CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — What is better than free plants? Many common garden plants root easily from cuttings, giving you full-grown plants in half the time it takes to start from seed. Our South Texas ...

Most vegetables are traditionally grown from seed, but there are some varieties that you can actually propagate from cuttings ...

Have you noticed how much fun and how rewarding it can be to propagate your own plants? Plant propagation means creating new plants from existing ones. We use a variety of methods, such as planting ...

Q: I have been told that you can start new roses by taking a cutting from the prunings and sticking it in the ground. Is this true? Can you tell me how to do this? A: Yes, you can start new plants ...

A popular myth is that winter is a slow time for a gardener. The list of jobs may be smaller than during other seasons, but there are still enjoyable and rewarding jobs to do. That includes ...

My daughter gave me a wonderful scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) for Mother’s Day several years ago. It flourishes on my side porch, and I repot it regularly. I like it so much that I have ...

Having plants that all predictably grow at the same rate and mature at the same time is a big advantage. That’s why so many cannabis growers start their crops with clones taken from mother plants. In ...

Q: I’m selling my house and would like to take some starts from my favorite lilac bush. It was started from one that my grandmother had in her yard, so it has sentimental value for me. My grandmother ...

Spring is the perfect time to make softwood cuttings as plants are pushing out new growth. Why make cuttings? There are multiple reasons. A cutting is a genetic clone of its parent plant, so there are ...