It's the perfect time to take geranium cuttings - here's how to do it on September 6th

Did everyone see the previous post about pruning geraniums? Such aggressive pruning left a pile of branches, and it would be a shame to throw them away. Why not stick them in to propagate - one becomes two, two become four, and next year's balcony turns into a sea of flowers

To take cuttings, first you need to prepare a seedling tray and a medium.

The seedling tray is as shown below

For the medium I use vermiculite, rice husk charcoal, coconut coir, and peat. The ratio isn't very precise - usually I just mix together whatever I have on hand.

Fill the seedling tray with the medium, water it thoroughly, and press it firm with your fingers. This point is very important - you must press it firm so there's no air between the medium, which can improve the rooting rate. Of course, you can also press it after inserting the cuttings.

If you have many varieties, don't forget to make labels

Once the preparatory work is done, the next step is selecting branches. With a pile of cut branches, which ones are more suitable?

For geranium cuttings, choose branches from the upper part where the stem is green - these have a relatively high rooting rate. The lower down the branch, the more woody it becomes, and the harder it is to root.

Look at the image below - this kind of branch that is green all over is the very best choice

Cut two to three nodes to make one cutting, with a 45-degree diagonal cut at the bottom and a flat cut at the top

Prepare the cuttings this way and insert them side by side

After inserting, place them in a cool, ventilated spot. I put mine on the terrace against the wall where sunlight can't hit directly. Remember to water and mist the leaves. You don't need to water every day - once every two or three days is fine. Mist once each in the morning, noon, and evening.

They should root in about a month and a half. When it's time to transplant the rooted cuttings, I'll report back to everyone. First, take a look at the thriving scene after last year's cuttings rooted

What we're doing today is propagating life. Looking at so many emerald-green, glossy cuttings, you can let your imagination run wild about next year's spring blooms.

Good afternoon, everyone.

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