Often Overlooked Gardening Hack Is the One You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner originally appeared on Parade Home & Garden.
If you’re new to gardening, there’s a simple hack that can save you a ton of money and help your garden thrive: propagation! Whether you’re a pro gardener or a beginner, this process is easier than you might think.
Propagation is just the process of taking part of a healthy plant to grow a brand-new one. HGTV shares three easy ways to do it: in water, in soil, and by division. We’ve got a Monstera at home, and we’re ready to give this a try!
We love this hack and these tips! HGTV says that propagation is the ultimate gardening hack, and we totally agree!
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Benefits of Plant Propagation
Facts.net shared some of the main benefits of the plant propagation techniques that HGTV featured.
“Rapid multiplication: Tissue culture can produce a large number of plants in a short time.
Cost-effective: Propagation allows gardeners to grow many plants from a single parent plant, saving money.
Preservation: Helps preserve rare or endangered plant species by multiplying them.
Disease resistance: Asexual propagation can produce plants resistant to specific diseases.
Customization: Grafting allows for the combination of desirable traits from two different plants.”
One thing they didn’t mention is that propagation is actually fun! It’s exciting to watch your plants grow and multiply. Just a heads-up, though: you can’t propagate patented plants without the inventor’s permission. It’s against the law and kind of like stealing someone’s hard work, just in plant form.
The good news? The houseplants mentioned in the video (and most common ones you’ll find in stores) are totally fine to propagate.
Often Overlooked Gardening Hack Is the One You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner first appeared on Parade Home & Garden on Aug 13, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade Home & Garden on Aug 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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