Propagation

Describe the procedure for taking a semi-ripe stem cutting of Lavandula angustifolia.

Describe the conditions required for successful germination of a vegetable seed.

Describe how you would divide an established clump of Hemerocallis in autumn.

Explain why whip-and-tongue grafting is used to propagate apple cultivars.

Compare softwood, semi-ripe and hardwood cuttings.

Describe how to take hardwood cuttings of Cornus alba 'Sibirica' in winter.

Describe how to prick out tomato seedlings.

Describe simple layering of a shrub such as Magnolia or Rhododendron.

Describe the chip-budding technique used in apple propagation.