Category: Propagating Plants
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Bountiful Basil: Easy Tips for Growing Basil in Your Herb Garden
Basil is a delightful and rewarding herb to grow, offering immense culinary value. The tropical or sub-tropical plant can be a perennial in some zones and comes in various cultivars like Sweet Basil, Greek Basil, and more. It can be grown from seed or cuttings, with certain considerations for light, water, and pests. Harvesting basil…
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Propagating Prayer Plants by Stem Cuttings
Pruning your prayer plant (Maranta leuconera) should always be a part of the regular care of your plant. But propagating you prayer plant through stem cuttings is a fabulous method to get more out of your plant without harming the parent plant in the least. In fact, propagating your prayer plant can make your parent…
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Anthuriums by Seed: The Lifecycle of an Anthurium
Most gardeners acquire their anthurium as a fully-grown plant. If you’re looking to propagate your anthurium, its easiest to propagate by cuttings in water. But for the patient gardener looking for a challenge, or maybe even trying to create your own hybrid, you can propagate anthuriums by seed. In this post, I’m doing a deep…
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Seed Saving Made Simple: A Beginner’s Guide to Saving Seeds
Whether you grow annuals or perennials, a garden continues year after year. If you’re looking to preserve the varieties and cultivars of plants that you most enjoy, you should save your seeds. Saving seeds from your own garden saves money too. If you’re going to go through the trouble of saving your own seeds, you…
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How to Propagate Plants in Water
Propagating plants is easy with a just little investment of time. Dividing plants from existing plants grows the amount of plants you have around you. These extra plants decorate a new corner of your home, become gifts to friends or family, traded at plant swap events, or sold at local farmers’ markets. The methodology of…