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Root, Nurture, Grow
Root, Nurture, Grow: The Essential Guide to Propagating and Sharing Houseplants | Caro Langton, Rose Ray
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Life with a potted plant is undeniably better. And better yet is the ability to grow and replicate new, healthy houseplants without ever having to visit a garden centre again. Learn to share, swap and celebrate the miraculous methods of multiplying all of your favourites at almost no cost at all. And here’s the secret: it’s really, really easy. Plants are designed to multiply. They spread their roots, send off inquisitive shoots, and regenerate themselves in all sorts of exciting and unexpected ways without any help. Even for the beginner indoor gardener, a single leaf can hold enough life to be successfully grown into a brand new plant. With Root, Nurture, Grow, you’ll quickly discover how to propagate any houseplant, take cuttings, cultivate runners and offsets, divide plants at the roots and even grow brand new root systems in the air. You’ll learn pruning methods that produce no waste, organic rooting medium recipes, and eventually enjoy gifting and swapping newly grown greenery with friends, family and other houseplant hoarders you’ll meet along the way. As well as myriad propagation methods, the book includes practical DIY projects to better nurture and display your plant family, including a homemade propagation chamber and simple self-watering planters.
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Mitch
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Did a wonderful workshop this afternoon, in my local@plant store, making a table top jungle! Such a creative class, making my own little world on a pot! Now I have to read up and try to keep it alive!

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Mitch
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Such a cool book. I‘m never going to buy another house plant - lots of dividing and propagating on the agenda. And who knew cinnamon makes an excellent rooting powered?!?!

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Leftcoastzen Cool book! 5y
jchawkins Wow, what a pretty cover! 5y
CrazedBookNerd This is definitely going on my purchase list. I love propagation! Such a fun little hobby. I didn‘t know that about cinnamon, but I have successfully used honey, and water from my propagated willow roots. 5y
Mitch @crazedbooknerd it‘s a neat little lots of hints and tips and beautifully photographed 5y
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