tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71190951466558261232011-11-27T17:08:21.726-08:00Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03045667975437481963noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119095146655826123.post-67784051644983806222009-05-22T20:15:00.000-07:002009-05-22T21:56:50.511-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__Tu0GTW3J5U/Shd-2khU-1I/AAAAAAAAABs/-1TvfApe4u8/s1600-h/cutting_vase.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__Tu0GTW3J5U/Shd-2khU-1I/AAAAAAAAABs/-1TvfApe4u8/s400/cutting_vase.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338875359252511570" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">A great many plants will root from their stems.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">All you need to do is cut off a growing part of </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">the plant, several leaves and adjoining stem</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">just enough to allow the leaves to stick up </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">above the water. Strip away lower leaves,</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">and pinch off blossoms or terminal bud</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">(the newest pair of leaves) at the growing tip.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Then fill a nice glass vase with pebbles, sand, or even marbles, tuck the cuttings in place, and fill the vase with water.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">If you don't know for sure the particular plant will root from cuttings, you may want to start this some time before you want it ready, and be sure to keep the water level constant during that time.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7119095146655826123-6778405164498380622?l=creativehandmadegifts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03045667975437481963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119095146655826123.post-20528242584878224042009-05-22T20:01:00.000-07:002009-05-22T20:08:34.415-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__Tu0GTW3J5U/ShdomW7xXbI/AAAAAAAAABc/svs8AzV0dkI/s1600-h/pomander_sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__Tu0GTW3J5U/ShdomW7xXbI/AAAAAAAAABc/svs8AzV0dkI/s400/pomander_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338850891471609266" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Stick whole cloves into a firm orange.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Dry it for two weeks in a warm place.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Shake it in a cinnamon-orris root mix.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Wait two hours, roll off excess spices.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica">Tie it up in a pretty ribbon, et voila!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7119095146655826123-2052824258487822404?l=creativehandmadegifts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03045667975437481963noreply@blogger.com0