Re: Propagation by Leaf Cutting

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 1999.10.12 at 22:10:22(3742) Dear MJ, I believe Dewey`s advice (below) is the better way to try, so ignore my earlier post. What species were you sucessful with by using Alan`s method?? Julius +More >>DO NOTHING! Keep it slightly moist and do nothing but wait for Spring.... Dewey<< >Alan Galloway can't be reached right now but he said: >"I've been doing some Aroid propagation experiments this year... >Unlike some others, I do not use the upper part of the leaf. I use only >the petiole. I cut into 3-4 inch sections and stick them in a mixture >of pine bark and perlite, then put them underneath a trash bag for 6 to >8 weeks. After that the part of the petiole cutting above the ground >has whithered, but a bulbil has formed underground." > >OK, the leaf has withered and there is a bulbil at the base. Help! What >do I do now? > >Thanks. > >MJ Hatfield Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae Go to

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