How to Start Jade Plants From Cuttings
- 1). Cover a table or counter with newspaper. Set out the potting supplies.
- 2). Place potting soil in small pots. Fill the pots to within 1/2 inch of their tops.
- 3). Remove the desired number of leaves from a healthy jade plant. The Purdue University' Horticulture website advises breaking leaves off from the plant and using rooting hormone to start jade plants. Jade leaves come off easily---there's no need to take a cutting with a knife. Use a gentle and firm touch to grasp a leaf with your fingers and pull downwards to break it off of the jade plant.
- 4). Take stem cuttings, if desired. Use a sharp knife and remove 2 inches of stem for each cutting.
- 5). Pour a quarter-sized amount of rooting hormone in a jar lid or saucer. Dip each leaf's broken end in rooting hormone. Jade and other succulent cuttings often root well without rooting hormone, so this step is optional.
- 6). Push the end of the leaf or stem cutting 1/2 inch into the potting mixture. The exact depth isn't important, as long as the rooting end is fully covered by the soil. Add 1 tbs. of water or more for larger pots. Moisten the soil, but avoid saturating the soil.
- 7). Water the jade cuttings when the top of the soil feels dry. Avoid over-watering; excess water will rot the cuttings and they won't root. After 2 weeks, tiny plants will emerge from the buried end of the jade cuttings.
- 8). Divide the plants by gently pulling them apart when they are large enough to get a good hold of. Pot the plants separately or plant them directly in the ground.
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