Plant propagation in progress: a stem cutting rooting in water, a divided root ball, and a moss-wrapped air layer on a thick stem

Plant Propagation Methods: Cuttings, Division and Air Layering

If you have ever snipped a stem and dropped it in water, wondering if it would actually grow into something, you already know what plant propagation feels like in practice. Propagation is just the act of making a new plant from an existing one, and there are more ways to do it than most guides let on. The right method depends less on what you have read online and more on what your specific plant actually has to work with. ...

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