Make More Plants with Cuttings From Your Own House and Garden Plants
By Marie Iannotti, About.com
Use a scissor or razor blade that has been sterilized in alcohol to cut back to just below a node. The cutting doesn’t need to be long. A single node with a couple of leaves will be fine.
Index: Make More Plants with Cuttings From Your Own House and Garden Plants
- Gather What Youll 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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