How to Grow Bougainvilleas and Color Leaves from Slips
Slips can be planted directly into soil or alternatively into a plastic bag or container filled with soil., Trim or cut slips (approximately 30 mm in length)., The thickness should vary from 15 to 20 mm., If planting directly into the ground, dig a...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Slips can be planted directly into soil or alternatively into a plastic bag or container filled with soil.
The slips need to be cut just below the nodes.
These are points were leaves and tiny branches will grow from.
Easy to identify, as they will appear as humps or as rounded protrusions on the slips. , Not advisable to use thinner or thicker slips, as this will cause difficulty in growth. , Width should be around 25–30 centimeter (9.8–11.8 in).
Remove soil and leave aside. , The sawdust will retain moisture when slips are planted.
One spadeful of sawdust and other fertilizing material will be sufficient.
If sawdust is not available, wood trimmings or tree bark will also do the trick. ,,,,,, This should take a few weeks, before any growth can be detected. , -
Step 2: Trim or cut slips (approximately 30 mm in length).
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Step 3: The thickness should vary from 15 to 20 mm.
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Step 4: If planting directly into the ground
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Step 5: dig a hole approximately 30 centimeter (11.8 in) in depth or a ruler length.
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Step 6: To the base of the hole
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Step 7: add sawdust and any other vegetable matter that will serve as a fertilizer (potato leaves
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Step 8: fruit peels
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Step 9: onion peels
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Step 10: dry grass etc).
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Step 11: Mix sawdust/ wood trimmings and add soil to fill half of the hole.
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Step 12: Ensure that this is mixed well.
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Step 13: Now place slips firmly into soil
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Step 14: a quarter of the length should embedded into this mixture.
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Step 15: Add enough water such that the bed is completely wet.
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Step 16: Fill up hole with remainder soil
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Step 17: such that approximately 10–15 centimeter (3.9–5.9 in) of the slip sticks out of the ground.
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Step 18: Water regularly
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Step 19: and wait for little leaves to shoot from nodes and other parts of the stem.
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Step 20: Essential to water at least twice a day
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Step 21: to enable sufficient growth of these stems.
Detailed Guide
The slips need to be cut just below the nodes.
These are points were leaves and tiny branches will grow from.
Easy to identify, as they will appear as humps or as rounded protrusions on the slips. , Not advisable to use thinner or thicker slips, as this will cause difficulty in growth. , Width should be around 25–30 centimeter (9.8–11.8 in).
Remove soil and leave aside. , The sawdust will retain moisture when slips are planted.
One spadeful of sawdust and other fertilizing material will be sufficient.
If sawdust is not available, wood trimmings or tree bark will also do the trick. ,,,,,, This should take a few weeks, before any growth can be detected. ,
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