Potting Lady Baltimore and her family
after stripping her of her excess baggage we can now start potting things up
pot.gif (45167 bytes) This 2 1/2 " pot is filled with my regular mix pressed down gently, then remove approximately one heaping tsp. from the center and fill with coarse vermiculite.
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I dust the dampened cut end of the "sucker" with a rooting hormone

tuckin.gif (40215 bytes) Press the "sucker" down into the dampened vermiculite securely .... not too hard now it's  just a baby.
voila.gif (39019 bytes) We don't want to compact the soil.  Don't forget to label it.  White electrical tape is great for this and you can use it over and over again.  There are labels in most plant shops you may buy,  other thrifty persons cut them out of  mini blinds.
water.gif (33668 bytes) Keep the cutting  moist until.... one day you will notice it looks "perky" then you will know without a doubt baby Lady Baltimore has moved in!

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