With a pencil or similar pointed object, poke holes into the potting mix. Pre-making the planting holes will insure that the rooting hormone you will be using in the next step remains of the cuttings and doesn’t rub off on the potting mix.
Make More Plants with Cuttings From Your Own House and Garden Plants
By Marie Iannotti, About.com
Pre-Make Your Planting Holes
Pre-Making Planting Holes for Stem Cuttings
Marie Iannotti
Pre-making holes in the rooting medium will insure that the rooting hormone remains on the plant stem cutting, not on the soil surface. This will improve chances of rooting the cuttings and making new house or garden plants.
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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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