Doing 1st Gardening Activity

August 31, 2012 : My classmates doing activity “Air Layering” (Gardening). It is the first day of our Gardening activity.

 

About Air Layering or Marcotting: The target region is wounded and then surrounded in a moisture-retaining wrapper such as sphagnum moss, which is further surrounded in a moisture barrier such as polyethylene film. Rooting hormone is often applied to encourage the wounded region to grow roots. When sufficient roots have grown from the wound, the stem from the parent plant is removed and planted. It takes about three months for the new plant to become mature.