fucious70
Sapling
First time collecting a bougainvillea. Requesting tips for collecting. Below is what I gathered so far in term of what to.
Background: I live in southern California near Los Angeles. I think that is a zone 10. I found a bougainvillea that has fallen over. The land owner is allowing me to harvest it. The roots are still intact. The trunk is about 4-5 inches wide.
Steps
Background: I live in southern California near Los Angeles. I think that is a zone 10. I found a bougainvillea that has fallen over. The land owner is allowing me to harvest it. The roots are still intact. The trunk is about 4-5 inches wide.
Steps
- Chop off the top, the area I plan not keeping. Should I add any clay or something to seal the cut area?
- Remove all the leaves
- Dig around the tree to remove.
- Use cutters/hack saw to cut the roots
- After its gathered, clean all the soil off with water and transport it home, I live less than 0.5 a mile away
- Prepare cement mixing tray, cut holes and put some type of mesh for drainage.
- Pot it in a cement mixing tray. 1/2 potting soil and 1/2 perlite, Should I put root hormone on the open areas of the root cuttings? I have Clonex rooting gel
- Tie it down.
- Water it.
- Cover it with a trash bag and keep it out of the sun in a cool area.
- When should I remove the bag and start watering it like normal