Prolifs

Gang - how many of you are out there looking for prolifs? Have you been inspecting the plants? I picked several off today, trimmed and put them in water. For your newbies, a prolif is a plant that grows off of the scape. It is one of two ways that you can get an exact replica of that plant. The other is by division of the clump. You cut the scape (when it starts dying and reaches the prolif) just below the prolif (about 1"). Cut the top of the scape just above the prolife (about 1"). Place the prolif in a cup/glass of water. Place it in the windowseal and watch it put on roots. Keep changing the water about everyother day. When you have sufficient roots, you then either plant in a pot or in the ground directly (preferably shade until late October). Don't forget to label. I use plastic spoons and write in paint ink (on the round part) the name of the plant. This way you will know what it is when it comes time to place in the garden.