How to Propagate Caladium Houseplants 📌 #Gardening and Farming Tips

How to Propagate/Cuttings Caladium Houseplants? Each piece must have an eye or growth point. Although a Caladium is usually not propagated from a cutting, a leaf can be placed in water and will develop roots. This will only work If part of the tuber is attached to the base of the leaf, then it is more likely to grow efficiently. More Videos: 🆔https://bit.ly/greenguider Tips about taking cuttings: What is the best soil condition for taking cuttings? Because the cuttings do not have roots, they can obtain the necessary nutrients from their leaves. My view on the matter: Most people think that the best way to take cuttings is to take cuttings in water, but in my opinion that is completely wrong. (again, in my opinion) If we look at the hydroponic system, we will realize that all plants can live in this system easily, but some principles must be observed: In hydroponics, the lowest part of the stem or the base of the plant is placed at the highest level and only the roots are exposed to moisture, not permanently. In this system, which has different methods, it is tried that moisture is constantly available to the plant, but not constantly in water, because in addition to water, one of the main needs of plant roots is oxygen. On the other hand, if the plant is constantly exposed to extreme humidity, it can become inflamed and rotten over time. So, the best soil that you can use to take cuttings is the soil that firstly preserves moisture for the plant and secondly can provide good oxygen to the plant's roots. My personal suggestion is to choose sterile soils such as: vermiculite, perlite, leca, coco-peat, etc. The cut part of your cutting is like a part of your body that is wounded, germs and pollution can penetrate through the wounded part, so your plant is also vulnerable from the cut part. It is vital to take cuttings in sterile soils. What is the best light condition for cuttings? Since cuttings do not have roots, they are weaker than a similar plant with roots, and because they are weaker, they cannot withstand strong sunlight. The best light for most cuttings is indirect light or first morning sunlight. What is the best cutting method for cuttings? My friends, you should note that plants always start their life from a part where all the cells needed for root growth are available in a cutting. If we want to categorize the cuttings: Leaf cuttings such as zamiifolia: in this case, the leaf should be cut from the end of the leaf stem on the plant stem, or in other words, cut it from below the node. Leaf cuttings like sansevieria: In this case, you should try to cut the bottom of the leaf in the form of a V or inverted V, so that the contact surface of your plant with moisture and nutrients is increased, and the plant also has more surface area for root production. Branch cutting: Branch cutting is the same way, that is, you have to cut under the place where your branch produced a new branch, or so to speak, the same node. Rhizome, onions and... Vegetative reproduction Vegetative reproduction is any form of asexual reproduction that occurs in plants in which a new plant grows from a fragment of the parent plant or is born from a specialized reproductive structure (such as a stolon, rhizome, tuber, corm, or bulb). You can cut off individual pieces of sprouts and plant them to get new plants, which you can't do with corms and bulbs. What is the best temperature for cuttings? As I explained above, the cuttings are weak, so you should try to provide the best temperature conditions for them. If you take a sick person to the North Pole or to a place with high temperature, it is possible to die, and plants are the same. The ideal temperature for most cuttings is between 21 and 25 degrees Celsius.(70-77 °F) Do we need to use root growth hormone? In my opinion, if you concentrate all your attention on regulating the humidity, oxygen and temperature of the plant, it is better than thousands and thousands of rooting hormones. But for use, always try to apply the liquid hormone to the cut part first and then the powdered hormone. My additional talks: For plants such as cactus, succulents, sansevieria, and the like, try to keep the cuttings somewhere for a few days so that the cut part closes with a callus, and then you can grow in water or soil. (Your plant is vulnerable to serious damage from the cut part, like a wound on our body when it is deep.) To choose the soil, try to choose a mixture of sterile soil that drains well and provides moisture to the plant. Unfortunately, the number of words we use in the video description is limited and I am also a talkative person. To read more, read the pinned comment in the comments section of this video YouTube: 🆔   / @greenguider   Aparat: 🆔https://aparat.com/greenguider Instagram: 🆔https://instagram.com/greenguider #plants #Houseplants #canada