On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 16:21:18 -0000, BobHobden wrote:

"Jeff Layman" wrote

James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
Is it ok to saw a plant in half so I get two? Yes I know it's out of
focus, I didn't check it before potting the plants, I dunno what the
camera focused on, but I can't see it in the picture.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ite4os19jh...plant.JPG?dl=0

Looks like an aspidistra to me. Yes, you can cut it up into many parts if
you so wish.

There are a few plants I would not cut in half to propagate; most of those
are bulbs, or tubers from cyclamen or begonias.


I actually increase my stock of tuberous begonias by cutting or even
breaking them in half (or more) in the spring when the tubers get too big
for their normal pots, just ensure there are shoots on each bit and they
will simply grow away.

Thanks for everybody's help. Anyone know how I can duplicate a cactus? I've got 5 of them, completely different varieties. They all have a single stem from the earth though, so cutting in half in the same way wouldn't work.

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