How to Root Cuttings With Rooting Powder

In this article, I am going to give you step-by-step instructions for rooting pretty much any plant, bush, and tree from a cutting. (A cutting is a piece of the plant that has broken off or been cut off.)

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Rooting Compound (found at most garden centers and nurseries)
• Cutting of desired plant, bush, or tree
• Colored glass bottle or small pot filled with potting soil
• Plenty of water

1. You can do this one of two ways, if you are using a regular plants for a cutting, trim the end at an angle with sharp scissors. If you are using a cutting from a bush or tree, take a hammer and smash the end.

2. Dip the end of the cutting into water and shake off the excess.

3. Dip the cutting into the rooting compound and tap it on the side of the container to get the excess off.

4. This step, you can do one of two ways, and it is entirely up to you how you do it. Fill the colored glass bottle with water and stick the cutting down inside of it. You can also take a pot filled with potting soil, make a hole in the center and stick the end of the cutting in there, then tamp down the soil around it and water.

Tips & Warnings

• Sit the cutting in partial sunlight or indirect sunlight until roots begin to form or new growth appears above the dirt.

[MIghtyDreamer]

on 10/5/2008 thanks for the info.