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 ...
My houseplant collection is never quite complete and I'm always looking for ways to get my hands on new plants. One of my ...
One of gardening’s best secrets is that it’s fairly easy to produce your own free new plants by persuading cut branch tips to grow roots. A surprising number of trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, fruit ...
Discover 7 houseplant cuttings to take in February. Experts share their top picks and advise on how to root them for double ...
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.
If you’re going to propagate by taking a cutting, why not try a rooting hormone! This substance stimulates new root growth on a stem by mimicking the plant’s own root-growing hormone. You can get ...