The leaf is one of the most important organs of a plant. Leaves produce food for the plant through a process called photosynthesis. The leaves of different plants vary widely in size, shape and ...

Make (free!) baby plants! Learn about 13 plants that grow from cuttings, plus get super-easy plant cutting propagation tips ...

Fill a clean glass or jar with room-temperature filtered water (chlorinated tap water can slow rooting). Submerge the bottom ...

For larger thyme harvests, use sharp scissors or pruners and clip away the top one-third to one-half of the plant, making the ...

What is better than a beautiful houseplant? An endless supply of beautiful houseplants! While I do most of my warm season ...

It’s officially spring, which means I’m starting to think about what to plant in the garden. Coleus is one of my favorite ...

A new plant-leaf-poking sensor could soon help them do so, by sending an alert as soon as the plant gets stressed. Plants of all types continuously produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as part of ...

Snip right above a growth node: one of the knobby joints ... you’d wind up with a dead leaf.” So, look up your particular plant before you start cutting. And if you want to learn more about ...