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Frankco replied to Regina Bartlett's discussion 'Warning: Allergic Skin reaction from Blue Agave on my hands' in the group Cactus & Succulents

Hi Regina, It hasn't happened to me but I have read that the juice can cause a reaction. I was thinking about trying to grow some differnt types. Hearing abut your experience well, I just may stay away from this plant. I hope you fully…

Apr 10, 2011

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Brian C commented on Frankco's photo

Oh good, i'd like to culture some saucer magnolia's but just haven't found the time yet..

Yellow Butterfly Magnolia

Jul 14, 2010

Frankco commented on Frankco's photo

Thank you GydaMarie.

Yellow Butterfly Magnolia

Jul 12, 2010

Frankco commented on Frankco's photo

Hi Brian, I have some now in tissue culture. I will be a month or two before any can come out of the jars.

Yellow Butterfly Magnolia

Jul 12, 2010

Brian C commented on Frankco's photo

Nice!! Did you ever have success producing some magnolia's from tissue culture?

Yellow Butterfly Magnolia

Jul 12, 2010

Frankco commented on Vickie Estep's group 'Propagation'

Hi Edward, thanks for the info on Everwilde. I went to their site and they have a lot of fun native plants to choose from. http://www.everwilde.com/store/Gentiana-crinita-WildFlower-Seed.html

Jul 11, 2010

Frankco commented on Vickie Estep's group 'Propagation'

Hi Edward, Those are some beautiful plants. I haven't seen any info on using GA-3 with Fringed Gentian. I did see some Gentiana crinita seeds on Amazon that are not too expensive. I wouldn't mind trying to see if I could get some going in…

Jul 11, 2010

Frankco commented on Vickie Estep's group 'Propagation'

Hi Bob, I have never heard of using honey before. The natural anti bacterial and fungal properties of honey seen like they would help things along. I’ll have give that a try. Thanks Bob.

Jul 11, 2010

Frankco commented on Vickie Estep's group 'Propagation'

I know it's an old post but this is a response to Edward's question back in April about GA3 for seed germination. The amount of GA-3 or Gibberellic Acid you use depends on the seeds you are trying to germinate. Stubborn seeds my require a…

Jul 11, 2010

Brian C commented on Frankco's photo

I agree, this is cute

cats looking under door

Jun 18, 2010

Brian C commented on Frankco's photo

Thanks for the quick response, i have done some orchid tissue culture in the past, and enjoy the process! Hopefully chat more with you soon

orchids from cuttings

Jun 15, 2010

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What kind of gardening do you like to do?: Decorative plants

How much time do you spend a week on average in your garden when weather permits?: Weekends:-)

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At 10:52am on June 7, 2010, Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A said…: Frankco, thank you very much. I'm not sure I can do that with this Hydrangea as it's got a patent...go figure...patenting plants...but I'll try the solution you suggest. Thanks again.

At 9:53am on June 7, 2010, Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A said…: Frankco, I agree, that normally works. I've propagated dozens of different hydrangeas that way. I don't know why this one is unique but it just won't take that way. Need a different approach for it.

At 9:05am on June 7, 2010, Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A said…: Frankco, I have a very hard to come by Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Brunette') and I have been unsuccesful in propagating it from cuttings. It's big enough to where I might try layering, but not overly optimistic. It's only sold at one nursery, I want 3 more but they charge a lot for this Hydrangea due to it's rarity and difficulty in propagating. Advice?

At 2:44am on February 28, 2010, S-tamPz said…: Hello

At 10:20pm on January 11, 2010, Brenna z6 PA said…: Oh, and do you by chance know what the rooting hormones do and do not work on?

At 10:15pm on January 11, 2010, Brenna z6 PA said…: Thanks for the tip Frankco! Next time I will definately snip off the flower, and I think it will do a lot better.

At 8:41am on November 29, 2009, Judy Woods said…: Hi,
Thank you for Thanksgiving Wishes.... we do indeed have much to be thankful for.
That includes, seed catalogues, Warm weather and beauty all around us.

Judy

At 9:15pm on September 21, 2009, Ethan Lane Nelson said…: Yes I am trying to make room for more AVs.I found a website that sells AV hybrids.They are so unique.One of them looks like I am looking at the night sky.
Just in case you want to check it out,it is Robsviolet.com.

At 9:33pm on September 20, 2009, Ethan Lane Nelson said…: Hey,frankco.It says that we are friends.I raise a lot of plants.I am selling some of my airplane plants so I can have more room for African violets.