For many plants propagating by cuttings in water or mix works just fine. My Rubber Tree Plant was soon to hit the ceiling so I want to share with you how to propagate a Rubber Plant by air layering. This method works on otherhouseplantsbesides the Rubber Plant. For many of them (includi...
Not all plants grow from cuttings, but all types of lavender do. English lavender, lavandins, Spanish lavender, French lavender…you name it. The way it works is that you take cuttings during the growing year, plant them in a free-draining potting mix, and encourage them to form roots. ...
While it is possible to grow baby rubber plant peperomia from seed, this is certainly not the easiest or most advisable way. If you want offspring from an existing variegated plant, you must grow from cuttings. Growing from saved seed will result in a non-variegated plant. If for some ...
Although it doesn’t always work perfectly, rubber plants are one of those plants that you can just hack a piece from and stick in soil and they can grow. Allowing the sap to dry, dipping the cutting in rooting medium, and adding a heating pad under the pot with the cutting in it ...
However, it is not impossible to grow an apple tree from a cutting. And it costs you little to try it so if you feel like it, give it a try. A cutting is a piece of vegetative tissue, like a stem, that, given suitable conditions, will regenerate the missing parts and produce a ...
Decora Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica ‘Decora’):This variety is known for its vertical growth and can be trained to grow wide throughpruning. You can see the best Rubber plant varietieshere 2. Keep it Slightly Root Bound Always Just like many other plants, the rubber tree loves to reside in...
remember that your cutting will grow with the characteristics of the parent plant. If someone offers you a cutting from an elderberry growing in their yard, take note of its size and ask how the flavor and yield is, or you could give over precious garden space to a plant that isn’t qu...
Most ready-to-plant fruit trees are made up of two parts: the top part, or scion, which is a cutting from the variety you’re looking to grow, and the rootstock onto which the top part is grafted. The rootstock determines the ultimate size of the tree, which is usually a lot ...
If you choose to remove the stakes, dig gently around the base of each one to loosen it, being careful not to disturb the roots. Keep your straps and stakes if they are still in good condition to be used for the next tree you plant that requires staking. ...
Summer is not a good time because the soil is more likely to be dry and you may have to spend a lot of time watering. As soon as spring rolls around and the temperature rises they will soon start to grow. However, never plant when the soil is waterlogged or frozen. If your hedging...