Author: tarzan
Starting Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’ seeds
February 8, 2021
I received some bamboo seeds from fredgpops (another bamboo enthusiast from Bambooweb) last October and less than a week later, one of them sprouted. The seedling I got, was an offspring of Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’ bamboo. Sadly none of the regular nigra or Chusquea gigantea had germinated, I hope I can try again next year. […]
Live sphagnum moss
December 6, 2020
Growing live sphagnum moss is not hard as long as you can offer it enough moisture, light and adequate air humidity. A few words about sphagnum… Naturally, sphagnum grows in wetlands all around the world. The problem is, it’s being overexploited and it’s rapidly losing ability to regrow. I have successfully started growing my own […]
Growing Hibiscus rosa-sinensis from seed
November 30, 2020
This post is as far away from cold-hardy as it gets. This time, I tried growing tropical hibiscus seeds. After growing and hybridizing temperate Hibiscus moscheutos and later Hibiscus coccineus, I added completely non-hardy tropical Hibiscus rosa-sinensis to the list. How hard can it be? When I first tried growing the seeds, they were old […]
Drosera spatulata propagation – cuttings
November 30, 2020
The easiest and fastest option to multiply your Drosera spatulata (or many other Drosera plants) is making leaf cuttings. They can easily grow tiny plants which take a lot less time than growing seedlings. Let’s see how you can easily make cuttings of your Drosera spatulata. What do you need? Like mentioned earlier, Drosera spatulata […]