How to cut a cutting

Cutting

The fastest and most efficient way to get a new identical specimen of your plant is by multiplying it with cuttings. The cutting, which may well be a piece of branch or leaves, contains all the genetic information that interests you, such as that related to its color and / or shape, or with the production of flowers and / or fruits, as long as it is not a grafted plant.

Butdo you know how to cut a cutting? If not done properly, it may not root and rot after a few days. So let's see how it is done so that everything goes smoothly.

How are they cut?

Stem cuttings

The stem and branch cuttings are cut so that the cut is clean, that is to say, we cannot tear it from the mother plant, but we must cut it with the appropriate pruning tool (saw if it is woody, scissors if it is green and thin) ensuring that there is no notch or sign, not even in the own cuttings or the plants from which they come.

As for their length, it will depend on the species, but in general they should measure at least 20 centimeters. In the case that they are woody, it is better that they measure about 40cm.

Leaf cuttings

The plants that can be multiplied by leaf cuttings are actually very few, the most common being the echeveria and Begonia. To be able to take cuttings, We simply have to cut the leaves that interest us with scissors and plant them in trays or pots. covering a little - seriously, very, very little - the base with vermiculite and spray with water.

What to do to get them rooted?

If we want to make sure they root, it is highly recommended to impregnate the base with rooting hormones, either powder or liquid that we can find for sale in nurseries, garden stores and the like. Anyway, if we prefer, we can use homemade rooting agents, like the ones we tell you in this article.

Thus, it is more than likely that we will obtain new plants in a matter of a few days or weeks.

Yucca cuttings

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