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Bulbs
They are now so popular as gardening plants you can find them growing in gardens everywhere. And growers and suppliers around the world have made them readily available to all gardeners which makes for an endless choice. They can be purchased from online stores, garden centers, gardening stores, garden nurseries, shopping malls and local hardware stores, so there is no reason not grow them. With thousands to choose from and their ease of cultivation it is not surprising that they are so popular. They are so easy to propagate, and if you have not yet started propagating your own gardening plants, then they are easy no trouble plants to start with. They naturally reproduce by division and it is the only propagation method for some types which makes it so easy. Read on for the different propagation methods….. Bulbets are small offsets that grow from the parent bulb below ground. These can simply be carefully pulled off and grown on in pots of potting compost. A quite simple method of increasing your plant stock for free! You can propagate Hyacinth, Iris and lilies using this method. Bulbils are very similar to bulbets, except that they grow above ground in the leaf axis or at the top of a flower stem, depending on the type of plant. They can be carefully pulled off and grown on in pots of compost. Try propagating Allium and lilies this way. Scaling is best suited to fresh bulbs which are normally available in October. 
Scales are removed from a suitable bulb, placed in a plastic bag mixed with vermiculite and fungicide and left in a warm place. After about twelve to fourteen weeks bulbets will start to grow from the scales. Scaling is best suited to fresh bulbs which are normally available in October. All you have to do is simply remove the scales, place them in a plastic bag mixed with vermiculite and some fungicide to prevent fungal attack, and leave in a warm place. After about twelve to fourteen weeks bulbets will start to grow from the scales. Try scaling the bulbs of lilies and fritillaries, you will be surprised how easy it is and the results are usually very good. Chipping, no, it's nothing to do with the local chippie, is similar to scaling. They are carefully cut into sections, soaked in a fungicide to prevent fungal attack and placed into a plastic bag with vermiculite. Left in a warm place bulbets will have formed after about twelve to fourteen weeks. Chipping method of propagation is ideally suited to Allium, Daffodil and Galanthus. Scooping is a propagation method ideally suited to hyacinth. This method is best tried after you have had some experience of propagating. Although not really difficult it can be a bit tricky to get right first time. The trick is to cut away the whole of the bulb base plate. Do this in autumn. Use a teaspoon to cut away the base plate. After scooping place the base in trays of coarse horticultural grade sand, base plate uppermost, and left in a warm dark place. After about three months, bulbets will have grown on the scooped out base plate. Simply grow on the bulbets in pots of compost when they are large enough to handle. Scoring is a another propagating method ideally suited to hyacinth where two or three deep cuts across the bulb base plate are made. They are then placed in a pot with compost and coarse horticultural grade sand. After about a year, yes it doe's take that long, bulbets will have appeared along the cuts made in the bulb base plate. When these bulbets are large enough to handle carefully remove and grow on in pots of compost. Just think of all those lovely plants you can now propagate from bulbs and all the beautiful blooms that will fill your garden. If you want any further information on bulbs please feel free to
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