Propagation and Plant Care

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Houseplant Propagation 101

Asexual versus sexual houseplant propagation. This post summarizes the various propagation methods that will enable you to create more of your favorite houseplants.

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Aroid Propagation: Leave the Leaf on or Take it off?

I did an experiment to test one of the greatest questions in the history of mankind: does the original leaf attached to the stem on a plant cutting help the cutting to produce new roots and shoots faster or slow it down?

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3 steps to choosing a grow light

Winters are long here in Chicago and without supplemental light, my plants would stop growing (dormancy) or start dying (depressing) because I have too many plants, and too few windows and there is NO SUN FOR MONTHS.

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