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- Cuttings from friends or plants to take cuttings from (always ask first!)
- Secateurs or sharp scissors
- Old jam jar(s)
- Plastic plant pot(s)
- Good quality potting mix
- Marker pen
- Hormone rooting powder (optional)
- Hair clips or wire (for method four)
- Cut about 10cm off the end of a stem, making the cut just below a node (the spot where a leaf joins the stem).
- Remove the bottom leaf and place the stem into a jar of clean water.
- Replace the water every few days until you can see roots growing.
- Transplant the cutting into a pot of potting mix.
- Locate the side shoot or pup at the base of the plant.
- Gently cut down the side shoot to separate it, avoiding cutting off any little roots.
- Place the pup into some potting mix.
- Keep moist but not damp, and a new plant will develop.
- Cut off a snake plant leaf as close to the soil as possible
- Cut the leaf into segments about 10cm long, making a small mark on each bit to indicate the "top".
- Allow the segments to sit for a couple of days until the ends dry off.
- Dip the base of the cuttings into rooting hormone powder, if using. See tips below for more detail.
- Place cuttings about 3cm into a pot of mix.
- Gently mist or water in and keep moist but not wet.
- Snip a leaf from the main plant and cut off any stem as close to the leaf as possible.
- Place the leaf face-down so that veins are visible, including the large mid or main vein.
- Cut leaf into segments, including a section of the main vein in each cutting.
- Place the cuttings vein-down on the surface of the potting mix, and secure in place with a bobby pin or piece of wire.
- Once roots have developed, gently transplant cuttings to their own pots.
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