The Struggles of Propagation At some point every plant parent has that fleeting thought that they may try their hand at propagation. My advice: not worth it. Though, that might be because I’m not very good at it. What’s that you say? Why is someone who isn’t good at propagation trying to teach about it? It’s my book, remember? I can do what I want.
Seeds
Just plant a garden why don’t cha. Where’d you even get those seeds? Most houseplants don’t drop seeds? What the fuck?
Leaf Cuttings
The simplest way of propagating. What you need to keep in mind is that most of the plants you’ll propagate this way will need to have some root nodes on them in order to create roots when seperated from the mother plant. Find the section of the plant you want to propagate and cut it above an established leaf (this encourages the plant to put more leaves out in that exact place). Then you can do 1 of 2 methods: place the cutting directly into some dirt or place it into a glass of water. As long as you keep the soil moist, both methods will encourage root growth. Most Plant Parents buy overpriced glass propagation stations to be just that little bit extra.
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