Take a look at new shoots growing on a favorite shrub or vine and you’ll see that the bases of these shoots may be beginning to toughen up, their once soft, green outer layer turning brown and woody.

Grapevines tend to be easy to propagate from hardwood cuttings. When a cutting has roots, it can be planted at any time of year. For best results, however, it is a good idea to wait until after the ...

My houseplant collection is never quite complete and I'm always looking for ways to get my hands on new plants. One of my ...

Early to mid-summer is the best time to propagate muscadine grapes. Muscadine grapes are native to the southeastern United States. They are tolerant to most insects and diseases and normally can be ...

Root cuttings need reasonable compost, a moderate but steady temperature, space and a little patience. But, unlike stem or leaf cuttings, root cuttings develop underground so you can't see what's ...

It's easy and it's free. It's the best way to stretch your gardening budget. The easiest method is to root cuttings in jars of water. This works for coleus, bloodleaf, cuphea, plectranthus and sweet ...

My young granddaughter rooted her first cutting aged four. She wanted a fuchsia flower from my garden, but I said: 'We can do better than that. We can grow a new plant, especially for you.' I helped ...

Grapevine nurseries soak cuttings in water during propagation to compensate for dehydration and promote root initiation. However, trunk disease pathogens have been isolated from soaking water, ...