Q: How can I start new Christmas cactus plants? My grandmother has a beautiful plant and she’d like to give me a start. A: They are started from stem cuttings. Once it has completely finished ...

Starting your own plants from cuttings reduces the environmental cost of transporting plants from nurseries, fosters the preservation of heirloom varieties with plants identical to their parents ...

Echols shared her tips at Our Garden on how to start plants from seeds and cuttings. Seeds To start plants from seed you’ll need sterile soil mixed with peat moss.

Propagating from hardwood cuttings is one of the easiest types of cloning as the cutting is usually impervious to damage due to the "mother" plant being dormant. Many woody plants can be ...

When you start plants from cuttings, it’s a patient and hopeful process. When successful, it yields a beautiful new plan for your yard or garden! Many plants are ideal candidates for plant ...

The plant has been in Reistad's family for years, first belonging to her great-grandmother Irene. The cactus originally grew from clippings from her great-great-grandmother Carrie's cactus.

“Seedlings and cuttings are considerably cheaper than established plants, and this is ideal for beginners,” said Bob Morrell, program chairman of the Cactus and Succulent Society of Greater ...

Christmas cactuses are easy-going, tropical plants that grow well in most homes and rarely need pruning. But if your plant is overgrown or you want to create new cactus plants from stem cuttings ...

A: Yes, you can start new plants from cuttings taken at pruning. These types of cuttings are called hardwood cuttings. Now is a great time to take hardwood cuttings, as the best time for this type ...