How to Plant Succulent Leaf Cuttings? Detailed Guide to the Correct Methods and Techniques

Many people have tried taking succulent leaves off and planting them, hoping to grow new succulents, but not everyone succeeds. Why is that? How do you plant succulent leaf cuttings so they succeed?

1. Why do succulent leaf cuttings fail?

1. Choosing the wrong season: throughout the four seasons of the year, not every time is suitable for succulent leaf cuttings, especially for some succulents that have a dormant period in winter and summer and simply will not grow, so it is generally best to do this in spring or autumn;

2. Improper method: some people think that making a succulent leaf cutting just means snapping off a leaf and sticking it into the soil, and it will survive, but in fact, doing this will only make the succulent leaf rot;

3. Improper care: when taking leaf cuttings, improper handling of light and watering will also cause succulent leaf cuttings to fail. You can give them light, but not scorching sun, and do not water too much, otherwise you will drown the succulent.

2. How do you plant succulent leaf cuttings?

1. It is best to take succulent leaf cuttings in spring or autumn; the survival rate of leaf cuttings in spring and autumn will be a bit higher;

2. Remove a healthy leaf from the succulent plant, place it with the back side facing down, and lay it flat on the soil;

3. Then put the growing container in a ventilated place with light, and wait 1-2 weeks; the leaf will grow new shoots and new roots.

Wait until the mother leaf of the succulent shrivels and the new shoots have grown new roots, then you can transplant the new shoots into soil. After that, water more and fertilize appropriately, and the succulent can grow healthily!