What soil is best for cuttings of succulent Jade Plants (Cutting cultivation method of Jade Plants)

Can Jade Plants be propagated by sand cuttings?

A flower lover asked: Can Jade Plant be propagated by cuttings in sand?

The answer is yes: Jade Plant is a succulent plant that can be propagated by cuttings in sand, which can increase the survival rate of the cuttings .

However, if you use sand to propagate Jade Plant cuttings, you need to re-pot them in time after they have grown for a period of time to avoid the cuttings becoming weak or even dying due to insufficient nutrients in the planting material.

Precautions for cutting of Jade Leaf

(1) Cutting time

In fact, the best time for cuttings of Jade Leaf is in autumn . Although spring is also a good time for cuttings, the humid climate, bacterial reproduction, and frequent rainy seasons can all affect the rot of the cutting wounds. The editor believes that the dry season in autumn is the best time for cuttings, but attention should be paid to moisturizing.

(2) Treatment of cuttings

When choosing cuttings, you should use branches with purple or brown skin. The length of the pruning should be about 10 to 15 cm.

When pruning, the wound should be smooth and free of burrs, and then dried in a cool place until the wound is dry and a translucent "sugar coating" film appears.

(3) River sand cuttings

When using river sand for cuttings, it is best to wash the river sand with water to remove some of the muddy substances. The muddy substances will flow "runny" during the later watering until they settle and stratify, causing the roots to be unable to breathe and the growth of the nutrient roots to be hindered.

River sand for cuttings has high air permeability, good drainage, no impurities that will not infect the wound, and the large temperature difference between day and night is conducive to rooting.

(4) Management after cutting

For the first week of care of the newly grafted Jade Plant, you can place it in a location with bright light every day and spray the branches and the shallow surface of the soil every day .

After a week, move the pot to a location with diffuse light that can receive 3 hours of sunlight in the morning and evening, and then water it thoroughly. In the later stage of watering, "the flower soil should be alternately dry and wet, and water it thoroughly when it is dry and wet." Spray 2 to 3 times a day to wet the branches.

It will take about 2 weeks for the roots to grow, the branches to lengthen, and the leaves to stretch. When the third leaf grows to the size of the old leaf, it can be considered a successful cutting and basically survived. Then it will enter the daily management stage. After half a year, the soil can be changed and potted.