Thinking of Greener Days
Most magazines I receive are tossed as soon as I page through them a few minutes, they are just not of use to me anymore since we aren’t practicing a cosumer lifestyle. But one magazine this week did have an article in it that made me go, “Now I can use that idea!” The article discussed how to make a Forsythe Pot to propagate new houseplants. It included step by step instructions and pictures.
Basically you have two pots – a large plastic one and a small clay one. You put vermiculite into the large pot. If the clay pot has a hole in it you plug it with a cork or something and then put the smaller pot into the larger pot. The small pot acts as a water supply for the larger pot so you can root cuttings in sterile medium and not have them dry out. It works for various things but my mind is on ivy and African Violets (which always seem to rot for me before they root.)
This idea is definitely on my to do list for Spring.
If you want to make your own, many websites show how to do this. Here are just a few:
- National Home Gardening Club – from the magazine article I read
- UNM Extension – this is a slide show
- WSIU – this one is a video