For budget-minded gardeners, propagating hardy perennials from roots is an especially easy way to multiply your crops for free. Certain hardy perennials, such as Oriental poppies, will produce stem ...

Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas cactus are related plants that are all extremely easy to propagate. When you trim these plants up to encourage more blooms or to neaten leggy stems, save a few of ...

If you want access to fresh mint during winter, propagating is an easy way to pot it for growing indoors during cold weather.

Christmas cactus plants can be propagated using both water and soil methods, each with its own benefits. Propagation is best done when the plants are actively growing new leaves in late spring, ...

Sometimes you just desire more for your garden, whether it is more blooms, more movement, or more drama. If your simple wish is for more plants, November is an ideal time to propagate plants and ...

Question: A friend gave me several Mexican sunflower cuttings and said to stick them in the ground. Does this work? Answer: You hear stories about sticking stems in the ground and having them root, ...

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.

While it may seem counterintuitive to try and propagate plants during the winter months, there are actually several houseplant cuttings to take in February that can root just fine and will soon leave ...

Take a cutting of your favorite container plant so you can grow it again next summer. Johnson County K-State Research and Extension Did you have a favorite plant in your container garden this summer?

Sometimes a houseplant starts to look a little leggy and sad and you want to rejuvenate it, or maybe you want to share a favorite plant with a friend. It’s simple to make more baby plants because many ...