A simple guide to planting succulent cuttings the right way and understanding when to expect new roots to form. Learn the ...

Plant propagation is a way of creating new plants from existing ones. When a genetically identical, exact duplicate of a plant is desired, cuttings are frequently used. A cutting is a piece of a plant ...

Learning how to propagate plants is an exciting way to share your plants with others. Plants can be propagated by sexual or asexual means. Sexual propagation is starting plants from seed. Multiplying ...

Indoor plants are easiest to propagate when they’re actively growing in spring or summer. But if you’re looking for a fun ...

One of gardening’s best secrets is that it’s fairly easy to produce your own free new plants by persuading cut branch tips to grow roots. A surprising number of trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, fruit ...

Prepare a small pot with well-draining soil with the appropriate pH level for the type of berry you are growing, and moisten ...

Lipstick plants, with their trailing foliage and unusually shaped flowers, are popularly grown as houseplants. Easily ...

As much as I love shopping for plants in the nursery, I also love to “make” my own plants. Many common garden plants are not difficult to propagate, but it does take some basic knowledge and lots of ...

Many edible garden plants can be easily propagated from cuttings. Before we get into the details, we need to cover what a “cutting” is and why gardeners should give it a try. A cutting is a piece of a ...

Question: Is it possible now, in the fall, to take cuttings and grow starts from plants in my deck pots such as coleus and ivy geraniums? What do I do with the cuttings to keep them alive until next ...

Get Neil Sperry's gardening answers on yellow butterfly vine propagation, pruning figs and abelias, fertilizing winter ...