Interesting site on propagation techniques.

Hi,
Just thought some of you may enjoy this site if you are interested in "making more out of what you have" during the winter months. http://www.landspro.com I found it to be very helpful.
JanetS

This is helpful. Thanks Janet.
Mary

Very nice site Janet....thank you for the link.

Marc

Interesting site. It must be geared to warmer climes than mine. There is little about seed starting, unless I missed it.

Tunicate Bulbs by Seed
http://www.landspro.com/page8.htm

Daylily from Seed
http://www.landspro.com/page400.htm

Yes, I know, Rikerbear, but those were quite specific to plants that are ordinarily grown from division. It occurred to me that the writer has a different take on winter than I do, i.e., from a warmer clime.

Oh okay....you had just stated you might have missed the 'seed starting' bits so was just trying to be helpful.

No problem, RB, I'm going to go back and take another look... some good info there.

Weez,
You are right, very different TAKE on winter here than AK. I would love to see your state. That is one place I have always wanted to visit!
Janet

It's even very different from one part of Alaska to another. You'd think I'd know all about winter propagation, living with so much winter, but I sure don't. Many of our summer bulbs have to be dug up and stored over the winter, and I just don't think the others multiply like they do down in warmer climates.

I've always thought of propagation meaning seed... I guess that was my point, but the website you posted mentions bulbs, etc. I'm going to take a closer looke and see what might apply here. By all means, come and visit Alaska... lots of friendly folks and beautiful country.

Janet, thanks for posting the site and the thought of 'making more with what you have'---always more fun and challenging to do that than just going to the garden center and loading up your shopping cart!

I have found the propagation info very useful and it has answered several questions that I have had about bulbs from seed.

My first experiment is to try to make more of my christmas amaryllis bulbs and lily bulbs.

I took the liberty of posting the propagation site over in the 'bulbs' forum http://davesgarden.com/forums/f/bulbs/ to try to generate some bulb propagating interest there. And Todd answered several questions I had. (Thankyou Todd.)

I have a bad case of bulb fever right now, and I wish more would catch it! I think many bulbs are so easy to grow (daffs for instance) and make such a wonderful show in front yards in spring--and if one can easily multiply them, all the better!...

(Well, a little off point, I guess, but couldn't resist getting in a plug for bulbs!)

Thanks again and Happy gardening. t.