When spring arrives, succulents bloom freely without an owner, and both deep red and pale red are lovely.

In spring, for most succulents, we can try using a sharp blade to cut stems from the plant for cuttings to propagate, but before using the tool to cut, it must be disinfected with alcohol beforehand, and the best time is in mid-April each year, but freshly cut leaves must have their wounds dried before use.

The first method of propagating succulents is sowing. In fact, most succulents must be sown by hand to grow new plants. Moreover, succulent seeds have a short lifespan, so we must sow them in as short a time as possible. Different families and genera of succulents also have different germination times; early ones may germinate in as little as two or three days, while late ones may take nearly a month to germinate.

The second propagation method is leaf cuttings. When taking leaf cuttings, be sure to choose thick, plump leaves and place them flat on moist, loose potting soil. They root quite quickly, and then adventitious buds slowly grow from the base of the leaf, eventually propagating to form new plants.

The last method is root cuttings. For the Haworthia cooperi of the Liliaceae family, Haworthia genus, its root system is relatively thick and well developed, so we can cut off the more mature fleshy roots and bury them in a sand bed with the upper part slightly exposed. By keeping a certain level of moisture and an appropriate amount of light, new buds can sprout from the top of the roots and form new plants.

There may still be many methods for propagating succulents, but mastering them is not so easy, so continuously accumulating experience is also a very important thing!