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Sun, Feb 8, 09 at 14:32
| I have a big beautiful jade plant that got a couple of large limbs broke off of it. Is there a way to save these limbs to maybe start another plant? I have a pretty good knowledge of
plants and am willing to try whatever might work. Pleaseeeee Help |
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| Heck yeah you can start another plant! It's easier to start jade from stems than leaves anyway. I'm fairly sure you do it just like any other succulent..Let it sit for a bit to callus over then use rooting hormone and some people root in sand first..not letting it dry out completely. But I know someone will give you better specifics than that, I'm new to propagation :) -Dani |
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- Posted by bernadette_gourder 5 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 8, 09 at 19:06
| We have so many Jade plants now - all came from one plant! My brother, I don't think he even used a hormone, he just stuck a piece (sometimes just a leaf and other times a small branch) into a pot in potting soil. That was it and they rooted so fast. They are a pretty interesting plant in that respect. Being it a succulent it would probably be best to put a bag over the pot to keep the moisture in. |
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| Yeah, half the time if a piece of succulent falls off, it will root whether you want it to or not. I think the rooting hormone is more to make it root faster. |
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- Posted by petzold6596 8b southern NM (My Page) on Tue, Feb 10, 09 at 18:49
| Stem segments, stems w/leaves, or leaves can be rooted with nothing more than a potting media and occasional water. Make sure to allow the "cut" end/s callus for 2-3 days and plant. Check on them every two wks. or so, watering then. |
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