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What are "SIPs"?
Sign of the times..
When I read that, my mind automatically translated to, "Shelter in Place."
Ross
What are "SIPs"?
Sorry about that - SIP is an abbreviation for Sub-Irrigated Planter. The Earthbox (often abbreviated EB by some gardeners) is the best known brand of one of these, and I have a few of these I got several years ago, when a lady in Florida (most people in the south can't grow tomatoes, and many other plants, in anything but a container, due to nematodes) informed other gardeners on a forum I am on that Earthbox was selling out to a larger company, and had an incredible sale. I never had one, but I grew a lot of things in containers at the time, so I tried some, and I was hooked! I grew double the amount of vegetables on many of the plants in those things, and I found out that there were cheaper, homemade versions of them, that I could make, with things in my workshop.What are "SIPs"?
I have tried several that didn't do well. Kaffir limes and curry trees did not root, no matter what stage of growth I cut the stem at. Things like parsley and cilantro will root, but not grow into an actual plant. And surprisingly, lemon grass didn't do as well in the cloner and it did just putting in a glass of water, and changing it occasionally. Tomatoes and peppers clone well, but I'm not sure how well those plants do compared to seed started plants, as I never grew them all the way.Are there plants that are not successful at cloning ? or not as predictable as others ?
I have tried several that didn't do well. Kaffir limes and curry trees did not root, no matter what stage of growth I cut the stem at. Things like parsley and cilantro will root, but not grow into an actual plant. And surprisingly, lemon grass didn't do as well in the cloner and it did just putting in a glass of water, and changing it occasionally. Tomatoes and peppers clone well, but I'm not sure how well those plants do compared to seed started plants, as I never grew them all the way.
Basils, sage, rosemary, perilla, rao ram, oregano, epazote, and mints clone very easily. Most seasons I go to the Asian market and buy some herbs to clone
NWS is predicting 33*F tonight. I believe I have now purchased all the veggies starts I want and now have them tucked in a heated bed. It is supposed to be in the 30's for the next 5 nights. I buy my veggies at a local nursery who has had to go to extremes to sell to the public. I have several varieties of tomatoes, green chiles, celery, swiss chard, parsley, basil, bell pepper, and lettuce.