Many of the plants in our garden are really old, and maybe past their prime, because they were planted years back when my dad was more active in the garden. The plant in question today is the limau purut – … Continue reading
Category Archives: Propagation
Well, another Curious experiment has come to a happy conclusion. The new stem that I broke off from our re-sprouting papaya tree has finally given me the proof that I needed to know that it will keep living… And it’s … Continue reading
Back in July, I decided to put one of our Red Lady papaya trees out of its misery. It had not been growing well and was constantly infested with mealy bugs. Since it was also about 4 to 5 metres … Continue reading
It is ridiculously easy to propagate fresh kangkong (water convolvulus) – just put the cuttings in some water and the roots will start growing. I pruned older stems from some of my kangkong plants last week and couldn’t bear to … Continue reading