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Succulent Leaf Cuttings Tips: Fallen Leaves Turn into Many Pots

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Friends who love growing flowers and love growing succulents, once you have one pot you want to grow more, but you also want to save money, so start propagating succulents from leaf cuttings. One leaf becomes one succulent, and leaves that have been knocked off can also be used for leaf cuttings, one plant becomes one pot. So...

Friends who love growing flowers and love growing succulents, once you have one pot you want to grow more, but you also want to save money, so start propagating succulents from leaf cuttings. One leaf becomes one succulent, and leaves that have been knocked off can also be used for leaf cuttings, one plant becomes one pot.So how can succulent leaf cuttings more easily take root, sprout and survive? You just need to know these few little tips.

1. Choose a suitable temperature and a suitable time. Spring and autumn are the best seasons for leaf cuttings. Propagating succulent leaves at this time will quickly take root and sprout.

2. Keep the cutting medium moist. You can use sandy soil for succulent leaf cuttings, or you can use peat plus perlite, etc. Spray water every day to keep the medium moist.

3. Before leaf cuttings, whether the leaves were knocked off or pinched off, it is best to let them dry naturally for one day so the wounds can heal.

4. When doing leaf cuttings, the bottom of the leaf can be inserted into the soil, or it can just rest against the soil surface. Then do not put it in the sun; place it in a semi-shaded, cool and ventilated place. This prevents the moisture in the leaves from evaporating away.

5. Choose succulents with more flesh and thicker leaves; they are easier to propagate and easier to root.

With these little leaf cutting tips, you too can propagate many pots from one pot of succulents!

This time is exactly the time for succulent leaf cuttings, so hurry up and give it a try!




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