Month: August 2016
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How to Propagate Aronia melanocarpa Viking
This post shows How to Propagate Aronia melanocarpa Viking using softwood cuttings and a mist irrigation system. The process involves taking cuttings during the summer, dipping the cutting in rooting hormone, and putting the cutting into a soil that drains very well. Then you mist the leaves every five to ten minutes during daylight hours.…
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How to Harvest Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
This How to Harvest Elderberry Sambucus canadensis post shows you how to harvest elderberries off of the bush and then how to remove the stems and green berries and then clean the berries. We also go into labeling your bags before freezing. There is a video at the bottom of this post that shows the…
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How to Trim Comfrey for Mulch
This post shows How to Trim Comfrey for Mulch. This dynamic accumulator mines nutrients from deep in the soil and brings those nutrients up to its leaves. So when we trim those leaves for mulch, we are sharing this mined nutrient with the other plants. About the Wonder Plant Comfrey, Symphytum, is a perennial herb that…
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How to Transplant Propagated Rooted Cuttings
This post, How to Transplant Propagated Rooted Cuttings, addresses two great questions I have received on the matter. The two questions are: When do you go about transplanting propagated rooted cuttings and how close together can you plant the cuttings without the roots getting tangled up? The short answer is transplanting propagated rooted cuttings is…
