Keep It Clean
A failed batch of cuttings is a prompt to review sanitation. This article covers fresh rooting media, cleaning tools and containers, and reducing contamination between propagation batches.
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Plant Growth 101
Rooting tips, plant care and practical growing advice.
Propagating Orchids
This short archived note considers orchid division, focusing on the roots, shoots and backbulbs present in a mature plant.
Read article →Bleach: Friend or Foe?
Clean propagation equipment before disinfecting it. Learn why label directions, contact time, ventilation and material compatibility matter when choosing and using a disinfectant.
Read article →Lucky Breaks
Fallen leaves inspire a short look at three propagation approaches. This archived note discusses callusing, petioles and leaf surfaces, with examples from a home plant collection.
Read article →Propagating from Leaves
A mishap while moving houseplants becomes a leaf-propagation project. Follow the gardener’s account of working with succulent leaves, leaf stems and sections of begonia leaves.
Read article →Rooting Woodies in Autumn
An archived look at preparing woody tip cuttings in autumn and planning a protected place for them as temperatures fall.
Read article →Red Apple Ground Cover & Star Magnolias
Reader questions lead to an archived discussion of red apple ground cover and star magnolia, with attention to stem maturity and rooting conditions.
Read article →Propagating Strawberry Plants
An established strawberry bed can provide runners and divisions for new plants. This growing note covers separating plants, potting young starts and planning care around local conditions.
Read article →Tropical Futures
This archived seasonal growing note follows a gardener preparing tropical plants for cooler weather and planning smaller plants for indoor spaces.
Read article →Propagate Flowering Perennials
Make more of your flowering perennials by dividing established clumps. Explore timing, tools, healthy crowns and roots, and care for replanted or potted divisions.
Read article →The Right Layer
Layering encourages roots while a stem is still attached to its parent plant. This short introduction compares a damp sphagnum air layer with a buried ground layer.
Read article →Layer and Let It Be
A gardener’s edible and ornamental fig projects introduce this archived discussion of layering and the patience involved in propagation.
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