Questions tagged [propagation]
The process of producing more plants by seeds, cuttings, root division, etc. If possible use tags to further specify the propagation method used: [cutting], [seed-starting] or [germination], [cloning], [tissue-culture], [grafting].
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What are the chances to get an edible apple from a tree grown from seed?
I am growing a few good apple trees in my roof garden, in pots. I love growing the trees, and of course love the fruit. Since I am in a warm climate, I grow appropriate apple cultivars which are ...
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What difference does rooting hormone make when propagating plants from cuttings?
What difference does rooting hormone make when propagating plants from cuttings? I have have been successful with and without it, but I would like to know for example, if it affects the speed or ...
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How can I propagate mint?
I bought some mint twigs from the supermarket, and I needed only a few leaves. The rest of it was surplus, and I didn't want to throw it away. Knowing that mint is an invasive plant, I assumed it was ...
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Do strawberry runners start from age zero?
They say that strawberry plants don't produce good fruit as they become a few years old. Let's say a 5 year old strawberry plant starts a new plant via a runner. Does this runner have its biological ...
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How much human interference is required to help daffodils spread?
I have quite a few daffodils planted around the perimeter of my garden, and although I see them spreading each year, I was wondering whether I could help thicken the daffodil border without buying new ...
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Can I save an old, weak peony?
I inherited an established garden in which a very sad-looking peony was struggling to grow right next to (practically from under) a rose. In the two growing seasons I've been at this house, the peony'...
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How can I tell when a cutting has developed roots?
Is there any way to tell if a cutting has put down roots? I've had cuttings with healthy-looking green leaves that just never create roots (despite using root powder). I'd like to discard cuttings ...
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Can I separate this spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)?
I just bought a spider plant from a store recently. The plant is so aggregated that I can see many stems in a 8cm diameter pot ( 10+ ). I wondered if I can separate them. I tried to separate them from ...
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How can I grow maple trees from seeds?
I have a mature maple tree in my yard. Every year it drops seeds which start growing in the most inconvenient of places, like my gutters. Next season I would like to actively cultivate these seeds and ...
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Efficacy of "willow water" for improving propagation of cuttings
"Willow water" is a term for water that has had willow soaked in it to extract compounds that improve the chances of a cutting growing roots. Here's a fairly descriptive article on it.
I tried it ...
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What is the fastest way to multiply snowdrops?
I would like to multiply my snowdrops as fast as possible. I have about five plants right now. They normally double in size every year. Is there a faster way to do it? They are a little small for twin-...
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How are lilac cuttings taken?
I have an old lilac bush that I would like to propagate. Suckers work, but I would like more control over amount, uniformity, and size. I had heard that they root readily from hardwood and semi-ripe ...
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Are all plants able to be cloned?
Do all flora possess the capacity to be cloned or viably reproduced from their trimmings, offcuts, and so on?
Or is this trait exclusive to certain varieties; or specific (cultivars) taxa?
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Taking a cutting from cherry Tree
I'm travelling around various family members all over the UK for the next week.
The family members I'm with at the moment have a really gorgeous cherry tree that I would really like a cutting from, ...
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Is it possible to get a plant that is just a genetic dud?
Is it possible that an instance of a plant could just be a dud. As in even with great care it is never healthy?
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How can I save these etiolated aloe crowns with under watered stems?
Two succulent Aloe vera shoots easily fell off a friend's aloe plant from readjusting a pot. This plant is potentially under watered and, from looking at the main plant or by just observing the two ...
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Can trees be propagated from cuttings without roots or leaves?
It's well known that many tree species can be propagated by taking stem cuttings.
It's also well known that many tree species can grow new stems and leaves after having the trunk cut.
My question is:...
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Cloning currants shouldnt be this hard..?
I keep seeing claims that currant cuttings will "root enthusiastically". I'd love to have another black currant bush or two, but so far I haven't been able to get one to survive. They usually last ...
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Can I save the berries from a Big Blue Liriope (Liriope muscari) and plant them next spring?
I have a big blue liriope (Liriope muscari) in my yard, and the flowers have changed to berries. I imagine the normal propagation method is to split the adult plant after it grows large enough, but if ...
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Are these growths on my houseplant roots?
I'm not sure of the name of this plant. It doesn't grow too quickly, maybe one or two inches each year.
Is the growth in the bottom picture a root? Can I clone this plant from that?
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How to collect your own grass plugs?
I have a quick question. While I know a good bit about bushes, shrubs and potted plants, I'll admit I don't know much about grass. We live in the south east with a lot of clay soil. Some of the best ...
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When rooting cuttings in water, should the water be exchanged regularly?
When my mom roots cuttings in water, she always insist that the water in the glass / jam jar / other container should not be exchanged, only topped up as needed. She even will place newer cuttings in ...
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Will water prune roots with an air layering pot?
I've been looking at the root pruning pots and wanted to experiment with them this year. I've seen people on YouTube using A cloth like root pruning bag and they'll set it in a kiddy pool of water. ...
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How can I propagate raspberry plants from cuttings?
A few years ago I purchased five raspberry plants and since then all but one of them have died. I would like to take as many cuttings as I can from this plant and root them to replace what I've lost. ...
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Are volunteer gooseberry bushes worth saving?
I bought an Oregon Champion gooseberry bush last year. I was weeding near it just now and found several volunteer gooseberry plants in a clump a few feet from the parent bush, like they grew from a ...
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Are hormone rooting products effective?
On a different post, stormy wrote "Rooting hormone has been shown to not be effective". In my experience this statement is correct. I have had the best cutting success rate when not using hormone and ...
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How should I propagate Ajuga
A few years back I removed a shady patch of lawn and planted it to ground cover plants. One half was planted to Lamium, the other half to Ajuga Reptans. In the years since the Ajuga has taken off and ...
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Will a cutting from a wild fig tree grow more quickly in water or soil?
I intend to grow a wild Fig tree (Indian) from a cutting I broke off the foot path. Will it sprout roots faster in water or should I pot it and hope? The Pipal cutting has both root buds and branch ...
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Bonsai from tree cuttings
Is there a way to make a bonsai from a normal tree cutting (not from a bonsai cutting)? I was just thinking for instance of making a bonsai maple from a normal size field maple, or ash, etc. What ...
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Will cutting grass help it spread?
I've planted some kikuyu grass by seed in my Arizona back yard. It's growing well in clumps and I want to encourage its horizontal growth of stolons. Would trimming the parts that are growing up speed ...
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Is dry sphagnum moss dead?
When you buy dried/dehydrated, compacted bricks of sphagnum moss from gardening suppliers and stores, etc., is it supposed to be alive, and/or able to grow, upon rehydration? Or is it dead?
I bought ...
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How should I propagate a serpentina plant?
I have this serpentina plant from the Philippines. I'd like to use it to grow some more. How do I propagate it? Do I need cuttings or does it have seeds? If it has seeds, how do I find them?
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What plant is this and how do I save it?
I've recently found this plant, which was already dying, maybe due to low temperatures, too much or too less water, poor soil...
Firstly, I'd like to know its name, in order to learn how to take care ...
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Can I grow an apple tree by planting an apple from a nearby tree?
In our road we have a crab apple tree that has fruits but there have never been any small new trees rooting from the crab apples. Once, years ago, there were 3 crab apple trees within 100 yards but 2 ...
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Does water with 0-0-5 fertilizer help Ficus cuttings to develop roots faster?
Will adding 0-0-5 fertiliser (high rate of potassium) to the water in which I'm keeping cuttings of Ficus help them develop roots faster?
How much is too much?
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How to grow a new Opuntia (prickly pear) from a cutting?
I cut this pad which grew this summer from my Opuntia and I want to make a new one. I know I have to let it dry for some time before planting it, so that the wound can heal. For now I just left it on ...
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Can I propagate a hosta from a leaf?
My friend wants some of my hostas. I have about ten varieties, and they've been growing pretty much wherever they want for many years. As you can see in the pictures, the locations and sizes rule out ...
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Growing trees from seed & cuttings
I would like to learn and compare the different methods to grow trees from seeds. I found a good website (http://treegrowing.tcv.org.uk/grow), and one book, but the latter seems to be good for ...
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How often can you produce cuttings from mint?
If I create a cutting from my mint plant and begin to grow it in a container, about how long after it gets established should I wait before I create another cutting? What is the minimum waiting ...
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How can I propagate a baby spider plant?
Every time I try to propagate a baby spider plant into a new pot from its parent, the babies die after a week. Their leaves turn yellow and fall. Their roots rot. Why is this happening?
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Nuances of propagating deciduous tree cutting at leaf off stage?
I'm trying to propagate some deciduous trees from cuttings I've taken. I have 3 different stems for each of 2 trees I've collected from (one being a red maple, the other being a mulberry). Both will ...
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How long can celery grow from water alone?
I bought some celery and placed the small remaining stalk in a glass of water. It's been growing pretty decently but still has no roots. Still mostly green maybe a tiny bit a yellow on a couple leaves....
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Can we root prickly pear pads that are sold in grocery stores as a vegetable?
Can I root prickly pear pads that I buy (presumably for food) in the grocery store? It seems like it would be a great way to get some thornless prickly pear cacti growing. If I were to do it, I would ...
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When and how should I transfer propagated cuttings into individual pots?
This year is the first year I've ever had any success propagating from cuttings. I've tried this many times before, without success, but this year all of my cuttings have taken and are growing nicely.....
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Propagating succulents in 3 months, is it possible?
I'm planning to give succulents as wedding gift. I need more than 300 succulents in small size (5.5 cm pot) I want to propagate them myself, I believe it will be more precious than just buying from a ...
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How can I propagate Pachira?
I'm trying to save an indoor potted Pachira (probably P. glabra, "Money Tree") that has become "leggy" from years decades of mistreatment. I'd like to take a cutting and start a new tree.
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How to Separate or Propagate Limonium Perezii aka: Statice?
I have an overgrown limonium perezii that I want to propagate it to the nearby areas. I tried cutting a branch (without any root) and planting it into moist soil. That didn't work. I also tried just ...
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Can you propagate a bamboo plant from cuttings?
I have 2 bamboo trees (Phyllostachys nigra) approximately 1 meter in height each. I would like to propagate new bamboo plants from cuttings. Is this possible?
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Rubber plant propagation, move to soil
I’m new here :) I’ve been tasked with propagating my mom’s rubber plant when we chopped off the top. I started with leaf propagation in water but after about 6 weeks there were only a few little ...
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Can I propagate a healthy plant from one that has a White root rot disease?
I have three Dracaena fragrans house plants that were propagated form another large plant. I've found that two of them have White root rot disease. (The plant that did not have the fungus was the ...
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