Aglaonema or commonly called chinese evergreens is an evergreen air purifying perennial ornamental beautiful foliage decorative flowering indoor house plant in the family araceae and native to the tropical and subtropical regions of asia and new guinea. The NASA recommended one of the best air purifying house plant is an aglaonema. It is a very low maintenance and low light indoor plant. This plant propagate can be done by stem cutting and dividing the shoots. Best cutting growing season is early autumn and spring. In this video I'm going to show you how to propagate aglaonema or chinese evergreens from stem cuttings. It is a very simple and fastest method.
Aglaonema or chinese evergreens propagation step:
1. First of all take a stem cutting from the main plant.
2. Take a pot with well drainage system and fill it with potting mix.
3. Take a stem cutting and planted into the center of the pot.
4. Finally sprinkle little bit of water and keep it partial shade place.
Aglaonema is a very low maintenance and low light plant.The caring tips of Aglaonema plant.
1) Light : It prefer indirect sunlight or low light condition for best growth.
2) Potting mix : plant your aglaonema in well drained potting mix.
3) Watering : this plant love moist soil, so keep this soil just moist not soggy.
4) Fertilizer : this plant don't require too much fertilizer. Give vermicompost or any organic compost once in a six months.
Saturday, 26 August 2023
Buddha belly bamboo propagation from cuttings in water (with update)
Buddha belly bamboo (bambusa ventricosa) is a species of bamboo plant, mainly native to vietnam and southern china. This species are widely cultivated as an ornamental plant and bonsai. It is commonly known as buddha bamboo or buddha belly bamboo. In this video I'm going to show you - how to grow buddha belly bamboo plant from cuttings in water.
Buddha belly bamboo water propagation steps :
1. First of all cut any healthy buddha belly bamboo stem from the main plant.
2. Take a jug and fill it with tap water. Put it in a jug water.
3. Keep it in indirect sunlight place for a few days.
4. After 3 weeks buddha belly bamboo stem look like this.
5. Now I'm making potting mix for buddha belly bamboo plant, the ratio of the potting mix is 60% garden soil, 20% vermicompost, 20% fine sand and mix it well.
7. Take a pot and cover the drainage hole with some coconut husk, fill it with potting mix.
8. Plant buddha belly bamboo into the potting mix.
9. Finally water it properly and keep it in partial sunlight place for few days.
How to grow abelmoschus moschatus or ambrette or muskdana from seeds
Abelmoschus moschatus (ambrette or muskdana or musk mallow) is an aromatic and medicinal flowering plants, in the family malvaceae and native to asia and australia. It is commonly known as muskdana (मुश्कदाना), ambrette, musk mallow, rose mallow, tropical jewel hibiscus, bamia moschata, abelmosk, galu gasturi, musk okra, ornamental okra, yorka okra, etc. It is very easy to propagate from seeds, in this video I'm gong to show you - how to grow abelmoschus moschatus or ambrette or muskdana from seeds (with update).
Abelmoschus moschatus propagation step:
1. First of all collect some mature seeds from seed pod.
2. Now I'm making potting mix for seedlings, the ratio of the potting mix is 60% garden soil, 20% fine sand, 20% vermicompost, mix it well.
3. Take a well drain container and fill it with potting mix.
4. Place the seeds on the surface of the potting mix, cover the seeds thin layer of potting mix.
5. Finally water it properly and keep it in a partial sunlight place for few days.
Sansevieria trifasciata hahnii, dwarf snake plant propagation by division
Sansevieria trifasciata hahnii, dwarf snake plant propagation by cuttings or division of rhizome. Sansevieria trifasciata is an evergreen perennial low maintenance, low light indoor house plants in the family asparagaceae and native to tropical west africa from nigeria east to the congo. It's also known as snake plant, mother in law's tongue, dracaena trifasciata, golden hahnii snake plant and sansevieria trifasciata. The NASA clean air study found sansevieria trifasciata has air purification qualities, remove 4 of the 5 main toxins. In this video I'm going to show you - how to grow sansevieria trifasciata hahnii, dwarf snake plant by cuttings or dividing the rhizome.
How to grow croton plant in water with update
How to grow croton plant in water. Simple way growing and propagation of croton plant from stem cutting in water.
Croton plant water propagation steps :
1. First of all cut any healthy croton stem from the main plant. Take a stem cutting remove some leaves bottom of the stem cutting, cut it 45 degree angle and dip into the rooting powder.
2. Take a glass and fill it with tap water.
3. Use a sponge to help the stem to straight in water. Put it in a glass water.
4. Keep it in indirect sunlight place.
5. After 4 weeks croton stem look like this.
6. Now I'm making potting mix for croton plant, the ratio of the potting mix is 60% garden soil, 20% fine sand, 20% vermicompost and mix it well.
7. Take a pot and cover the drainage hole with some coconut husk, fill it with potting mix.
8. Plant croton into the potting mix.
9. Finally water it properly and keep it in partial sunlight place for few days.
Natural Rooting Hormone vs Chemical Rooting Hormone
Comparison between organic natural rooting hormone and chemical rooting hormone with result.
What is rooting hormone / powder ?
Rooting powder is a chemical you can apply to plant cuttings to encourage roots growth and increase the propagation success rate.
1. First of all take some healthy croton stem cuttings and cut it 45 degree angle bottom of the stem cutting.
2. Take two pots and cover the drainage holes with some coconut husk. Fill it with fine river sand and water it properly.
3. Take croton cuttings and dip into the natural rooting hormone aloe vera gel. Plant cuttings into the first pot.
4. Take cuttings and dip into the chemical rooting hormone. Plant cuttings into the second pot.
5. Keep all the cuttings partial sunlight place.
6. After 3 weeks cuttings look like this.
7. Take out croton cuttings from the first pot, which is used natural rooting hormone. Roots are very well developed, using aloe vera gel.
8. Take out croton cuttings from the second pot, which is used chemical rooting hormone. Roots are very well developed, using chemical rooting powder.
Both rooting hormones are working well, but used chemical rooting hormone roots are a little bit better developed than natural rooting hormone. So winner is chemical rooting hormone.
Agave angustifolia or century plant propagation
Agave plant or commonly called century plant (agave angustifolia / agave americana) is a very popular beautiful perennial ornamental indoor as well as outdoor plant, in the family asparagaceae and native to mexico and central america. It is also known as caribbean agave, maguey, american aloe, etc. This plants are widely cultivated as a landscape plant in tropical and subtropical climates. Agave plant mainly propagate through division of pups or suckers. In this video I'm going to show you - how to propagate agave plant or century plant.
Agave plant propagation step:
1. First of all gently separate the sucker from the main plant with trowel or any gardening tools.
2. Now I'm making potting mix for agave plant, the ratio of the potting mix is 60% garden soil, 20% vermicompost, 20% fine sand, mix it well.
3. Take a pot and cover the drainage hole with some coconut husk, fill it with potting mix.
4. Plant agave sucker into the potting mix.
5. Finally water it properly and keep it in partial sunlight place for few days.
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