How do I propagate by seed?
gargaile
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Propagating oranges from seed.
Comments (4)Yes but I have planted a lot orange trees from the store here in South Florida. They are very weak, get killed by the cold often, have poorly developed root systems etc. Unless you have them in the backyard watering and fertilizing all the time they usually don't survive and when they do are often small and in poor health. By contrast those grown from seed generally grow into a large shade tree, very disease resistant, drought resistant, cold resistant etc. even as a baby. Down side is fruit quality is almost always below that of a store variety and some trees seem to never get fruit (they might be 8 years old without fruiting). It's pretty unpredictable. If you grow one from seed it makes an excellent shade tree unlike the scrawny fruit bearing varieities. Bad part is some of them get so tall difficult to climb up and get the fruit even if they do bear....See MoreAsh tree seeds
Comments (12)personally i wouldnt fool with it all .. as noted.. once a tree is comfortable enough to seed.. odds are you will be out int he yard... beating back all the volunteers with a stick .. lol .. but i dont want to discourage your experiments ... instead i will enable .. lol .. first.. dirt is what is all over you.. when you work in soil .... or media soil has way too many pathogens .. molds.. mildews.. etc .... to be using as a stratification media .. ergo .. i would use some type of media .. and i would sterilize it first .... its real easy.. based on the info at the link.... then.. you have to decide what kind.. as some need SOME water.. and some just want it cold .... so as i recall a lot of peeps use barely damp sand.. rather than a peat mix.. which could keep them too wet ... as noted.. properly ID the specific tree [which peeps here can do with a pic of the leaves and bark] ... then use google.. to search for a proper method.. including temps .. media.. length ... etc ... ken Here is a link that might be useful: link...See MoreHow do I propagate Fuchsia boliviana?
Comments (2)Hi Atash, I'm no expert, just a fly by the seat of my pants gardener. I have found Boliviana very easy from seed but you want to take cuttings so, if it were me I'd be taking some tip cuttings one to two inches long or as short as you can take them. Boliviana has pretty big leaves so I'd cut at least half of each leaf off. The shorter the cutting the easier they root, at least for me. I have some cuttings rooting right now in plain old chicken grit which is kept moist. This time of year I do use a bit of no.1 rooting hormone. These are all under florescent lights, with a clear plastic dome over them. A heating mat would probably make them root faster. If you are only rooting one or two... I've rooted them in 2" pots of soil-less mix, the pots I have enclosed in a clear plastic container and placed in good light, window sill in my case. Others could probably tell you better ways to root Fuchsias, especially cuttings from Fuchsias that have been planted out, I've heard they can be a little stubborn. The seed you sent me has started to germinate :o), Regia has 7 up, Magellenica is slow only one up so far. Patience is the name of the game. A.........See MorePropagation 101: How do I start?
Comments (2)I did your research for you: Firebush aka Hamelia patens - root in water or moist soil or soil layering. Kentucky coffee tree aka Gumnoclades dicora - propagated by root cuttings or by seed. Fakahatchee grass aka Tripsacum dactyloides - divide clumps in springtime. Beach sunflower aka Helianthus debilis should be propagated by cuttings - take 4-inch stem cuttings any time of the year, remove all but the two terminal leaves and stick in slightly moist potting soil. Cuttings should readily root without any rooting compounds. Sea Grape aka Coccoloba uvifer - propagation by seed or ground-layering....See Moregargaile
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