PLANT GROWTH 101

Meet Hormex Tropical: Care for the Plants We Love

Our love for tropical plants inspired a focused addition to everyday care. Meet Hormex Tropical and learn how its targeted nutrients support vibrant foliage and strong roots and stems.

Meet Hormex Tropical: Care for the Plants We Love

Our love for tropical plants inspired a focused addition to everyday care. Meet Hormex Tropical and learn how its targeted nutrients...

Save Your Geraniums: Root Cuttings Before Frost

Keep your favorite geraniums for next spring with a few healthy fall cuttings. Here is how to prepare the stems, encourage roots, and care for young plants indoors.

Save Your Geraniums: Root Cuttings Before Frost

Keep your favorite geraniums for next spring with a few healthy fall cuttings. Here is how to prepare the stems, encourage...

The Holiday Cactus Story: Root an Heirloom to Share This Season

That holiday cactus on Grandma's windowsill has a surprising story, and it starts in the misty mountain forests of Brazil. Learn how to tell a Thanksgiving cactus from a Christmas cactus, and how to root a few segments with Hormex Rooting Powder #1 so you can share the family plant this season.

The Holiday Cactus Story: Root an Heirloom to Share This Season

That holiday cactus on Grandma's windowsill has a surprising story, and it starts in the misty mountain forests of Brazil. Learn...

Why Fall Is a Prime Cutting Season

Fall is one of the best quiet windows to take cuttings. Soft growth is still workable, outdoor heat is easing, and a bright tray indoors can multiply the plants you already love. Here is why the season works, which Hormex strength to reach for.

Why Fall Is a Prime Cutting Season

Fall is one of the best quiet windows to take cuttings. Soft growth is still workable, outdoor heat is easing, and...

Help Support Wildlife Learning Center in Sylmar

Wildlife Learning Center in Sylmar gives lifelong care to more than 100 rescued animals and teaches conservation across the San Fernando Valley. The Hormex family is asking our community to support them. Here is who they are, what they offer, and how you can help today.

Help Support Wildlife Learning Center in Sylmar

Wildlife Learning Center in Sylmar gives lifelong care to more than 100 rescued animals and teaches conservation across the San Fernando...

Fall Herb Propagation: Clone Your Kitchen Favorites

Fall is a quiet window for cloning kitchen favorites indoors. Soft growth is still going, outdoor heat is easing up, and a bright windowsill tray can keep basil, mint, oregano, and thyme coming while the garden slows down. Soft kitchen herbs usually take Rooting Powder #1; firmer stems can step up to #3.

Fall Herb Propagation: Clone Your Kitchen Favorites

Fall is a quiet window for cloning kitchen favorites indoors. Soft growth is still going, outdoor heat is easing up, and...

Monstera Deliciosa and Where It Began

Long before conquering modern living rooms, Monstera deliciosa spent millennia climbing tropical canopies across Central America. Discover how wild rainforest evolution created the world's most famous houseplant.

Monstera Deliciosa and Where It Began

Long before conquering modern living rooms, Monstera deliciosa spent millennia climbing tropical canopies across Central America. Discover how wild rainforest evolution...

Summer Plant Propagation Guide: Hormex Rooting Powders

A summer propagation overview introduces different stages of stem growth and discusses the Hormex rooting powder range for cutting projects.

Summer Plant Propagation Guide: Hormex Rooting Powders

A summer propagation overview introduces different stages of stem growth and discusses the Hormex rooting powder range for cutting projects.

Protecting Our Wild Roots: Help Us Save Moon Camp

Friends of Big Bear Valley announced in July 2026 that the Moon Camp fundraising goal had been met. Read the conservation update and follow the campaign’s official information.

Protecting Our Wild Roots: Help Us Save Moon Camp

Friends of Big Bear Valley announced in July 2026 that the Moon Camp fundraising goal had been met. Read the conservation...

Maximizing Yield and Speed: Why Commercial Growers are Switching to Hormex Rooting Powders

An overview of rooting powder in commercial propagation, with discussion of cutting workflows, strength selection and nursery planning.

Maximizing Yield and Speed: Why Commercial Growers are Switching to Hormex Rooting Powders

An overview of rooting powder in commercial propagation, with discussion of cutting workflows, strength selection and nursery planning.

Precision Rooting: Why "Stronger" is the Secret Weapon for Difficult Woody Cuttings

This article discusses differences between rooting powder strengths and considers how plant type relates to powder selection.

Precision Rooting: Why "Stronger" is the Secret Weapon for Difficult Woody Cuttings

This article discusses differences between rooting powder strengths and considers how plant type relates to powder selection.

The Art of the Perfect Cutting: Your Guide to Successful Plant Propagation

Start with a healthy parent plant, choose a suitable stem and prepare a clean cutting. This guide covers nodes, cutting size, tools and lower-leaf removal.

The Art of the Perfect Cutting: Your Guide to Successful Plant Propagation

Start with a healthy parent plant, choose a suitable stem and prepare a clean cutting. This guide covers nodes, cutting size,...