More plants? Yes, please! If this sounds like something you would say, then join the University of Illinois Extension Livingston County Master Gardeners on Saturday, October 5 for a hands-on workshop to learn a variety of propagating techniques, including cuttings, seed saving, and plant division. Expand your botanical collection by experimenting with different propagation techniques and discovering which plants are easily propagated to form new growth.
New to plant propagation? It’s the process of growing new plants from existing ones, either through seeds (sexual propagation) or vegetatively with plant parts (asexual propagation). When you remove parts like stems, leaves, or roots from parent plants to root and form new plants, they’re called “cuttings.” This is an inexpensive and effortless way to get more plants without stretching your pocketbook. Some plants can also be divided, which involves separating a plant into smaller sections, each with foliage and roots, and replanting them to grow new plants.
A $10 registration fee includes plants propagated, seeds collected, and instructional handouts to help you make more plants at home! The workshop will take place on Saturday, October 5 from 10-11 a.m. at the Livingston County Extension office, located at 1412 South Locust, Pontiac. Pre-registration is required. To register, visit go.illinois.edu/LMWevents or call (815) 842-1776.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.