Plant propagation is one of my favorite topics on the blog! Propagating plants is a fun and rewarding hobby for gardeners of any experience level. It’s truly amazing to start with one plant and end up with many more.
You can check out my in-depth guide on sexual propagation and asexual propagation in plants to learn more about how to propagate plants.
Follow along as I try to root cuttings in water, start cuttings in soil, plant pinched tops of plants, and so much more.
You can also follow my journey of air layering rosebushes, which I’m updating every step of the way.
Stay tuned to this page for the latest in propagating flowers, fruit, vegetables, herbs, trees, houseplants, and more. All my articles on plant propagation will appear on this page!
Growing fruit from fruit scraps like peach pits or lemon seeds is so exciting to me. It’s actually one of my favorite gardening things to do in the off-season. Learn how to grow a peach tree from seed to enjoy this exciting journey. Starting a peach tree from seed is so easy and I’ve had…
Have you ever tried to propagate pothos? Over the winter, my dad gave me some pothos cuttings from the houseplant in his sunroom. He assured me that propagating pothos in water was a simple task I could do at home. I simply imitated his methods on how to propagate pothos, and before I knew it,…
I never knew how easy it would be to make more plants whenever I wanted them. Propagating succulents from leaves that fall is a new obsession of ours! After attending a succulent planting workshop, my life has never been the same. Learning how to propagate succulents from leaves was way easier and more foolproof than…
Growing fruit in the backyard always leaves us wanting more! I only have two small blackberry plants and this winter the animals practically decimated them. I’ve decided to learn how to propagate blackberries so I can restore our brambles to production quality once again. My mom has kindly offered for us to dig up a…
Gardening experiments can be so much fun! Take growing romaine lettuce from scraps for one. Did you know it only takes a couple of days to regrow romaine lettuce from the stump once you’ve enjoyed your salad? It’s pretty amazing actually! Tiny little romaine lettuce leaves start rising out of the lettuce stump. In a…
Considering how much we cook with it, propagating rosemary plants from cuttings makes perfect sense in our home. I always love having a live rosemary plant nearby! Luckily, I’ve found it’s very easy to do and will share my favorite tips on how to propagate rosemary from cuttings so you can try it, too! First…
Raspberry plants will spread on their own, given the space, but it’s not hard to help the process along. Propagating raspberries from suckers or raspberry roots results in a healthy, independent plant in the same season! Where we live, we’ve got rocky clay soil, so I do most of my gardening in containers or raised…
When I first started gardening, I had no idea that some seeds like special treatment prior to planting compared to others! Lemon seeds and other citrus seem to be that way, at least from what I’ve seen. In my efforts to learn how to germinate lemon seeds to grow a lemon tree at home, I…
Wouldn’t it be amazing to have endless strawberries to pick in your garden? Take advantage of strawberry runners to multiply your plants quickly and easily! During the first year, strawberry plants tend to produce “daughters” as a means of propagation. These plants produce berries the following year, literally multiplying your yield! What are strawberry runners?…
Don’t you just love the colors of coleus?! Propagating coleus from cuttings is an easy and fun gardening trick for all ages. Try these tips for successful coleus plant propagation in soil or water. Coleus grows well in dappled sun and partial shade. Known largely for its stunning foliage, coleus also puts up floral stems…