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==News About Chasteberry== | ==News About Chasteberry== | ||
'''How to Start Vitex From Seed''' | |||
*Source: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/start-vitex-seed-68464.html | |||
:By Anastasia Leon | |||
Commonly called chaste tree, Vitex agnus-castus is a deciduous shrub species favored for its graceful, upright growth habit and airy lavender flower spikes. It thrives within U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 to 10, where it is widely grown as a drought-tolerant landscape ornamental. Chaste trees grow effortlessly from seed, which performs best if sown while still fresh. The seeds exhibit no dormancy and require no pretreatment or stratification to successfully sprout; however, they must be exposed to consistently warm, moist conditions to ensure a successful outcome. | |||
:1 Start chaste tree seeds in spring approximately four weeks before the last frost. Soak the seeds in a bowl of water for 24 hours to determine which are viable. Start the seeds that sink to the bottom and discard those that float to the surface. | |||
:2 Prepare a container for each chaste tree you wish to grow. Fill 4-inch greenhouse pots with a mixture of 4 parts seed-starting compost and 1 part perlite. Saturate the mixture with water and let the excess drain off for 10 to 15 minutes before sowing. | |||
:3 Sow two chaste tree seeds in each pot. Press the seeds onto the surface of the moistened compost mixture. Cover them with a 1/4-inch-thick layer of compost. Mist the compost liberally to settle it. | |||
:4 Place the potted chaste tree seeds outdoors in a warm, sheltered area with full sun exposure. Provide light shade at midday to keep the compost from drying out too quickly. | |||
:5 Monitor the moisture level in the compost mixture every day. Water whenever it feels barely moist in the top 1/2 inch. Add water until the mixture feels moderately moist in the top inch. | |||
:6 Warm the pots to 75 F using a germination mat if daytime temperatures stay reliably below 65 F. Turn off the germination mat at night. Cover the pots with a sheet of clear plastic if you are using a germination mat. | |||
:7 Watch for germination in approximately two weeks. Thin the chaste tree seedlings to one per pot if both seeds successfully sprout. Keep the stouter, more vigorous of the two seedlings and remove the weaker. | |||
:8 Transplant the chaste tree seedlings into 6-inch pots filled with a mix of half potting soil and half coarse sand. Grow them under light shade with 1 inch of water weekly during their first summer. | |||
:9 Acclimate the chaste trees to direct sun in late summer. Transplant them into a permanent garden bed in early autumn. Choose a sunny planting site with fast-draining soil. Space multiple chaste trees at least 10 feet apart. | |||
Things You Will Need | |||
:• Bowl | |||
:• 4-inch greenhouse pots | |||
:• Seed-starting compost | |||
:• Perlite | |||
:• Spray bottle | |||
:• Germination mat | |||
:• Clear plastic sheeting | |||
:• 6-inch pots | |||
:• Potting soil | |||
:• Coarse sand | |||
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'''The Health Benefits of Lagundi Herb''' | '''The Health Benefits of Lagundi Herb''' | ||
*Source:http://healthybenefits.info/the-health-benefits-of-lagundi-herb/ | *Source:http://healthybenefits.info/the-health-benefits-of-lagundi-herb/ | ||