It is relatively easy to take cuttings and it is an extremely satisfying method of propagating many plants. However, there are several common mistakes that can cause your cuttings to fail to root ...

Want more plants in your garden without getting more from the store? It’s time to learn plant propagation. It’s how gardeners ...

Taking plant cuttings, plant propagation by its official term is fast becoming one of the most popular sustainable gardening ...

Growing new plants from cuttings is the closest thing to garden magic. With just a snip of fresh growth and a bit of patience ...

It’s also the best time to take cuttings from them. What are cuttings? They are pieces of stem taken from a plant that are used to root and grow new identical plants — a form of cloning.

To prevent disease, take cuttings only from healthy plants and clean tools and pots with a 10 percent bleach solution. There are several ways to encourage root formation. Welch-Keesey suggests ...

At that point, you can take cuttings from this new mother plant and have starts ready for the garden in a few weeks. This is actually how commercial gardeners keep mother plants for propagation in ...

A. Taking cuttings of plants allows one to have more plants of your favorite species for your own use, to give away to others or to sell. Many folks propagate house plants from cuttings ...

But, instead of just having one of the plants, gardeners should take cuttings from them to grow multiple hydrangea and lavender plants. By Angela Patrone , Senior Lifestyle Reporter 05:00, Sat ...

This is a good time to take cuttings of annuals that you plan to keep over the winter such as geraniums and begonias. Cool nights in September will harden off the plants, which will make them more ...