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What you need:
Using a sharp, clean knife remove a shoot from the donor plant. The size of the cutting will depend on the type of plant you are using. Make a cut directly underneath a node. This is where the roots will start forming. |
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| Place the cutting in a jar of water. Plain water was used for this tutorial, but you can add a little liquid rooting hormone if you want. It isn’t necessary to place the jar in a propagator. |
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| Within a couple weeks, roots will start growing from the submerged node. |
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| Remove the cutting from the water once you see new vegetative growth. Plant the cutting in a pot of well draining soil mix, and water with a weak fertilizer solution. |