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grafting cactus and succulents
... stock, make a transverse cut with a clean sharp knife on each plant, then press the two flat surfaces together. Use rubber bands, string, or toothpicks to hold the graft union in place. The cleft graft fits a wedge-shaped base into a "v" cut ... . The success of grafting depends greatly upon fitting the cut surfaces evenly together so that the growth layers of both ...
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cactus and succulent plant mall - Pests of cacti and succulents
... the stem. If this is hollow with grubs inside, then the stem needs to be cut back to a sound pot and the plant treated as a cutting and planted in ... cleaned with alcohol to prevent spreading fungal spores. It may be beneficial to dust the cut surfaces with flowers of sulphur. Fungicidal chemicals can be used to give some protection but this ...
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cactus and succulent plant mall - Propagation
... the danger of fungal rots entering cut surfaces. It is therefore important to keep any cut surfaces clean and to allow them ... to form will depend on the area of the cut surface and prevailing temperature and humidity when the cuttings ... cut off the stock and then the edges bevelled off so that the surface does not become concave when dry. The bottom is then cut off the scion and the two cut surfaces ...
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The Cactus File Magazine - Sample Article
... case for cacti. The plant seems to be very lacking in sap and the newly cut surfaces have a rather dry, fibrous texture, making the union with the stock less certain. Also ...
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Peonies for the Home Landscape
... of the fungal diseases overwintering. Tree peonies should not be cut back in the fall. Peonies do not respond well to ... Cut tubers with a sharp knife that has been sterilized with a flame or in alcohol. Each section should contain 3 to 5 eyes. Dust cut surfaces ... control, remove diseased foliage that develops during the growing season and cut plants to the ground after a killing frost and destroy the ...
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Get Growing Gardening Tips 44- Air Layering
... spring or summer months. First, make an upward-sloping cut, about two-thirds through the stem and 7.5 - 10 cm ... cut with say a matchstick, and cover the cut surfaces with a hormone rooting powder. This is not essential but speeds up the development of roots. Wrap a piece of plastic around the cut ... plastic with moist peat moss so that it covers the cut and fills out the plastic. Wrap the plastic ...
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Get Growing Gardening Tips- Paeonies - Devonian Botanic Garden
... regions. They are shrubs rather then trees +, and unlike the herbaceous kinds should never be cut down. Beyond an occasional shaping and removal of weak or damaged wood, pruning is unnecessary ... to flower. I like using a sharp penknife to effect the divisions. after each cut dust the cut surfaces with a fungicide before replanting Problems Sometimes paeonies will not flower. Several reasons may ...
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Ask Extension Database, NDSU Extension Service
... pruning cut should be made about 3 inches below the knot. All of the diseased branches should be destroyed by burning, burying or sending to a sanitary landfill. After pruning, the cut surfaces ...
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Questions On Gloxinia
... very much for your valuable help! (e-mail reference) A: Having never cut a gloxinia tuber in half, I honestly cannot say if this ... light. Make sure the cut veins are touching the soil surface. In four to six weeks plantlets will develop at the cut surfaces. Once they have ... propagation. If you want to risk a possible sacrifice, then carefully cut a piece of the tuber with a plantlet attached. If it ...
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... leaves to slow the spread of the disease. At the end of the growing season, cut back and remove infected foliage to prevent fungal spores from surviving winter in plant debris ... crown is infected, the damaged tissue can be cut out and the healthy crown section replanted in a well-drained location. Let the cut surfaces dry in a shaded location before planting to ...
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