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Leaf Cuttings – Making the Most of them…
I’ve been checking over the latest batch of leaf cuttings and thought I’d mention a quick tip (that’s probably a bit of an exaggeration as this is probably not news to most people…). Anyway, if you’re lucky with your leaf … Continue reading
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Tagged african violet, care, cloning, cutting, growing, leaf, leaf cutting, leaf propagation, leaves, plants, saintpaulia
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Leaf Cutting Tip for African Violets
I’ve tried a number of ways to try and maximise the productivity of my plants in terms of propagating from leaf-cuttings. A recent trial of dividing individual leaves in half by cutting down the central vein of the leaf and … Continue reading
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Leaf Propagation for African Violets
After kicking off something of an experiment in November last year to see which type of leaf cutting gave the best performance, I now have the results! The image shows the types of cut made; i. Lateral along centre line, … Continue reading
Posted in Dwarf/Miniature African Violets, Propagation
Tagged african violet, cloning, growing, leaf, leaf cutting, leaf propagation, leaves, plants, saintpaulia, violet
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Types of Leaf Cutting
Having tried the method of propagating whereby you put leaf cuttings (the stem tip) in water and then transfer the rooted leaves (some weeks later) to compost – I wanted to discover whether planting leaf cuttings directly into compost would … Continue reading
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Tagged african violet, cloning, gesneriad, growing, leaf, leaf cutting, leaves, violet
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African violet leaves – can you buy and grow?
In a previous article I explained that I wanted to test whether african violet leaves that have been detached from a plant for four days (mimicking potential postage time-scales if bought from a supplier, on eBay say) would still make viable leaf-cuttings. … Continue reading
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African violet leaves – can you buy and grow?
In a previous article I explained that I wanted to test whether african violet leaves that have been detached from a plant for four days (mimicking potential postage time-scales if bought from a supplier, on eBay say) would still make viable leaf-cuttings. … Continue reading
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Tagged african violet, cloning, leaf, leaf cutting, leaf propagation, leaves, saintpaulia
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African violet leaf cuttings
Taking leaf cuttings from african violets is very easy, however, it does take a while (several weeks) before you get a new plant. This is how I do it: Get a jar ready by drilling (or punching) holes in the … Continue reading
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African Violets 