With temperatures and light levels rising, now's a good time to make new house plants via leaf cuttings - tropical and subtropical species are ideal candidates. And what's more, this is one of the most simple, rewarding and speedy ways to take cuttings.
Years ago, when I taught horticulture, we managed to fill a vast glasshouse very inexpensively by bulking up classic house plants such as streptocarpus (Cape primroses and African violets), begonia rex and sansevieria with leaf cuttings. Placing cut leaves in contact with compost initially looks so unlikely to reap a reward but it works like magic. Let me tell you how...
Taking leaf cuttings
Tropical and subtropical plants such as streptocarpus, our example here, are perfect for propagation via leaf cuttings in June. Here's how to get great results
1 Fill a 9-12cm pot with a mix of multi-purpose peat-free compost and sharp sand, firming the surface down to within 1cm of the top.
2 Use a sterile, sharp blade to cut a few healthy, active leaves from low down. Make sure they are free of pests and diseases and are well hydrated.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 2023 من BBC Gardeners World.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 2023 من BBC Gardeners World.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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