I’ve always loved to propagate succulents. It’s a great way to multiple what plants you have, especially if one of your older plants died off! Propagating succulents is incredibly rewarding, too because you can literally see your progress. Who doesn’t like that? Keep reading to learn how I propagate succulents at home. Once you learn this trick, you’ll never have to buy another succulent ever again.
How To Propagate Succulents
To propagate succulents, you first need to remove a healthy leaf from your succulent plant. If your succulents are dying from root rot, removing the leaves and propagating them is a great way to keep your succulents alive for the long run. Choose a healthy leaf and cleanly pull and twist off the stem. Make sure that you pull the leaf off cleanly, and from the stem. The leaf has to come straight from the stem in order to be a successful propagation.
Now, if you would rather take a cutting, do so with a pair of clean, damp scissors. Again, make sure you include some of the stem in your cutting.
After you have taken your leaf or your cutting, let your succulent dry out a little bit before moving on to the next step. Leave the cutting sitting alone on some soil (or even a plate) for a few days. Once the cutting has begun to shrivel a bit, you’ll know that it is time to move on.
Watering Your Succulent Propagations
Once your succulent cutting has begun shriveling, you’ll know that it is time to water. To water correctly, set your plant leaves on some dry soil and mist with water once daily. It’s important to keep in mind that though succulent plants themselves don’t need to be watered once daily, propagating plants do. In 2-4 weeks, your leaves should begin sprouting entirely new plants.
If you are working with cuttings instead of leaves, place the cuttings directly in soil (plant them like you would any other plant). Water, when the top of the soil looks dry for the first couple of weeks or until roots, are formed. When roots have formed, you can go back to watering them as you would a normal succulent. Again, just wait 2-4 weeks for your roots to start growing.
Learn more about succulent care here.
