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Plant Propagation Workshop - Other

Plant Propagation Workshop - Other. Presented by: Texas Master Gardener Specialist –Plant Propagation. Other Types of Propagation. Division & Layering Quick & Easy ways to increase plant stock Grafting & Tissue Culture Advanced Topics. Division. Plants form new plants on their own

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Plant Propagation Workshop - Other

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  1. Plant Propagation Workshop - Other Presented by: Texas Master Gardener Specialist –Plant Propagation

  2. Other Types of Propagation • Division & Layering • Quick & Easy ways to increase plant stock • Grafting & Tissue Culture • Advanced Topics

  3. Division • Plants form new plants on their own • Division improves health of plant • Perennials should be divided very 3-4 years

  4. Plant Division • Division timing • Fall, for spring flowering plants. • Early spring, for summer and fall flowering plantsand tropical house plants • Lift plant ball • Separate • Discard worn-out center • Replant or share

  5. Layering • Propagation of a plant while it is still attached to the mother plant. • Plants produce offsets that spread across the ground • Rhizomes creep over or below the ground and create off shoots • Stems or branches take root where they come in contact with the ground

  6. Types of Layering • Simple Layering • Compound Layering

  7. Types of Layering • Air Layering • Mound Layering

  8. Budding & Grafting Joining 2 separate plants into one Why? Keep best genetics of both plants Change variety Change size Clone species quickly

  9. Grafting Basics Rootstock The root system Graft at end of dormancy Scion Top growth or bud Collect during dormancy Cold storage

  10. Advantages of Grafting Works well for woody hard to root plants Faster maturity Control of plant characteristics Size Disease resistance Climate adaption Cross pollination

  11. Disadvantages of Grafting Labor Intensive Skill & experience Timing Weak grafts Suckering Extended greenhouse time

  12. Summary • Division is a easy way to increase plants • Division should be done when growth has just started • Layering a way to root a new plant from a parent plant • Grafting allows keeping best genetics of 2 plants

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