Secrets of Plant Propagation: Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees, and Houseplants
This comprehensive guide to plant propagation covers everything you need to know to successfully start your own plants.

Using step-by-step instructions for a variety of proven techniques, veteran nurseryman Lewis Hill will walk you through the basics of plant propagation supported by helpful illustrations for plant identification.

Plant propagation is a fun, rewarding, and economical way to add shrubs to your yard or multiply your collection of houseplants.  From raising the best tomatoes to growing your own Christmas trees, Hill helps you successfully reach your propagation goals while steering you clear of common mistakes. You’ll be amazed at your beautiful, healthy, and bountiful plants. 

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Secrets of Plant Propagation: Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees, and Houseplants
This comprehensive guide to plant propagation covers everything you need to know to successfully start your own plants.

Using step-by-step instructions for a variety of proven techniques, veteran nurseryman Lewis Hill will walk you through the basics of plant propagation supported by helpful illustrations for plant identification.

Plant propagation is a fun, rewarding, and economical way to add shrubs to your yard or multiply your collection of houseplants.  From raising the best tomatoes to growing your own Christmas trees, Hill helps you successfully reach your propagation goals while steering you clear of common mistakes. You’ll be amazed at your beautiful, healthy, and bountiful plants. 

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Secrets of Plant Propagation: Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees, and Houseplants

Secrets of Plant Propagation: Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees, and Houseplants

by Lewis Hill
Secrets of Plant Propagation: Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees, and Houseplants

Secrets of Plant Propagation: Starting Your Own Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits, Berries, Shrubs, Trees, and Houseplants

by Lewis Hill

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Overview

This comprehensive guide to plant propagation covers everything you need to know to successfully start your own plants.

Using step-by-step instructions for a variety of proven techniques, veteran nurseryman Lewis Hill will walk you through the basics of plant propagation supported by helpful illustrations for plant identification.

Plant propagation is a fun, rewarding, and economical way to add shrubs to your yard or multiply your collection of houseplants.  From raising the best tomatoes to growing your own Christmas trees, Hill helps you successfully reach your propagation goals while steering you clear of common mistakes. You’ll be amazed at your beautiful, healthy, and bountiful plants. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780882663708
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 01/02/1985
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

The late Lewis Hill, a beloved and best-selling Storey author, grew more than 20,000 trees on his farm in Greensboro, Vermont. He was also a member of the National Christmas Tree Association and the New Hampshire-Vermont Christmas Tree Association.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I Propagation Methods

Chapter I The Home Nursery

Chapter II Seeds

Chapter III Division

Chapter IV Layering

Chapter V Cuttings

Chapter VI Grafting

Chapter VII Bud Grafting

Chapter VIII Tissue Culture

Part II Specifics of Propagation

Chapter IX Fruits & Nuts

Chapter X Trees, Shrubs & Vines

Chapter XI Herbaceous Plants

Appendix

Glossary

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