Two plants from one seed?

Well, here is an idea that might be worth writing about.

We talk a lot about cloning, which perhaps isn't technically "cloning", but simply keeping a plant alive all winter and growing it out the next year. Why not try propagation?

I've got a plant going in a gallon pot, which I don't intend to actually put in the patch. I'm just experimenting. We have an old container of rooting powder. I decided to take a cutting and see if I could make a new plant.

So, I cut the first true leaf, dipped in the rooting powder, and planted it in very moist soil, planting a good portion of the stem and firming it in well.

I don't know if this was a wise choice of plant part... that is it might make a whole lot more sense to propagate a portion of a vine rather than the leaf. Well, at least I can see if I can keep it alive.

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