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The article discusses the methods to propagate house plants. It emphasizes that to start growing plants in biodegradable way, peat pots can be considered. It asserts that plants can be grown from seeds, stem cuttings, or from plant parts called vegetative propagation. It stresses that the air layering method is ideal for plants with woody stems.

A chapter of the book "Propagate Your Own Plants," by Wilma Roberts James and Arla Lippsmeyer is presented. It explores the materials to make a box viable for vegetative propagation including 2 inches of vermiculite or perlite rooting medium. It highlights the factors to consider before removing the plants from the box including a naturalizing period, opening one-fourth inch of the box on the first day, and taking the plants out on the fifth day, then pot.