"Gardening Which?" Guide to Successful Propagation ("Which?" Consumer Guides) - Hardcover

Consumers' Association

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0852026528 ISBN 13: 9780852026526

Publisher: Which? Books, 1998

Synopsis

This text shows how anyone can create plants successfully by following a few basic rules, saving themselves a great deal of money. The book is arranged by plant types and each section contains charts with information on how and when to propagate, the plant's preferred conditions of warmth and humidity, and how easy the process is. Information new to this edition includes: space-saving ways to root cuttings, achieving good germination results from tricky seeds; up-to-date information of effective rooting hormones; and new methods of growing vegetables for early cropping.

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Review

"Buy one plant and get countless plants for free."

If these words appeal to you this book will give you all the information you need to help you to raise new plants, ie: to propagate successfully. Every gardener is aware just how costly plants can be and this publication shows that anyone can suffessfully propagate by simply following a few basic rules. There is no intrigue, no mystique, no trickery involved and possessing green fingers is certainly not a requirement.

The book is edited by Alistair Ayres, editor of the renowned Gardening Which? and to provide the information necessary he has consulted leading experts, enabling all the aspects of propagation to be available for the amateur gardener. It is arranged by plant types from trees, shrubs, heathers, conifers, bedding plants, hardy annuals, biennials, bulbs, herbacious perennials, rock plants to special interest plants, pond plants, wild flowers, fruit, vegetables, indoor plants and herbs.

The information is clearly backed up by step-by-step line drawings and colour photographs. Trials on a range of the propagation methods have also been carried out under laboratory conditions and by ordinary gardeners, ensuring the reliance of the information which is clearly up to date. All in all, it is a superb gardening guide.

Other titles in the series include The Gardening Which? Guide to Successful Pruning, The Gardening Which? Guide to Successful Shrubs, The Gardening Which? Guide to Small Gardens and The Gardening Which? Guide to Patio and Container Plants. --Susan Naylor

Edition details

• Publisher: Which? Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0852026528
• ISBN 13: 9780852026526
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 160