How to propagate baby's breath by cuttings

Preparation for Gypsophila cuttings

The growing conditions for baby's breath are: cool, sunny and well-ventilated. In terms of temperature, it requires a suitable temperature of 15 to 25 degrees. The soil should be loose soil rich in organic matter and have moderate water content, and the pH value should be kept at around 7 as much as possible. When raising seedlings by cuttings, you need to pay attention to the growth habits of baby's breath and provide reasonable maintenance.

How to take cuttings of baby's breath

For baby's breath cuttings, the first thing to do is pruning. In spring, cut about 10 cm from the new branches of the plant. Cut 3-4 roots of the same kind and place them in a sand bed and spray water to keep them moist. Roots will grow in about 15 days. Then cultivate them and they can be transplanted to the soil in about 20 days. At the same time, if we choose relatively tender branches for cuttings during the rainy season, they will take root in the next 2-3 weeks.

However, the rooting rate of cuttings is not very high, so we should choose cuttings with 4-5 pairs of leaves. In addition, in order to promote rooting, rooting powder or other growth hormones can be used for treatment. It is not restricted by season, but the best period is mid-to-late March to early July and late September to early November. When the temperature is above 15℃, it will take about 20 days for the roots to grow.

Other ways to propagate baby's breath

In addition to the cutting method, another method that can be used is stem tip culture. This method has a high reproduction coefficient, good root growth conditions, and good seedling quality. When producing cut flowers using tissue culture seedlings, the branches are upright, the color is pure, and the cut flowers are of high quality.

We still need to find the correct method to grow baby's breath by cuttings. The above method provided by the editor can be used as a reference.