How to Successfully Propagate Flowers from Cuttings

Pay attention to moisturizing when taking cuttings

When taking cuttings, a very important point to ensure the success rate is to keep the moisture and ensure a high enough air humidity. When taking cuttings, the cuttings are prone to withering because the plant absorbs water slowly but evaporates quickly. Maintaining a certain level of air humidity can reduce this problem.

To ensure the air humidity, in addition to spraying water frequently, there are some tips, such as covering the flower pot with plastic cloth or plastic film to keep it moist.

Choose the right substrate for cuttings

When carrying out cuttings, the requirements for the substrate are still very high. It requires good water retention capacity and a certain degree of water permeability.

For some flowers that grow in a more extensive manner, ordinary garden soil or culture soil can meet their needs. Some plants that like acidic soil can choose acidic soil as the medium. If some plants have difficulty taking root, the medium for cuttings can be vermiculite or river sand.

Choose the right time for cuttings

The right time for cuttings is the key to plant survival. Generally speaking, it is best to carry out cuttings in early spring or late summer, or when the plants to be cut are growing vigorously, which can ensure the survival rate of the cuttings.

In addition, when the temperature remains between 20℃ and 25℃ and the air humidity is relatively high, the survival rate of cuttings is relatively high.

You can use rooting water when taking cuttings

In fact, the main concern about cuttings is the rooting problem. To promote rooting, cuttings are more likely to survive. Sometimes you can use rooting water to promote rooting.

There are special rooting agents on the market, or you can make your own using willow branches, vinegar, etc. to make rooting water.

Cuttings need to be handled well

The first thing is to remove the leaves. The leaves evaporate water and consume nutrients, which is not conducive to the survival of the cuttings, so it is enough to retain 1-2 leaves.

The second thing is to treat the wound, mainly to avoid infection. You can apply wood ash to the wound to reduce the invasion of bacteria.