How to Propagate Succulents (Without Rooting Hormone)
Find a healthy succulent leaf., Find a cardboard tray, eggshell carton, a container to temporary use until the succulent is ready to be transplanted., Fill your planting container with soil.,Place the succulent on top of the soil., Spray the soil...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Find a healthy succulent leaf.
Make sure it is not mushy and half decomposed.
Look under succulent plants for fallen leaves.
Wiggle and pull one off a plant if there are none on the ground. -
Step 2: Find a cardboard tray
If using a container, the lid does not need to be used. , If the soil is already moist, add a little bit of water.
If the soil is dry, make sure it is moist before planting. ,, Rainwater or tap water is good for watering. , If the planting container is in a spot with some sunlight, that's ok; just make sure the sunlight isn't too strong or the propagated succulent could get sunburned and die. , Spray the soil whenever it's dry., Succulents grow at their own pace, but some will root really quickly.
The roots are pinkish and like to stick out in many directions. , Sometimes succulents will grow a baby sprout before growing roots Just wait until roots appear to plant.
If you get a baby sprout first, that means that you are watering it just right. , Use the spray bottle to gently mist. , Eventually, the leaf that succulent grew from will die and fall off.
Do not remove the lea; you can risk tearing off roots.
Instead, wait for the leaf to fall off then remove. ,, The succulent is ready to transplant when:
The "mother leaf" or leaf the succulent grew from has fallen off.
When you gently move the succulent is stays secure in the ground.
The succulent has an elongated stem with a baby sprout on top. , It's ok to accidentally break roots; the succulent will grow more roots to replace. , Make sure the location is shady, for example under a succulent already growing.
Cover the hole burying everything but still exposing the baby sprout. -
Step 3: eggshell carton
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Step 4: a container to temporary use until the succulent is ready to be transplanted.
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Step 5: Fill your planting container with soil.
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Step 6: Place the succulent on top of the soil.
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Step 7: Spray the soil around the succulent
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Step 8: and spray the end of the succulent that was torn off the plant.
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Step 9: Find a good
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Step 10: location out of the sun for the planting container.
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Step 11: Spray the end of the succulent that was torn off everyday.
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Step 12: As soon as the succulent has grown roots
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Step 13: dig a shallow hole to fit the roots and plant the succulent.
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Step 14: Don't act too soon.
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Step 15: Continue to water everyday.
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Step 16: If dead leaves appear
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Step 17: remove them to prevent mould.
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Step 18: Make sure to water daily.
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Step 19: Look out for signs of transplant readiness.
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Step 20: Gently dig slightly under the succulent to avoid damaging roots.
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Step 21: Dig a hole deep enough to cover the entire stem underground
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Step 22: and place the succulent in.
Detailed Guide
Make sure it is not mushy and half decomposed.
Look under succulent plants for fallen leaves.
Wiggle and pull one off a plant if there are none on the ground.
If using a container, the lid does not need to be used. , If the soil is already moist, add a little bit of water.
If the soil is dry, make sure it is moist before planting. ,, Rainwater or tap water is good for watering. , If the planting container is in a spot with some sunlight, that's ok; just make sure the sunlight isn't too strong or the propagated succulent could get sunburned and die. , Spray the soil whenever it's dry., Succulents grow at their own pace, but some will root really quickly.
The roots are pinkish and like to stick out in many directions. , Sometimes succulents will grow a baby sprout before growing roots Just wait until roots appear to plant.
If you get a baby sprout first, that means that you are watering it just right. , Use the spray bottle to gently mist. , Eventually, the leaf that succulent grew from will die and fall off.
Do not remove the lea; you can risk tearing off roots.
Instead, wait for the leaf to fall off then remove. ,, The succulent is ready to transplant when:
The "mother leaf" or leaf the succulent grew from has fallen off.
When you gently move the succulent is stays secure in the ground.
The succulent has an elongated stem with a baby sprout on top. , It's ok to accidentally break roots; the succulent will grow more roots to replace. , Make sure the location is shady, for example under a succulent already growing.
Cover the hole burying everything but still exposing the baby sprout.
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