by rootie | Apr 9, 2020 | PROPAGATION
What are the benefits of rooting tomatoes in water vs. soil? It is a great method for beginners! For those who don’t have a green thumb, the success are is very high. The cuttings do not rot being in soil for too long and neither do they wilt. There is no...
by rootie | Apr 18, 2019 | PROPAGATION
The star performer in the garden this year, was undoubtedly Iris. It came up quickly and stayed for long, producing bloom after bloom leaving everyone in awe! I have never been so much in love with Iris before but this year, i definitely wanted to save the bulbs after...
by rootie | Apr 18, 2019 | PROPAGATION
This year i tried to grow Crocus flowers in the garden. Bad timing, since even tulips didn’t bloom this season thanks to the erratic weather. So all i had was foliage for both of these before the weather became extremely hot & killed off all winter blooms in...
by rootie | Apr 18, 2019 | PROPAGATION
Let’s talk about propagating LILIUM flowers today! The most common confusion beginner gardeners face is what to do with bulbs after they have finished flowering! Since each flower bulb behaves differently and are highly weather dependent, most gardeners end up...
by rootie | Sep 5, 2018 | PROPAGATION
As everyone knows by now, I have a new obsession – playing with succulents. Ever since i rediscovered my succulents’ collection i have been going crazy planting them in teacups, looking for new babies and propagating them in soil & water. Jade is one...
by rootie | Aug 16, 2018 | PROPAGATION
Every time we take a trip to the hills, all I am fixated upon are the huge mounds of beautiful Lantana bushes. Pink, orange, red, yellow, bicolor – you name it, lantana’s got it! Hence naturally, I got back some cuttings from our recent trips, to grow in our garden....