Q. A family friend gave me some cuttings of a grape vine. She doesn’t know what kind of grapes they will produce. I would like to know if I can get new plants from these cuttings?
E.G., Eastern Road

A. Yes. Grapes are often propagated from hardwood cuttings or they may be grafted. To start your cuttings simply dip the bottom end of the cutting in a rooting hormone powder or liquid and bury it in a rooting mixture comprised of equal parts of peat moss, sand and water it well.

Q. On one of our mango trees it is losing lots of small green mangoes about the size of a small grape. Can you tell me why they are falling off?
A.W., Sans Souci

A. Mangoes usually set more fruit than they can hold to ...

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