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.

MANILA, Philippines - Rooting hormones or substances that promote the development of roots are used to increase the percentage of rooting on cuttings. Rooting hormones are called auxins. Auxins ...

When I was a kid, dad gave me the job of propagating summer cuttings. At the end of June, conveniently coinciding with the last day of school, I would go out and slip thousands of shoots from the new ...

Propagating plants in winter isn’t always successful since plants grow slower at this time of the year and cuttings are generally harder to root. But if you need to salvage broken plant stems or ...

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 ...