Vegetative reproduction is aimed at the preservation, mainly biological properties and attributes of the original plant.These characteristics, for example, include the color of the flower, pyramid and so on.This cloning gives the ability to grow out of the leaf, stem, root houseplants, as most ornamental tropical species in temperate climates do not produce seeds.These plants, for example, include aloe, Tradescantia, Ficus, Monstera, and others.
Vegetative reproduction - is today the only way to secure the valuable properties of the plant variety.In other words, only by using this method you can save the pure varieties whose value lies in their quality (color, smell, terry and so on).This vegetative reproduction differs significantly from the seed.Furthermore, seed-grown plants bloom more slowly.
There are different ways of vegetative reproduction: by dividing the bushes, mustache, suckers, cuttings, leaves and stalks, layering and so forth.
most common method is cuttings.Cuttings is the part separated from the stem and develops in favorable conditions, an independent plant.The best time for such propagation is spring (March or April).Cuttings in this case time to form a stable root system.Such plants overwinter well, in contrast to the late planting of cuttings.Vegetative reproduction of this method is carried out by young or slightly woody part of the stem.Their length - no more than six to eight centimeters.Cuttings must have interstices (two or three) and three or four sheets.
take cuttings should be a sharp knife.Lower the cut must be oblique and placed directly under the bud or leaf, the upper - 1-1.5 cm above the kidneys.Cuttings of plants, in which there is a milky juice, for some time should be lowered into the warm water.If necessary (for better rooting) of the stems should be treated with growth substances (aloe juice, sodium humate).
When cuttings of cacti and other succulents should slices sprinkled with powdered charcoal, and then let them dry two or three days.
cuttings are planted in pots or specially prepared boxes.At the bottom of the drainage layer is laid (coarse sand, pebbles and so on. P.), A height of 2-3 cm, is poured on top of plates and turf ground (in equal proportions), mixed with well-washed sand (1: 5).Feeding layer should have a height of four to five centimeters.Top should be put three-centimeter layer of coarse river sand (well washed).To prevent acidification of the soil is better to use small pots and place them around the perimeter of several cuttings.
Planting cuttings should be using sharpened sticks, thickness - less than the thickness of a pencil.The sand made the hole.Between them should be about five or six centimeters.Seedlings are planted so that the lower end is immersed in the sand of 1-2 cm.After that, the sand is pressed tightly to the cuttings.
rooting Until the end of each day (morning and evening) planted the stems were sprayed with water.Boxes or pots must be covered with glass - so the heat and humidity will remain more evenly.Containers with cuttings placed in a light place (not in the sun).The air temperature must not exceed 25 degrees.After two - four weeks, the cuttings form a root system and begin to develop.After rooting shoots accustomed to the indoor air.To do this, start to shoot the glass: the first day of one-two in the second - two or three hours, and so on, gradually increasing it.1-1.5 weeks completely clean the glass.
