Multiplication of Plants

The multiplication of plants is not a miracle but a "know-how" which is available to everyone. It yields many plants without spending a fortune.

You will say: "Yes, but you have green fingers to multiply plants! . Maybe not, since you can dare to succeed. Dare to plant forsythia branches directly hard earth to complete a rustic fence. Dare marcottes a stem of honeysuckle trailing parterre to go back further. Dare to divide a clump of aster to multiply by ten. Spring comes, throw you on the water and you learn very quickly to divide, multiply, Marcotte, cutting ... all plants.
Cutting heads geraniums, fuchsias, chamomile, begonias ...

With a cutter, cut under the eye end of a sapling. You can also break the stem between the fingers at a node. The cuttings must be between 5 and 10 cm. Gently remove the leaves from the bottom of 5 cm. Prick the cutting in a pot about 1 to 2 cm in length in a mixture of potting soil cut with sand. Water. Style cuttings in a plastic bottle cut at the base. Place your cuttings to heat and light.

Wicker cuttings in water is fun!

Cut sections of 10 to 15 cm and immerse them in water with a piece of charcoal. Install the cuttings near a window to heat. Two weeks later appear small roots and leaves. You can replant later in the ground or leaving them inside curiosity. Above all continue to keep them in water.

Cutting the roots of Helianthum, poppies, phlox, acanthus, hollyhocks ...

Pull the plants and remove the soil around the roots. Cut the roots into pieces 5 to 10 cm long (depending on the species). Prick the cuttings vertically in a humus soil.

Marcotte your vines

Choose a low branch. Place a bowl or pot near the plant. Remove the leaves against the veneer on the ground and bury the stem slightly over 5 to 10 cm. Put pebbles on top of the stick or hair pins to keep the rod down.

Divide asters, phlox, solidagos, leucanthème, helenium, rhubarb ...

With a spade or a knife, separate the roots of the strain for several small plants. They must have a root and a bud for perennials at rest and stem and roots for plants. Easy ... this method is available to everyone!