Cut the head cuttings and let them take root - this is how it works
For a head cutting to actually take root, an important detail is important when it comes to cutting. The following step-by-step instructions explain what you should focus on with this variant of vegetative propagation:
- The ideal cutting has at least 1 to 2 leaves and 1 to 2 aerial roots
- Cut the offshoot about 1 cm below the aerial root in spring
- Let the cut dry for 1 hour
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Put the cuttings together with the aerial roots in a large seed pot filled with peat sand or coconut fiber substrate. Set up in the partially shaded, warm window seat, keep the potting soil continuously slightly moist with lime-free water. You give the rooting extra momentum by maintaining the cutting under a transparent cover during this time. A plastic bag, which is held away from the leaves by wooden sticks as spacers, is well suited.
Pruning and rooting trunk cuttings - How to do it right
If a leafless stem axis remains after cutting a head cutting, this part of the window leaf can also be used as a cutting. A vital stem cutting is not yet lignified and has several dormant leaf buds that can be recognized as vegetation points on the stem axis. How to proceed properly with the offshoot:
- Cut a stem cutting straight above and diagonally below to mark the polarity
- Plant with the sloping cut facing down in a pot with lean, slightly acidic potting soil
- Water regularly with soft water in a bright, not full sun location
- Do not fertilize the plant at this stage
As with a head cutting, activate rooting and budding with a translucent cover. Underneath, a warm, humid microclimate develops, which your window leaf appreciates and makes an effort to grow. To prevent mold from forming, the hood should be aired daily.
A trunk cutting results in a flock of young Monstera
To get several young plants from a single stem cutting, you can cut it up between your sleeping eyes. Lay each stem segment horizontally on potting soil with the leaf bud facing up. Roots and leaves form from the vegetation point, whereby a warm, humid microclimate is advantageous. Then pot the young window leaf and care for it like an adult plant.
Tips
Aerial roots are not what it takes to be cuttings. They are responsible for the important role of supply management and detention organ. If the window leaf has a stable climbing aid with a rough surface, the exotic plant can climb to lofty heights up to the ceiling if desired.
