How to Asexually Propogate Bromeliads

As soon as a small bromeliad has sprouted from the base of the original Bromeliad, you are ready to asexually propogate your plant. Just follow the following steps.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Original Bromeliad and the smaller one that just sprouted in their pot
• Another pot
• clippers
• newspaper
• soil
• bark
• wood chips
• perlite
• peat moss

1. Take out the original Bromeliad and its attached sprout from the pot.

2. Pull the soil away from the area where they are both joined together. You can now clearly see the area showing how they are joined together.

3. Continue to pull soil away so you can clearly see the roots of the original plant, and maybe even the small sprout's roots that is connected.

4. Whether by hand or clippers, gently and slowly pull the original plant and the sprout apart. If using clippers, cut very close to the base of the original plant.

5. Replant the original Bromeliad right away inside its original pot.

6. Lay the young sprout in the shade for one whole day. This will harden the area where it has been cut and not let any diseases from the soil enter through.

7. Plant the young sprout into its own pot.
   -Spread newspaper in front of you and place the second pot on this newspaper.
   -Place soil into the pot.
   -Place the mixture, of either bark, wood chips or perlite with the same amount of peat moss as the amount of bark, wood chips or perlite you used, into the pot. Make sure the size of the bark, wood chips or perlite are one fourth to one eighth of an inch.
   -Plant the young sprout into the mixture and press on the soil surrounding the base of the sprout.

8. Grow and take care of the young sprout Bromeliad plant similar to any other Bromeliad plant. It requires the same needs, no matter how young or old it is.

9. Create an adult Bromeliad within 9 months from the sprout that you just planted.

[tracysmith159]

on 6/4/2009 Good article on how to Asexually Propogate Bomeliads.