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How to prune a maple bonsai? The whole process explained with illustrations so you understand at a glance
The best viewing period for maples is when the new leaves have just unfurled. If all the leaves are removed in late summer and a thin, diluted application of decomposed liquid fertilizer is given, new leaves will grow in about 20 days, adding another best viewing period. Maples have strong sprouting vigor and often produce new buds on the trunk. Any buds not needed for the design and any overly dense branches
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New Bitter Gourd Variety: Differences Between Wild Bitter Gourd and Bitter Gourd and Suitable Growing Conditions
Wild bitter gourd is called a superfood. It can be called super because wild bitter gourd's medicinal benefits are great. Everyone must want to know what exactly makes this wild bitter gourd so exceptional? According to research reports, wild bitter gourd has "triple benefits of weight reduction, fat reduction, and blood sugar lowering." What is its mysterious
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Illustrated guide to the cleft grafting technique for bonsai, with detailed steps that are easy to understand at a glance
Grafting is the artificial joining of tissues such as a branch or bud from one plant onto a suitable part of another plant, such as a branch, trunk or root, so that they heal and grow together to form a new plant. This branch or bud is called the scion, and the plant that receives the scion is called the rootstock. Grafting flowers and trees places great emphasis on technique
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Illustrated guide to bonsai grafting techniques, with a full breakdown of the steps
What is grafting? Grafting is taking part of one plant, such as a bud or a branch, and joining it onto the trunk or root of another plant so that the two parts heal together and grow into one complete plant. The bud or branch that is attached is called the scion (commonly known as the code).
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Illustrated Guide to Propagating Peperomia obtusifolia by Cuttings, with Every Step Explained
Once the Chinese New Year is over, spring arrives, so those of you who love taking cuttings can get started. There are many plants at home that can be propagated from cuttings, and there are many cutting methods too. Today I will share with you a group of plants that can be rooted from just a single leaf, basically without any special treatment, as the leaf will root just by being placed in a pot. See if there is one you like.
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How to propagate rosemary from cuttings? With a illustrated guide to cutting techniques
Rosemary flowers were originally white. On the way as the Virgin Mary fled to Egypt with the infant Jesus, the Virgin hung her mantle on a rosemary tree, and from then on the rosemary flowers turned blue. On the way as Jesus fled from Judea to Egypt, he hung his washed clothes to dry on rosemary
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How to Propagate Rosemary from Cuttings? You'll Get It at a Glance with This Illustrated Guide
Friends who like growing plants and flowers, or those who like growing herbs, probably know that if you sow rosemary from seed, the germination rate is very low, and it is quite difficult to grow it from seed. So how do you propagate rosemary? I recommend using the cutting method. Although the survival rate is not 100 percent,
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Can Rosemary Be Grown in Water? With Illustrated Instructions for the Potted Water Culture Method
Do you like cutting some plant stems yourself to propagate them in water? If you have never tried it, you definitely should. Most herbaceous plants can be propagated by cuttings in water, and you can place them on a windowsill or counter. And you do not have to bother choosing any soil, nor do you need to water them.
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A detailed guide to the whole process of rose cuttings, with step-by-step illustrations
Roses can be propagated from cuttings in all four seasons. In spring and summer, softwood cuttings can be used for propagation, while in autumn and winter, hardwood cuttings are mostly used. Below is a detailed illustrated guide to the cutting process for getting roses to root quickly, shared by the editor, in the hope that it will help everyone with rose cuttings: Preparing materials
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How long does it take for a banyan (Ficus) cutting to root? With method illustrated
Banyan bonsai is deeply loved by bonsai enthusiasts for its extremely high ornamental value, and there are also many methods for propagating young plants. Taking cutting propagation alone, there are several ways, such as approach grafting to thicken, combined planting cuttings, multi-branch combined cuttings, and direct old-trunk cuttings.
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