How to take cuttings from plants

     Hey Guys! Today I'm going to teach you crazy kids how to propagate from cuttings! Taking a cutting from a plant is super easy, and it's nice because the cutting is going to be exactly the same genetically as the parent. So if you have a plant that say, produces really sweet fruit, a cutting from a sweet fruit tree might just be what you need. Many plants can be started from cuttings, such as (just off the top of my head), Ivy, wisteria, jades, most succulents, tomato plants, african violets, bamboo, and many more!

     Steps

1) Find a plant that you would like to take a cutting from

2) Cut a new growth branch (not woody), at least three nodes long

3) Strip the cuttings leaves, leaving only a few at the top, 

4) Take the end that you are going to root, and slice diagonally, this helps to get as much area as possible for rooting.

5) wet the rooting end

6) Dip the rooting end in a growth hormone of your choice

7) Poke your finger, a pencil, ect, and make a hole in a container of potting soil.

8) Plant cutting in hole

Notes

     If you do not have a rooting hormone, it's ok. Just follow the other steps. Rooting hormones just help to make sure the plant roots, and can be a bit faster than without. I heard you can make a rooting hormone from honey, though I have never tried.

     A good medium to grow cuttings is a mix of peat moss and perlite. Half and half should do the trick, although I do suggest you experiment and find out your preference.

     If you're plant seems to be wilting, cut the leaves in half, this helps the plant to focus more on rooting, and less on leaves.

     Later this weekend I will make some posts about some succulent cuttings that I took, One that I took and while back and how it's doing, and some wisteria cuttings that I took.

     Thanks for reading! Please share this with a friend, and make sure to come back, I make a post at least once a week. Hoped this post helped! Byeeeeee!