This is a supplement of photos to the a previous blog entry about the tools and structures we use in propagating plants: https://missionazul.com/2020/01/27/122-gardening-propagation-3/

This slideshow is a little bit wonky. It starts off at the lighting department of your local Lowes or Home Depot, talking about lights and the importance of light for plant growth. Then it goes to the Strybing Arboretum nursery (now SF Botanical Garden) and grow grounds the way I remember it back in the days of the late 1990’s. There I learned about the myriad of special needs each plant has with regards to temperature, humidity, soil nutrition and drainage, and so on. You really have to pay attention to the plant if you want it to be happy. Once in magic moment, its not the high tech automated perfectly sterilized environment that makes a good propagation environment, it is caring people who really really love to grow a diverse selection of plants and are consistent in caring for them, even if its a bit DIY (LOL). Then we go to some other retail nurseries too and chat about the importance of the plant label and all the great things you can learn just by reading it. Afterwards we end at the grow area of our local sister community college Diablo Valley College across the bay in Pleasant Hill. Real nice and knowledgeable folks they are.

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