SUCCULENT LEAF GUIDE HOW TO
It’s really easy to propagate- learn more here! How to plant the cutting to grow a new succulent A lot of my plants get new offshoots when I set them outside for the summer and they grow like crazy.Īnother succulent you can propagate is a string of pearls plant. If your plant has new offshoots, you can cut those off, too. If your plant isn’t leggy, you can just cut off a piece on the stem anywhere on the plant. You can save this plant by cutting off the top and then move the original plant to a more suitable location with better light. It’s literally stretching toward the light. When a succulent gets leggy, its stem stretches out and the leaves will be more spaced out. Succulents can sometimes get leggy when they aren’t getting enough sunlight. You can cut off the top of a plant, which is a good option if a plant is getting leggy. Use sharp, clean scissors to take a cutting.
This method is generally a bit faster than the leaf propagation method, but it makes more of an impact on the plant since you have to remove part of it.
One easy way to propagating a succulent is by taking a cutting from an existing plant. Propagating succulents from cuttings How to take a cutting from a succulent The tips in this post are a great starting point, though. For example, the temperature and general climate where you live, the temperature and climate inside your home, the amount of light you get, the time of year you try to propagate them, and more.īut that doesn’t mean you can’t propagate succulents-it just means that you might have to make a few little tweaks to make these steps work for you. Keep in mind that there are many things that can impact your success propagating succulents from leaves. But any time of the year will do, you just might have a lower success rate. When it’s hot and humid! So, in most places, the summer months. When is the best time to propagate succulents? But if you really want to baby your succulent cuttings, there are a few steps you can follow. That’s because propagating succulents from cuttings can be as easy as knocking a leaf off of a plant and just letting it chill in the soil for a few months. I love propagating succulents, and at any given time, I am propagating a few of them. Today I am finally, years later, getting around to writing a post about propagating succulents from cuttings. They are pretty simple to take care of-the major culprits to succulents puttering and dying indoors are a lack of light and too much water. One of the first plant posts I wrote was a guide to taking care of succulents indoors.
My Ultimate Guide for Propagating Succulents From Leaves and Cuttings Once you buy one healthy plant, you never have to buy another of that variety again if you have a bit of patience! Learn how. Propagating succulents is very easy and rewarding. This post talks all about propagating succulents from leaves and cuttings.
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