how to propagate house plants in water, soil, leca, how to root cuttings quickly
Propagating in soil is, in my opinion, a bit riskier than propagating in water, BUT there are definite pros to doing it this way. To significantly increase your chances of success with propagating vining plants, I urge you to leave the cutting attached the plant before you cut it (if the shape of the plant …
When plant people refer to spent nodes, they’re talking about nodes that are no longer able to produce new growth. I’ve seen some people confuse spent nodes and zombie leaves, but they’re actually kind of opposites. A spent node is a node that won’t grow, a zombie leaf is a leaf that has rooted but …
There are four key aspects to improve if you want to seriously speed up the time it takes for your house plant propagations to root. Different plants root at different speeds. Snake plants can take months; syngoniums may only take a few weeks. For those of us that live in cold, dark places, it can …
I’m a massive fan of my Aerogarden, and I definitely think it’s worth the money BUT it really depends on what you’re after. If you’re after a cheap supply of herbs and tomatoes, then an Aerogarden is not for you. It would take you a really long time to just break even, if you don’t …
Propagating plants in leca is, in my experience, a little bit easier than propagating in just plain water. The stem of the plant isn’t sitting in water, so stem rot can be staved off for longer. It’s not completely rot-proof – the stem will be touching the leca, which will be damp, but it’s not, …