August 22-26 Plant Propagation

Goal: To learn how plant propagation is an important part of successful gardening and commercial horticulture.

Description: Watch plant specialists demonstrate the four popular methods of propagation- seed, vegetative parts (i.e., bulb, corm, tuber, root), division and micropropagation. Advantages of each type of propagation, use of and composition of growing media, environmental concerns and specific plant parts used in propagation are explained. Watch the methods performed on various types of plants.

Objectives:

1. To learn seed methods of plant propagation.

2. To learn division methods of plant propagation.

3. To learn specialized part methods of plant propagation.

4. To learn micropropagation methods of plant propagation.

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