When taking bougainvillea cuttings, mix this into the soil and white roots will pop out in no time

The weather right now is just right for taking cuttings, not too cold and not too hot. But if you want a higher survival rate, Huahua is here to teach you a few little tricks, so come and take a look!

Taking bougainvillea cuttings in vermiculite, 100% survival!

Benefits of taking cuttings in vermiculite:

Vermiculite is very light and has drainage, heat preservation and moisture retention properties, with large pores that make it fairly breathable, and it is not likely to burn the roots when potting up.

How to take cuttings?

1. Trim the bougainvillea branches to a length of about 71-0cm, keep 2-4 leaves on each branch segment, then soak them in rooting water for half an hour and set aside.

2. Find a clean disposable plastic cup, poke 3-4 small holes in the bottom of the cup, then fill the cup with vermiculite, and insert the bougainvillea branches directly into it.

3. Find a tray, put the cup into the tray, then add water to the tray so that the vermiculite always stays moist.

4. If the temperature where you are is already low, you might as well find a big box, put all the bougainvillea cuttings into the box to keep them warm and moist. Remember to open the lid every day to let in some air, and at the same time spray water onto the vermiculite.

5. It takes only about 20 days for the bougainvillea cuttings to grow white roots! Vermiculite does not breed bacteria, so it is much easier to keep alive than cuttings grown in plain soil!

Taking pothos cuttings in wood shavings, big white roots pop out in 10 days!

Benefits of taking cuttings in wood shavings:

Water-permeable, breathable, and it will not rot or spoil, and the wood shavings contain no bacteria, which can greatly increase the cutting survival rate!

How to take cuttings?

1. Put the wood shavings into a pot, steam them over high heat for 10 minutes to sterilise and disinfect, then take them out and let them dry naturally.

2. Trim branches from the mother pothos plant, and note that each pothos branch segment should ideally have at least 1 growth node, so that the survival rate is a bit higher. Soak the pothos branches in carbendazim for about 10 minutes.

3. Prepare a disposable cup, put the wood shavings into the cup, water thoroughly once, then insert the pothos branches directly into the cup, and note that you must spray water every day to keep it moist.

4. Basically it takes only about 10 days for the pothos cuttings to grow small white roots!

Taking rose cuttings in coarse sand, rooting is super fast!

Benefits of taking cuttings in coarse sand:

Coarse sand has relatively large grains and many pores, which can achieve the purpose of water permeability and breathability; disinfected sand has no bacteria and will not cause bacterial infection of the cuttings.

How to take cuttings?

1. Go to the riverbank and pick up some sand, and note that the sand you bring back must be sifted, keeping only the slightly larger grains; the very fine sand can be kept for mixing into soil when potting up. Disinfect the sand with carbendazim.

2. Cut semi-lignified branches from the rose, trim them a little with scissors, keeping each branch segment at 5-7cm, then soak them in rooting water for half an hour and that is enough.

3. Prepare a disposable cup, poke a hole in the bottom of the cup, then put the coarse sand into the cup, place the rose branches directly into the cup, set it in a tray with water, and put it in a place with good scattered light.

(Image author: Qingche de Yanjing)

4. Autumn temperatures are fairly suitable, and it takes only about 1 month for rose cuttings in coarse sand to root, with the survival rate rising fast!

(Image author: Qingche de Yanjing)

Taking geranium cuttings in perlite, turning into a green waterfall in 1 month!

Advantages of taking cuttings in perlite:

Perlite expands after absorbing water, achieving the purpose of moisture retention; geraniums grown from cuttings in pure perlite have the highest survival rate!

Cutting steps:

1. Soak the perlite in water, and after it has absorbed enough, boil it in a pot to sterilise and disinfect it, then let it cool and set aside.

2. Prepare the geranium branches you need for cuttings. Trim the branches a little, and you can apply some carbendazim powder to the wounds to sterilise and disinfect them.

3. Put the perlite into a cup, and be careful never to press it down firmly, then insert the branches to a depth of 2-3cm into the perlite, and then fill the cup with potassium permanganate water.

4. Whenever you see there is no water left at the bottom of the cup, add more water, then put it in a sunny place, and basically it will root in 1 month!

After reading Huahua's introduction,

don't you all think it is especially simple?

For gardening friends whose cuttings never survive,

you might as well try Huahua's method!

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