My mom got an umbrella plant from her aunt's funeral, we had issues with fungus gnats so my stepdad moved it outside. The entire plant snapped off at the base and her birthday is around the corner and I've been debating on buying a new one. I'm going to try some cuttings first. I have growth hormone coming in tomorrow
I have a schefflera "tree," with one long naked trunk and sets of leaves at the top. It's about 8 feet tall. After a summer outside I can't fit it in my house anymore. I tried air layering but it has not formed roots and it looks like the area I took off has healed. Can I do a jumbo version of this kind of propagation? Just cutting the trunk below where the leaves are and using either soil or water??? I've been taking care of this previously neglected tree and am quite fond of it. I want to make sure I won't kill it...
The hard part is that the trunk portion most likely won't propagate. You need the green stem portion to get roots. But if you do cut a trunk portion back then if it's healthy it might give you new shoots at that level. It's always a risk though, as all propagation is. Good luck with it! ☺️
House plants and cats a huge challenge for me. Hearing your cat crying I’m assuming it’s outside of that room and wants in. Is that your solution too? I have all my plants in one room with the door closed. Wish I could place some around the house. Any suggestions?
I just shut my cat out during the video lol. Normally my cat doesn't get into any of my plants on the shelves, just the ones on my windowsill and my floor plants. The way Ive found to have them coexist is I don't have any plants that cats like to chew on (like bamboo, dracaena, or any of the palms) and then any I have on the floor I make sure it's more bushy or full such as snake plant or some aglaonemas so it doesn't have a lot of open dirt (aka no space to make it a litter box). I hope this helps! I love my cat. 🥰
Which indoor plant do you want to see propagated next?! 🌱
Mandarin orange spider plant
Aloe please
Glad I came across this today! I have an umbrella plant that has gotten super leggy but have been scared to do anything with it. Thanks!
I'm glad it helped!
Same here!! 🙏🌿
That was a really good presentation on my wife’s favorite plant. Thanks
My mom got an umbrella plant from her aunt's funeral, we had issues with fungus gnats so my stepdad moved it outside. The entire plant snapped off at the base and her birthday is around the corner and I've been debating on buying a new one. I'm going to try some cuttings first. I have growth hormone coming in tomorrow
Good luck! 👍
Thank you!
I experimented and put some leaves into a jar of water - they rooted!!
Yay!!!
Nice clear presentation, scored a sub cheers
Thanks! ❤️
I have a schefflera "tree," with one long naked trunk and sets of leaves at the top. It's about 8 feet tall. After a summer outside I can't fit it in my house anymore. I tried air layering but it has not formed roots and it looks like the area I took off has healed. Can I do a jumbo version of this kind of propagation? Just cutting the trunk below where the leaves are and using either soil or water??? I've been taking care of this previously neglected tree and am quite fond of it. I want to make sure I won't kill it...
The hard part is that the trunk portion most likely won't propagate. You need the green stem portion to get roots. But if you do cut a trunk portion back then if it's healthy it might give you new shoots at that level. It's always a risk though, as all propagation is. Good luck with it! ☺️
House plants and cats a huge challenge for me. Hearing your cat crying I’m assuming it’s outside of that room and wants in. Is that your solution too? I have all my plants in one room with the door closed. Wish I could place some around the house. Any suggestions?
I just shut my cat out during the video lol. Normally my cat doesn't get into any of my plants on the shelves, just the ones on my windowsill and my floor plants. The way Ive found to have them coexist is I don't have any plants that cats like to chew on (like bamboo, dracaena, or any of the palms) and then any I have on the floor I make sure it's more bushy or full such as snake plant or some aglaonemas so it doesn't have a lot of open dirt (aka no space to make it a litter box). I hope this helps! I love my cat. 🥰
@@thegirlwithashovel thank you I’ll take all the advice I can from a fellow cat lover. One of them loves the plants, the other two not as much
You can absolutely snap the leaves off and root them in water with about a 70 % success rate. Easy peasy
Yup. That's my method for when I'm in a hurry! 😄
@@thegirlwithashovel lol. I pretty much live in a hurry
Sad kitty!
Also, the rot on that one cutting is because the soul is too wet.
Yes but you need moist soil for rooting so it's a better fix to form a good seal on your cutting so you can keep your soil more moist. 👍
Talk too much 😊
I'll have to make some shorts for you lol.