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05-03-2025, 12:11 PM
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(05-03-2025, 11:14 AM)Veggie Wrote: (05-03-2025, 10:43 AM)JJB Wrote: They’re very pretty SC. Mine died, I threw it on the compost yesterday. Shall I send you another leaf?
I'm tempted, but haven't got a place to put a full grown one, ........oh sod it! Yes please, I'll see if I can kill another one. Thank you.
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SC what did you do with your leaf, that was so successful?
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(05-03-2025, 12:11 PM)JJB Wrote: (05-03-2025, 11:14 AM)Veggie Wrote: (05-03-2025, 10:43 AM)JJB Wrote: They’re very pretty SC. Mine died, I threw it on the compost yesterday. Shall I send you another leaf?
I'm tempted, but haven't got a place to put a full grown one, ........oh sod it! Yes please, I'll see if I can kill another one. Thank you. Your wish is my command. I'll let you know when its on its way - probably post it tomorrow!
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(05-03-2025, 01:04 PM)Veggie Wrote: (05-03-2025, 12:11 PM)JJB Wrote: (05-03-2025, 11:14 AM)Veggie Wrote: (05-03-2025, 10:43 AM)JJB Wrote: They’re very pretty SC. Mine died, I threw it on the compost yesterday. Shall I send you another leaf?
I'm tempted, but haven't got a place to put a full grown one, ........oh sod it! Yes please, I'll see if I can kill another one. Thank you. Your wish is my command. I'll let you know when its on its way - probably post it tomorrow!
No hurry and thanks again
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(05-03-2025, 12:14 PM)JJB Wrote: SC what did you do with your leaf, that was so successful? All I did was slice the leaf in several different places across the veins. Then just lay it on a pot of compost. As I didn’t have anything suitable to pin it down. I held it in place with some small stones. It’s just to make sure the leaf has contacted with the compost. Then I put it in the heated propagator. As things are warming up you might be ok with an unheated propagator or a cloche/plastic bag over it.
mine is out of the propagator now.
Basically I pretty much did this https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/gr...-cuttings/
Which is the link Veggie posted just after our leaves arrived. You probably missed it. As you had far more important stuff going on at the time.
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(05-03-2025, 05:15 PM)Small chilli Wrote: (05-03-2025, 12:14 PM)JJB Wrote: SC what did you do with your leaf, that was so successful? All I did was slice the leaf in several different places across the veins. Then just lay it on a pot of compost. As I didn’t have anything suitable to pin it down. I held it in place with some small stones. It’s just to make sure the leaf has contacted with the compost. Then I put it in the heated propagator. As things are warming up you might be ok with an unheated propagator or a cloche/plastic bag over it.
mine is out of the propagator now.
Basically I pretty much did this https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/gr...-cuttings/
Which is the link Veggie posted just after our leaves arrived. You probably missed it. As you had far more important stuff going on at the time.
Yep, I definitely missed that memo. I used Dr. Hessayan's method, cut leaves into pieces and planted the edges into soil. I will give your way a go. It can stay on the windowsill in the kitchen, that should be warm enough. What I'm going to do with several baby snails, I don't know. Friends don't know what's in the offing if I get babies.
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I've given Big Momma Snail a drink to prepare her offspring for the journey tomorrow.
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(05-03-2025, 07:02 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've given Big Momma Snail a drink to prepare her offspring for the journey tomorrow. JJB, They're on their way. Better luck this time!
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(06-03-2025, 02:41 PM)Veggie Wrote: (05-03-2025, 07:02 PM)Veggie Wrote: I've given Big Momma Snail a drink to prepare her offspring for the journey tomorrow. JJB, They're on their way. Better luck this time!
I'll await their arrival and try my best not to kill them.
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