Make More Plants with Cuttings From Your Own House and Garden Plants
By Marie Iannotti, About.com Guide
Select a healthy house or garden plant to take the cuttings from. This is referred to as the mother plant. It needs to have enough stems on it so that removing one or more will not kill the mother.
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- Gather What You’ll Need to Make More Plants with Cuttings
- Choosing A Plant for Cuttings
- Prepare Your Planting Containers for Rooting the Cuttings
- Selecting Stems for Your Plant Cuttings
- Taking the Plant Cuttings
- Prepare Your Plant Cuttings for Potting
- Pre-Make Your Planting Holes
- Using Rooting Hormone to Increase Your Chances of Successful Rooting
- Potting Up Your Cuttings
- Creating a Mini Greenhouse to Coddle Your Cuttings
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