#how to propagate plants

[livingbewitchingly]

(via Houseplant How-To)

[reddpenn]

Spider plant report: After sulking listlessly all winter like a starving victorian child, Charlotte has suddenly realized it is spring, and she's getting very green and perky about it.

[balkanradfem]

I haven't been posting lately because I've been overwhelmed with depression and medical issues, but this morning something sad happened that I want to share.

It's a year without fruit again, which is pretty harsh on me since I rely on foraged fruit a lot, but I figured I would just collect as many berries as possible and make jams and that would have to be enough. So this morning, I went to collect blackberries, I found a new spot, pretty far away but I could get there by bike. When I collected them all, I realized I still don't have quite enough for even a single jar of jam, and I went to my usual spot, where I've been just a few days ago, figuring I could get more.

And when I got there, I found that the entire huge blackberry plant has been leveled with the ground. I didn't understand what I was seeing, I collected a basket of blackberries there just 3 days ago. How could it all be gone? It was not just cut, but there was no leftovers either, the earth was black, there was not one leaf to be seen. It was like someone both cut and burned the entire thing. But that huge blackberry has been there for as long as I've lived here, and I assume, decades before that. I don't understand. In a year without fruit. You destroy the only local source of produce?

It doesn't make sense to me. It's been happening more and more as the climate changes. Instead of preserving the local sources of food as absolutely priceless and irreplaceable, people are leveling everything with the ground.

It was a huge blow for me, I'm feeling heavy with sadness. I don't want to share a city with people who destroy everything good about it.

[encryptedlunacy]

Who allowed me to gain access to instructions on plant propagation?? Which fool saw me creeping around plants in and outside of my house and thought "you know what that one looks like the kind to do things in moderation" and are you stupid

[wandering-aloneo-o]

im sooooo good at doing plant things in the most random way possible (propagating succulent leaves)

[chokrihizem]

🌵 Want to grow your own dragon fruit plants quickly? In this video, we’ll show you the easiest and fastest way to propagate and root dragon fruit cuttings successfully. 🥭 Learn step-by-step how to select healthy cuttings, prepare them for planting, and ensure they thrive. 🌱 Whether you’re a beginner or an expert gardener, these tips will help you grow fruiting plants in just 2-3 years! 🍓 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more gardening hacks! 🌟

[livingbewitchingly]

Houseplant How-To

You’ve decided you want some houseplants to complete the décor in your home. You checked out some nurseries and home improvement stores to see what they have and found some plants that are suited to your indoor environment. Now what? Here are some tips for potting, watering, lighting and propagating your houseplants, as well as general care and enjoyment. Containers There is an endless variety…

[cowboysmp3]

they should have tested me for autism the moment i started creating data sheets for my houseplants anyways look at my great data sheet

each plant has its own page you can click into with update notes, and they can all be sorted through any of the categories (Name/Status/Watering Schedule/Last Watered)

[xofemeraldstars]

my next experiment 🍍

[grinchwrapsupreme]

Having a cat is great but its really putting a cramp in my propogating stolen plants hobby

[bumblebeeappletree]

Woody herbs are staples in most productive gardens. Being woody herbs, it’s not much of a surprise that they can grow woody as the supple young plants you put into the ground become tough and mature. They also can lose their vigour as they become woody, after a few years not bouncing back quite as well as they once did after a hard prune.

Cuttings are the most common way to propagate plants for home gardeners as well as large-scale propagation nursery. Get this technique down, and you can apply it to almost all plants in your garden!

This can be done any time of year, except for the dead of winter. Undertaking it in spring will yield the fastest results.

Step 1: Taking the cutting

- Use sharp, fine-tipped snips to take cuttings. This prevents damage to the plant using blunt force or ripping the stem.

- Look for nice healthy tips to harvest from. You don’t want to take any stems or leaves that are sad or diseased. If your plant is diseased or struggling, taking healthy cuttings can be a good way to give it a fresh lease on life.

- If it is a hot day or you are taking lots of cuttings, it is a good idea to keep them fresh by storing the cuttings in a container with a wet towel to keep them hydrated while you work. If the stems dry out, they won’t strike.

- An ideal length for cuttings is about 10-15 cm long, or with around four nodes. Don’t worry about the length too much as you can always trim it back when you get to the planting phase if they are too long.

Step 2: Trim stems & excess foliage

- Bring your cuttings into your workstation or greenhouse. Now you can clean up the foliage and trim back the length.

- A minimum of four nodes is ideal for sage cuttings. The node is the area where leaves and stem meet. Josh can demonstrate how to find and count the nodes. Ensure the base of your cutting is cut underneath the node. This area has a higher concentration of the plant hormone, auxin, which encourages rooting.

- Trim or gently pull off the leaves from the bottom three nodes, leaving just the foliage at the top growing tip. Any extra foliage will speed up drying of cutting which is not ideal. If the leaves left are quite large, you can cut them in half to reduce the surface area. This will not harm the plant but will reduce water loss.

Step 3: Place in growing medium

- Fill pots with propagation mixture and wet well beforehand. This mix is a bit finer than conventional potting mix, it should be nice and fluffy and hold onto moisture well. Extra perlite mixed in is also a good idea as it allows the developing roots to push through and access air.

- Dip ends of stem in rooting hormone if you have it or would like to, but it is not required. If you do use it, remember that a little goes a long way.

- Stick the stems directly into the pre-prepared pots, up to the bottom of the remaining leaves. You may put several cuttings in the same pot at this early stage.

Step 4: Managing moisture

- Water in well and place the pots in your greenhouse, propagation station, or under a DIY humidity dome such as a plastic container to keep the soil moist. You can take the lid off of the humidity dome every few days to allow fresh air in and prevent root rot, but keeping the soil moist during the initial growth phase is crucial. If the cuttings dry out, the rooting with cease and the cuttings will die.

Step 5: Separate your plants!

- Rooting time required can take a couple of weeks or up to 2 months, depending on the season. How do you know if you have been successful, and the cuttings have set root? If you see new growth of leaves from the top of the plant. Also, you can give them a tug and they should hold nice and firm in the soil.

- Once your baby plants have grown a bit and developed a good root mass in their pots, you can separate them out from each other and pot up individually. After they have grown healthy roots in their individual pots, plant them out in the garden.

[athousandmorningss]

My sink has been leaking, and so the maintenance guy came to look at it. He fixed it with ease and was admiring one of my plants, said oh that one is so nice, what's the name of it? Before he could conduct a google search I said I have a propagation right here! Do you want it? And he left my home with the plant in his hands, grinning so widely, telling me how excited he was.

[lordsardine]

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[parapsychoiogy]

once my pothos cuttings finish rooting i Really dont know what to name it or if i should add them back to solid snakes or big boss' pots

i Could split the cuttings between the two plants maybe ??????

[loving-ricciardo]

my ex sure was a walking red flag but he did steal plants for me so it was worth the emotional damage

[definitely-not-enough-plants]

Moss, moss, and oh look- more moss!

I've been wanting nice covers of moss for terrariums and such for ages, but the slew of paludarium videos I've been watching lately (someday I will have the space to make the orchid centric one I've been dreaming about for years) was apparently finally enough to get me moving on it. So about a week and a half ago, when a week of warmer weather had almost all the snow melted and the ground a muddy mess, I stuffed a bag in my pocket and tromped off to the woods to gather small bits from every flourishing moss patch I came across. Washed them off when I got home and laid them out in some reused containers, and tada 🎉 the start of as much moss as my little green heart could desire. Pic on the left is from then, and on the right is today- moss is thriving (even the two left containers which were set on the hydroponics amid slight worries it might be a bit much light) with lots of new growth and several spore pods. So decided to give it a trim (except the bits with pods) to both help fill in the empty holes and start a new box with some of the bits. Snap the lids back on and hopefully when I get back from my trip there will be even more happy moss, maybe enough to devote some of it to carpeting the green terrarium... 🤔