Sunday, February 14, 2010

Plant Propagation: Vegetative #1

Sarah, John, David, Beth, Kristen, Noelia, Nanci all came out after our 1st day was cancelled due to rain. This was our first go at vegetative propagation: rose, buckwheat, bush sunflower and black sage.
Our medium is 80% perlite, 20% coconut coir. DipNGrow rooting hormone, auxin. Disinfectant cuttings with diluted hydrogen peroxide. 8x8 cuttings/flat.
Overcast day. The rain collection barrels have been full for over a month: 400 gallons. It is also tick season… did not check while getting cuttings, and got one on my leg. (Click any pic to enlarge)