Everyone likes to eat tasty fruit. And everyone who plants an orchard looks forward to tasting the fruits of their work. It is our responsibility to plant fruit trees, which give the family nutrition as well as increasing farm production. So people want to plant fruit trees, even those with just a little land. There are many ways that farmers can grow good quality fruit trees at home at very low cost. The more methods are known, the more choices farmers have to improve their farm production. Here we talk about another easy and successful method of propagating fruit trees, which is called Air Layering. Air layering is a simple way of propagating fruit tree seedlings from their branches.
There are 2 problems with planting fruit trees from seed. The first is that a tree grown from seed will take a long time to produce fruit. It may take 8-10 years. The second problem is that although the seed may be taken from a very good tree, producing excellent fruit, the new tree may not produce good fruit. By air layering a tree, we can guarantee that it will produce fruit sooner, and the fruit will be as good as the tree from which the branch was taken.
Species which can be Air Layered Most of the citrus varieties - orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, kumquat, etc. Also, pomegranate, lychee, guava, star fruit, custard apple, plum, and pear. There may be other varieties that you know in your local area.
Choosing the branch to air layer: The branch to be air layered should be healthy and free of disease, and at least one year old.
Make 2 clean cuts around the branch one inch apart, and take off the bark only between the 2 cuts.
After removing the bark, wrap around a handful of tree moss (sphagnum moss), or a ball of soil mixed with ash and cow dung, coir etc.
Fertilizer for fruit plants and fruity vegetables.
Take eggs shells, put them in Owen for 10 min so that all the bacteria dies and then crush them into powder with the help of grinder. Take one teaspoon eggshell powder and add two teaspoon of Vinegar (white or apple cider) and slowly the process of dissolving the egg calcium starts, you can add two more teaspoon of vinegar to fasten the process. Keep stirring while the process is on, in 30 minutes or 1 hour, the calcium will get dissolved and will be ready for use in plants, especially tomato plants.
Rooting hormone powder organic
To boost the rooting in your plant cuttings use powdered cinnamon powder as rooting hormone, it is antibacterial, antifungal and pesticide for plants and can be used to drive away ants from bird food too.
Coleus in the garden:Although Coleus plants will usually survive in full sun, the foliage colour tends to intensify in light shade when they are grown outdoors. Plant them twelve inches apart in rich, moist, well-drained soil with a neutral or slightly alkaline pH. Feed monthly with a liquid all purpose (10-10-10) fertilizer. Pinch the center stems out when the plants are 4 to 6 inches tall to induce bushier growth, and be sure to pick off the flower spikes as they form.
If the soil is allowed to dry out, the foliage will wilt, but normally will recover quickly when additional water is provided. Water your plants thoroughly at planting time, and then mulch the entire bed to conserve moisture. The mulch will also help to heat up, and retain the heat in the soil, thereby helping your plants to get established in their new home. Watch out for mealy bugs, aphids and whitefly, as well as slugs and snails.
Coleus propagation: Coleus seeds are very small. They should be sown onto a layer of moistened, sterile potting soil in a shallow tray, and then covered with a thin layer of fine soil. The tray should be covered with a pane of glass or sheet of plastic to retain moisture, until the seeds have sprouted. Keep the tray in a warm, bright place. When the seedlings are large enough to handle easily, they should be thinned out and transplanted into individual pots. You can create a clone of your favorite Coleus by taking softwood stem cuttings at any time of the year. Use a sharp clean knife to cut the stem just below a leaf node. Remove the lowest leaves, dip the cut end into a rooting hormone and insert it into some fresh, sterile potting soil. These cuttings will be ready to use as a bright garden accent by early June. They will also root quickly when set in moist sand or vermiculite, or even in a glass of room temperature tap water.
