Cultivate abundance for people, plants and animals - Wild Homesteading
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Jay Angler wrote:This is a little off topic, but do you have any sites you trust about propagating native plants?
In particular, I've got wild Salal on my land and I'd *really* like more of it. Some of these plants only respond to certain approaches within narrow windows of weather and methods. I've been told Salal doesn't like transplanting. I tried branch rooting last spring by bending a branch down into the dirt and was completely unsuccessful, although maybe if I tried that in the fall (our natural wet time) rather than the spring it would have worked better - or maybe a six months was too short? There are just so many variables!
I did save some fruit, but I suspect the seeds are like dust inside, and some fruit needs to go through a bird to germinate successfully! I've heard that about the native red huckleberry.
Western Montana gardener and botanist in zone 6a according to 2012 zone update.
Gardening on lakebed sediments with 7 inch silty clay loam topsoil, 7 inch clay accumulation layer underneath, have added sand in places.
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Jay Angler wrote:Thank you William. I will give two of their suggestions a try - the two that from the Pacific Northwest area as that's closest to my eco-system.
Western Montana gardener and botanist in zone 6a according to 2012 zone update.
Gardening on lakebed sediments with 7 inch silty clay loam topsoil, 7 inch clay accumulation layer underneath, have added sand in places.
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