Planting seeds is one way to propagate plants, but it's not the most reliable. Hybrid seeds don't always grow true-to-type, which means the baby plants may not look like the parent. Stem cuttings can ...

This Gardening News column is from the online archives of The Star of North Augusta, a collection of more than 25,000 articles published from October 2007 to February 2022. Spring is for new growth ...

Growing fruit trees from seeds can take many years, and the resulting tree won’t be identical to the parent tree. You could end up with a new hybrid variety that produces smaller fruit that may not ...

Q: I am interested in refining my air layering skills. I have watched online videos, and I have had very good success with citrus trees. However, I am having great difficulty air layering Japanese ...

My friend Molly Lorch is one of the Big Country Master Gardener Association’s propagation experts. She told me that layering is the absolute easiest way to propagate new plants from existing ones in ...

Growing from seed may not give you the results you want. Growing fruit trees from seeds can take many years, and the resulting tree won’t be identical to the parent tree. You could end up with a new ...