Field Notes
Practical guidance for propagation nurseries
Short, practical articles on grafting, propagation environment and nursery operations, written for growers across Africa.
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Choosing the right graft tube size for your crop
Tube diameter is the single most common cause of a weak union. Here's how to match it to your stock.
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Why VPD matters more than humidity alone during rooting
Two nurseries running the same humidity percentage can get very different rooting results. VPD is usually why.
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What actually needs disinfecting between batches
Algae on a bench looks cosmetic. It usually isn't.
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Reading a propagation dashboard without drowning in data
More sensors are only useful if you know which three numbers to check first.
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Setting up a new propagation block: the order that saves rework
Benching, irrigation, climate control, then monitoring -- in that order, not the reverse.
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