On Fri, 02 Jan 2004 17:28:53 +0000, Kerry
wrote:

~Now - do you have any African Violets in the house? If so, cut off a leaf
~or three. Cover a glass of water with cling film and pierce a slit (or
~three) in the film. Insert the leaf so that it's in the water, place glass
~on a window sill. Wait. And wait. ;-) I've lost count of the times I've
~done this and the times I've been convinced (all of them) that this wasn't
~going to work THIS time.........
~
~
~ You can do that laying small pieces of leaf on damp potting compost, or
~ just burying a small part of the leaf section in damp compost.
~
~On the subject of cuttings, is the above a good method for trying to get
~polka dot plant cuttings to take root? I keep trying with houseplant
~compost and dipping the stem in rooting powder but with no success.
~

I wouldn't bother with cuttings of polka dots.
Just wait till the purple flowers have died down - they grow viable
seed incredibly easily, and you'll have a new crop of seedlings very
quickly!


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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