The best time for propagation by
The ability of plants to "give offspring" from a piece of leaf enables people in a short time to acquire different kinds of plants and create a real botanical garden from their apartment. For many of the representatives of the flora, year-round reproduction is typical, but they believe that it is best to cultivate plants by using cuttings in spring and autumn. At this time there comes a period of active vegetation.
Autumn is a period when many individuals pass into a state of rest, so this time is most beneficial for rooting cuttings. In spring, young plants when planted in the ground can immediately start up.
Which stalk should I choose?
For planting, you must take a shank from a healthy plant. Poor rooting will be observed in cuttings, the adults of which suffered stress. Recently purchased plants of imported origin also will not guarantee good rooting. And this is all because these representatives of the flora are stimulated for growth, flowering and fruiting of certain substances, and this dulls the process of root formation. Cuttings with nitrogen-fed plants often rot.
A large number of plants have growth waves, that is, at first young growths are actively growing, then they freeze in development, and then continue to grow actively. It is desirable to cut cuttings at an intermediate stage of plant growth. In some flowering species, "babies" are ready immediately after the flowering process. For example, it's a clerodendrum or bougainvillea.
The stem of large-leaved plants, for example, abutilone, hibiscus or fig, includes from 3 to 5 kidneys. Small-leaved species will have more kidneys, while the length of their cuttings will be about 10 centimeters.
What houseplants reproduce by cuttings?
Among the plants that reproduce by root cuttings can be identified: dracaena, aralia, arrowroot and other varieties with knotty roots. Their roots are cut into small pieces for planting in piquant pots. For some representatives of the flora, reproduction by means of root offspring is characteristic. The offspring will be ready for planting when he grows on a quarter of the size of his mother. In this way, virtually all kinds of cacti are propagated.
Plants such as saxifrage and chlorophytum hanging stems with developing daughter plants. Not separating from the mother plant, they are buried in a pot and separated only when the children are allowed roots.
How to care for cuttings?
Providing comfortable conditions for a future plant is a priority for an amateur horticulturist. Until the plant has roots, it is necessary to keep it in conditions of high humidity, that is, to contain it in water. In addition, he needs natural light to obtain photosynthetic products. Note that light must be scattered, since direct rays have a harmful effect. It is possible to help the rooting process by keeping the temperature at +25 degrees.
To ensure a healthy future for a future plant, it is necessary to adhere to the right cuttings. To this process you need to approach with all responsibility that you have. In order to achieve a good result, it is recommended to prepare a greenhouse for plants that barely allow roots. Remember that for a cut you need to choose a healthy adult.
If you decide to seriously take care of the cuttings, then you must remember that you can not tear it from your mother, if not a month has passed since the last bait with a nitrogen fertilizer. You can not take it from an old or newly acquired plant.
In order not to damage the cutting during its cutting, it is necessary to choose the right place for this. The cut is treated with charcoal, which has adsorption properties. Grow a healthy plant will help build a small greenhouse - a cozy nest with favorable conditions, where you will settle your favorite plant.