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PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-100760369798
ISBN-139780760369791
eBay Product ID (ePID)8050086756
Product Key Features
Book TitlePlant Propagator's Bibles : a Step-By-Step Guide to Propagating Every Plant in Your Garden
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicHouse Plants & Indoor, Techniques, Flowers / General, Agriculture / General
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Gardening
AuthorMiranda Smith
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal635.9153
Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION ABOUT 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
SynopsisThe Plant Propagator's Bible offers all you need to know to propagate new plants from existing ones., " The Plant Propagator's Bible offers all you need to know to propagate new plants from existing ones. 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.", 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.
LC Classification NumberSB119
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- 29. Apr. 2023
everything you need to know on the subject
a must have! more in depth than just googling "how to propagate___" and indispensable as a reference tool!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
