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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1998
Page
11
A concise guide explains layering as an easy, inexpensive method to propagate ornamental shrubs. It covers outdoor basics, including simple and air layering, suitable species like junipers and azaleas, timing in spring or late summer, and steps to root shoots with soil, clothespins, or stones.
The article discusses keeping garden records as a tool for better results. It contrasts old envelope systems with a wall calendar and a computer-based planner that suggests daily tasks, showing how each method helps track plant starts, pruning, and transplants across months.
To avoid rot wrap wounded stems with polyethylene or aluminum foil, using a tight air seal. An inch by ten inch plastic piece can work with taped ends. Roots become visible through moss, then cut below the air layering point to transplant. References Hartmann and Kestein offer deeper expansions.
Folk singer Pete Seeger spoke at the National Press Club delivering antiwar and environmental themes. He recalled quitting college to become a journalist, later choosing music and activism. Blacklisted in the 1950s, he was later honored by the Kennedy Center and inducted into the Rock Hall. He urged cooperation across differences and urged nuclear disarmament.
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