Plant propagation of water plants
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By Steve Habib
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Plant propagation is frequently taken into the hands of plant owners instead of being left to mother nature. However, water plants require special methods, even though they use much of the same techniques as regular plants. Still, there are minor differences.
The first type of water propagation is division. Any plant that has a fibrous root should be subject to division. The most common of these are sedges and reeds. Division occurs when the old roots are trimmed away from the new roots. The plant is then covered with gravel and 2 inches of water.
The second type is cutting. Cutting is a way of providing oxygenation for plants in the spring or summer. This can be done by cutting the new shoots off and inserting those new off shoots into loam pots. These pots should then be completely submerged. You will be able to plant them within two or three weeks.
Related to cuttings are root-bud cuttings. This is the process of getting new plants from the root buds, which are detached from the rhizome. These should be potted and submerged.
Another method of starting new plants are runners and plantlets. This is the simplest method because all it requires is snapping off the plantlets from a floating plan and set on the surface of the water.
Turions and seeds are the final two types of water plant propagation. Many water plants produce a swollen bud. This is called a turion. IT can be detached and potted.
Likewise, many water type plants produce seeds that can be propagated as well. When planting seeds, fill pot full of compost and sow the seed on the surface. Cover the compost with a light grit layer and submerge the pot.
Though many find this type of starting new plants intimidating, truthfully, it can be some of the easiest types of plant propagation to engage in.
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Author Bio Box: Steve Habib
Steve Habib is an active gardener, author and researcher on the subject of growing and caring for a variety of plants. To receive our FREE BOOK "How Do Plants Grow" visit Plant and Gardening blog---Plant Propagation reveal many other methods of starting new plants.
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