How to Propagate Houseplants in LECA

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, …

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Propagating Houseplant Cuttings In The Aerogarden

I originally bought my Aerogarden for a couple of reasons: 1 – It’s relevant to this website and I thought it’d be cool 2 – The idea of being able to make pesto whenever I wanted was enchanting Aerogardens are expensive, and certainly take a long time to earn their keep, but if you’re interested …

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How to Propagate a ZZ plant

ZZ plants get a bit of an unfair rep for being hard to propagate. They’re lumped in with the slow coaches, like snake plants, that CAN be propagated, so long as you don’t mind waiting a cool half year for it to root. Let me tell you, that was NOT my experience. My boy rooted …

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How Long Does It Take to Propagate Plants?

There isn’t an answer I can give you. Plants refuse to work that way. I did a whole article on propagating Rhapidophora tetrasperma because I couldn’t get them to root using conventional methods. I write the article because the chances that I’m the only person in the whole world that can’t get them to root …

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How to Propagate Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma (Mini Monstera)

I first wrote this article back in 2020 and three years later it needs a revamp. I’ve gained a lot more experience in propagation, and I can share a lot of tricks that can help you either root Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma cuttings successfully or speed up your existing routine. Propagating Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma is as easy as: …

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