Posted by Francogrex on April 30, 2011, 6:59 am
Hi, I am trying to grow a plant used for hedges. Can someone please
tell me what kind of a plant is it (the name) and how can we grow it
(2 pictures on website: http://francoatgrex.tripod.com/plant.html ) ?
currently I cut a small branch and put it in water hoping it will grow
roots. Will this work? Or is there a better way? Thanks
Posted by Stewart Robert Hinsley on April 30, 2011, 7:48 am
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>Hi, I am trying to grow a plant used for hedges. Can someone please
>tell me what kind of a plant is it (the name) and how can we grow it
>(2 pictures on website: http://francoatgrex.tripod.com/plant.html ) ?
>currently I cut a small branch and put it in water hoping it will grow
>roots. Will this work? Or is there a better way? Thanks
Your URL doesn't work.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley
Posted by Francogrex on May 2, 2011, 7:27 am
On Apr 30, 1:48 pm, Stewart Robert Hinsley
> >Hi, I am trying to grow a plant used for hedges. Can someone please
> >tell me what kind of a plant is it (the name) and how can we grow it
> >(2 pictures on website:http://francoatgrex.tripod.com/plant.html ) ?
> >currently I cut a small branch and put it in water hoping it will grow
> >roots. Will this work? Or is there a better way? Thanks
> Your URL doesn't work.
Yes sorry, moved it to here: http://francogrex.byethost2.com
Posted by Francogrex on May 2, 2011, 7:33 am
> On Apr 30, 1:48 pm, Stewart Robert Hinsley
> Yes sorry, moved it to here:http://francogrex.byethost2.com
Also I read that you can make a "rooting hormone" by chopping up some
willow twigs and making a tea out of that. So I did, kept the tea
overnight in the fridge and this morning made a new cutting, placed it
in the solution of the homemade hormone... cutting looks wilted now,
but will be in a better shape tomorrow, will it grow roots and if so
by when, that's the question...
Posted by David E. Ross on May 3, 2011, 10:57 am
On 5/2/11 4:33 AM, Francogrex wrote:
>> On Apr 30, 1:48 pm, Stewart Robert Hinsley
>> Yes sorry, moved it to here:http://francogrex.byethost2.com
>
> Also I read that you can make a "rooting hormone" by chopping up some
> willow twigs and making a tea out of that. So I did, kept the tea
> overnight in the fridge and this morning made a new cutting, placed it
> in the solution of the homemade hormone... cutting looks wilted now,
> but will be in a better shape tomorrow, will it grow roots and if so
> by when, that's the question...
No, I can't tell what the cutting is. The photo is a bit too dark.
However, chopping willow twigs and using them to make a tea gives you a
primative form of aspirin. Willows are in the genus Salix. Aspirin is
salicylic acid and was originally derived from willow bark.
Rooting a plant in water is generally not a good idea. The resulting
roots are generally too tender to survive the trauma of being planted in
soil.
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>tell me what kind of a plant is it (the name) and how can we grow it
>(2 pictures on website: http://francoatgrex.tripod.com/plant.html ) ?
>currently I cut a small branch and put it in water hoping it will grow
>roots. Will this work? Or is there a better way? Thanks