Garden enthusiasts gathering at the Allen County Children's Garden to learn more about propagating plants.
It all comes down to trial and error in the science of creating plantings from parent stock. Both annuals and perennials can be propagated from cuttings. Yes, it could be easier to just go and purchase another plant, but where's the challenge in that? You can put cuttings in water to start roots or put hormones on the cut and put it directly into the soil. It either works or it doesn't.
"I was able to duplicate a fig plant, which took me a couple of months, but then a coleus plant would only take several days, and you can put the coleus plant in a water. It will root, and it will get ground roots if you put it in the soil," explained Allen County Master Gardener, Nancy Stienecke.
Tuesday's talk was part of the Allen County Master Gardeners Brown Bag Series.
