- While holding the disposable cup, punch several holes at the bottom of the cup by pushing the heated nail. The heated pointed end of the nail would melt the plastic of the cup. The size of the hole must be big enough for twist ties to pass through. The shape of the created holes is insignificant. Punch the holes about an inch apart from each other.
Ground-Layering Techniques Using Disposable Cups - Part 2
(This is the continuation from Part 1)
Ground-Layering Techniques Using Disposable Cups
The Mandevilla is one of our favorite vines. It comes in shades of red, pink, white and yellow. It is a rather finicky vine in that it cannot tolerate its roots being wet most of the time.
For this reason, several of my mandevillas were planted in garden pots in the porch. The roofed porch protects the mandevilla pot's soil from getting soaked from the strong rains. Its location, however, receives plenty of sunlight in the afternoon.
For this reason, several of my mandevillas were planted in garden pots in the porch. The roofed porch protects the mandevilla pot's soil from getting soaked from the strong rains. Its location, however, receives plenty of sunlight in the afternoon.
Propagation by Root Division (Rangoon Creeper)
The Rangoon Creeper (Quisqualis indica) is a very beautiful and fragrant vine that is difficult to propagate, in my experience. I've tried propagation via stem cuttings to no avail. Thus far, I've only managed to clone a Rangoon Creeper through air-layering.
My experience in air-layering or marcotting a Rangoon Creeper has had very limited success. Out of the thirty or more marcots I air-layered from the rangoon creeper atop our garden gate arch, only two rooted. Out of these two, only one was really healthy and thrived.
My experience in air-layering or marcotting a Rangoon Creeper has had very limited success. Out of the thirty or more marcots I air-layered from the rangoon creeper atop our garden gate arch, only two rooted. Out of these two, only one was really healthy and thrived.
Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora)
The plant known as Yesterday Today Tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora) is also known by its other common names: morning-noon-and-night, Kiss Me Quick, and Brazilian raintree. We bought our plant from a local garden show two years ago and has bloomed several times already. We chose to plant it in a pot because we didn't want it to grow too big.
And it's a good thing we did put it in a pot because we learned that it wouldn't fare too well in the extremely hot tropical sun. By potting it, we're able to move it in shadier parts of the garden as necessary.
And it's a good thing we did put it in a pot because we learned that it wouldn't fare too well in the extremely hot tropical sun. By potting it, we're able to move it in shadier parts of the garden as necessary.
