANDARD ROSES
BUDDING BUSH ROSES
Whip-and-tongue and saddle grafting
WHIP-AND-TONGUE GRAFTING
SADDLE GRAFTING RHODODENDRONS
Grafting to rejuvenate fruit trees
TOPWORKING AND FRAMEWORK GRAFTING
TOPWORKING
FRAMEWORK GRAFTING. Stub grafting
Inverted-L graft
Positioning framework grafts
Side graft
Suitable trees and timing
Sap-drawers
A-Z OF PROPAGATING PLANTS. Common names index
A–Z OF COMMON NAMES. A
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How to propagate plants
A–Z OF PROPAGATING PLANTS. A
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Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
