Course: SLF 160 Plant Propagation

Reading & Audio Visual

Readings: Media
Readings: Media

These readings will show a variety of growth media including soil-less and with-soil mixes as well as tissue culture medium for home use.

Potting Media and Plant Propagation
by S. Tianna DuPont, Penn State Extension © The Pennsylvania State University

Potting mixes should support developing seedlings. This fact sheet outlines basic recipes for potting media and research on organic transplant production.

Potting Mixes for Certified Organic Production
by George Kuepper © National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
Organic production of seedlings, transplants, and potted plants requires the use of media that meet the requirements of the National Organic Standard. This publication lists commercial sources and provides formulas and guidance for on-farm preparation of approved media.

Home Propagation Techniques, read pages 12-13
by Ronald C. Smith, North Dakota State University Extension Service, CC BY-NC-SA
This reading provides an introduction to growing plants in a home tissue culture medium.