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Plant Parenting - Easy Ways to Make More Houseplants, Vegetables, and Flowers

Do you have a passion for houseplants? A desire to grow more tomatoes? Do you want a garden bursting with colorful flowers? No matter what kind of plant fan you are, it’s easy to make more of your favorite plants—and it can be done for free! Plant Parenting is a beginner-friendly introduction to plant propagation.

Book Contents

Leslie F. Halleck details the basic tools necessary, demystifies seed starting and saving, and shares easy-to-follow instructions for the most practical techniques for cutting, layering, dividing, and more.

She also provides additional information on controlling pests and diseases and transplanting seedlings and cuttings. Charming, richly illustrated, and accessible, Plant Parenting is for anyone looking to make more of their favorite plants.

About the author

Leslie F. Halleck is a certified professional horticulturist (ASHS), and admitted plant addict, who has spent her 25-year career hybridizing horticulture science with industry and home gardening consumer needs.

Halleck earned a B.S. in Biology/Botany from The University of North Texas and an M.S. in Horticulture from Michigan State University. The focus of her graduate research was greenhouse plant production using environmental controls such as lighting, temperature, photoperiod, and vernalization.

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Weight

1.6 lbs

Dimensions

7.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

Publisher

Timber Press, Incorporated (Nov 6, 2019)

Format

Paperback

Pages

264 pages

ISBN-13

9781604698725

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