Vegetatively propagated "things" that we can grow in pots

[Bughra]

Firstly, vegetative propagation is a method of obtaining new plants from plant parts such as branches, leaves, roots, stolons, rhizomes or bulbs; its application in pots is common and successful in many vegetables and fruits. What i know;

• Strawberries are one of the easiest potted plants to propagate by stolons (runners); side shoots from the parent plant are pressed into the soil and rooted.
• Potatoes are propagated by tuber pieces; the buds are planted in separate pots to produce new plants.
• Sweet potatoes can be propagated by slips; the shoots are placed in water, rooted, and then transplanted into the soil.
• Garlic and onions are propagated by cloves or bulb sets; each clove produces a new plant in a separate pot.
• Tomatoes and peppers are usually grown from seed, but tomato side shoots or cuttings can be rooted in water or rooting medium; they yield faster results. A practical tip: using clean cuts, a moist environment, and a rooting hormone, if necessary, will increase the likelihood of success.
• Figs, pomegranates, quinces, olives, and grapes can be propagated by hardwood or semi-hardwood cuttings, as well as by layering or grafting in some species; these are among the fruits traditionally propagated by cuttings.
• Citrus species can be rooted by cuttings, layering, or air layering; young trees can be grown in pots (climate and care are important).

Note: Larger tree species have limited growth in pots; it is more practical to propagate young plants and keep them in smaller pots.

Are there any other plants, vegetables and fruits that even an elderly person can easily grow and produce yields in a short time? I'm asking this question for my grandmother! She is 90 years old and seed plants are not suitable for her, she is allergic!

 

[Mike Allen]

Obviously you and your Grandmother are very close. I have four years to go to attain the age of ninety.

Such interest in growing, experimenting with plants etc is admirable.
That age old quote comes to mind.
'From Acorns....Mighty Oaks do grow.

Best wishes
Mike.

 

[Meadowlark]

...Are there any other plants, vegetables and fruits that even an elderly person can easily grow and produce yields in a short time?

Tomatoes are probably the one I most use vegetative propagation.

Some other plants I'm familiar with work well also:

1) the Kalanchoe grows baby plants along the leaf margin.
2) Ginger, turmeric, and bamboo grow underground stems horizontally.
3) Spider plants have above-ground stems that root at nodes.
4) Walking onions (Egyptian onions) live up to their name

 

[Bughra]

Obviously you and your Grandmother are very close. I have four years to go to attain the age of ninety.

Such interest in growing, experimenting with plants etc is admirable.
That age old quote comes to mind.
'From Acorns....Mighty Oaks do grow.

Best wishes
Mike.

Thank you for your good wishes.

 

[Bughra]

Tomatoes are probably the one I most use vegetative propagation.

Some other plants I'm familiar with work well also:

1) the Kalanchoe grows baby plants along the leaf margin.
2) Ginger, turmeric, and bamboo grow underground stems horizontally.
3) Spider plants have above-ground stems that root at nodes.
4) Walking onions (Egyptian onions) live up to their name

Thanks, I looked at all of them one by one.