Good resource

This may have been posted by someone else, but I don't have time right now to search this forum. An excellent reference book I have found on plant propagation is "Plants a Plenty" published by Rodale back in 1977, I believe. I don't have the book in front of me, but I bought it from a book stall in an antiques mall and have found it to be very good for a neophyte like me!

Thanks for the hint! I'm afraid I'm too drawn by the new books with their fancy pictures and such - really, I doubt that there's been a whole lot of 'new' information that has come out about much of this stuff in years.

But the pictures are so pretty.. lol!

Pagan: Well, unless someone develops a new technique (such as the winter sowing, which really is what Mother Nature has been doing all along), there's not a whole lot that hasn't been done before, but for new gardeners or those just getting serious about gardening (me, me), it's good to have some reliable reference books and I find myself drawn more and more to the older ones.

Good, I'm sure there's lots of great info in there. I've always heard good things about Rodale, too.

Rodale puts out a lot of good books. My Mom used to get a lot of Rodale books.

"Grow Your Own Plants" by Jack Kramer, (1973) Published by Charles Scribner's Sons of New York, is a really good resource on propagation also. It has tables of trees, perennials, annuals, houseplants, shrubs with the botanical and common name, propagation method, and hints for germination or growing.

Jeanne

When Rodale Press first started back in the '60's, I subscribed to a monthly publication called "Organic Gardening". Learned a lot, and have been following the basic principles ever since. But by the '80's, the message was getting repetitive and boring, so I dropped it. Never dropped the principles, though. They work... I'm a big fan of Rodale...

I think that she used to get that magazine also. They do have good books.

I can only certify on personal experierence here, Texasgal... the "organic" method they preach worked for me in Green Level, NC, Mansfield, Tx., and Johns Island, SC. Three pretty different growing environments...but all 3 concentrated on the soil first ; I think they're on to something...

Mom had really good luck with it as well. They lived in NC for many years and then moved to Texas. She always tested her soil first. At one time she had 2,000 daylilies in her back yard. Organic worked for her!

I just use pots and Miracle Grow. Some of my things are in the ground, but evidentally they are not too particular because I haven't done anything except water them and feed them once in awhile and they are still alive.

Jeanne