Simple Plant Propagation Guides and Techniques
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An honest kit list for propagating houseplants, sorted into essential, useful and optional, with the reasons small containers work better and the items you can skip.
A plant-by-plant table of which propagation methods suit common houseplants and which do not, plus four questions for reading a plant that is not on the list.
A step-by-step guide to rooting a cutting in a jar of water: where the node goes, how to keep the water fresh, what root growth looks like at each stage and how to tell when it is time for soil.
The exact steps for a first stem cutting: which houseplants suit the method, where to cut in relation to the node, which leaves to remove and where to root the piece afterward.
A node is the point on a stem where a leaf attaches, and many cuttings cannot grow without one. Learn how to spot nodes, tell a leaf stalk from a stem, and where to place the cut.
What propagation is, the main methods in plain words, and how to tell which one fits your plant. Includes two gentle first projects and honest expectations about speed and failures.
