Jacquie B. of Sebastopol asks: I want to start taking cuttings of some of my plants. When do you use rooting hormones and how do I use them? Plants possess hormones, and one of them is called auxin ...

MANILA, Philippines - Rooting hormones or substances that promote the development of roots are used to increase the percentage of rooting on cuttings. Rooting hormones are called auxins. Auxins ...

One of gardening’s best secrets is that it’s fairly easy to produce your own free new plants by persuading cut branch tips to grow roots. A surprising number of trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, fruit ...

Take a look at new shoots growing on a favorite shrub or vine and you'll see that the bases of these shoots may be beginning to toughen up, their once soft, green outer layer turning brown and woody.