• Lommy@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I’ve been interested in the process of propagation/recultuvating for a while now and I would like to learn more about it. Can someone with point me to some good resources to accomplish this? Or maybe someone has a copy of this book they could share trough DM?

    • meyotch@slrpnk.net
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      1 month ago

      I happen to have a reasonable amount of professional experience in plant propagation.

      Here’s the thing, there are many general principles that work, but every plant is different in ways that make it confusing for a beginner.

      So if you want to start out gently pick a specific plant that you want to propagate. Learn how to divide it and make that particular species grow. There are general principles you can learn that will allow you to expand to other types of plants.

      The field of plant tissue culture is accessible to a dedicated home hobbyist as well. There is a learning curve and you need to be comfortable with laboratory type work.

      Or you can break off a bit and stick it in moist dirt. Plant propagation runs the gamut from dead simple to difficult. So begin by focusing on one single kind of plant that you want more of.

      My two cents.

      if the lab side of it interests you, these folks have good videos

  • Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 month ago

    I have a friend who wanders around gardening centers and will take little clippings with his fingers and bring them home in his pocket then grow them at home.

    • irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      Thats called proplifiting!

      I think its more acceptable to pick off the small bits that already fell, since snapping a bit off a plant could harm it.

      edit: fell, not feel.