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I think it goes without saying that I absolutely adore plants and today I'm gonna be making some new ones I'm propagating some plants and I thought I'd bring you along and show you how I do it So propagating plants is just the process of creating these new baby plants out of some Existing mature mama plants and it's just a really easy affordable way to fill up your house full of plants Just based on what you've already got You don't necessarily need to go and buy anything. One of the other reasons I do it is It's just such a rewarding feeling to see that you're kind of creating this new life, you know So I'm gonna show you how I propagate five of my favorites One of them is pathos, which is the one you see here and hanging behind me in the kitchen The other one is the monstera, monstera deliciosa with its big beautiful leaves I'll also show you how to propagate the Pancake plant or the pelléas and a couple of others as well I do want to take a brief moment before we begin to thank audible for partnering with us on today's video But we're gonna chat more about them at the end for now. We're gonna get started on propagating some plants The pathos is probably my favorite plant I think it looks so beautiful the way its water falls out of a pot if it's hanging on the ceiling or the way it Cascades down the side of a surface so I've got this pathos here and it's beautiful But it's getting really long and it's hitting the ground So it needs a trim and the lovely thing is we can use the trimmings to create a new baby plant So all I'm gonna do is I'm going to cut the vine Just at a point below where a leaf is coming out of the vine So I'm just gonna snip it like that and you don't need to worry about the fact that you've just made this incision a new Little vine or piece is gonna stick out from here and grow and it's gonna hit the ground again within a few months So we're gonna hang on to these trimmings and I'm just gonna continue this all the way around the plant The first thing we need to do is find the nodes on this vine. I'm gonna show you how to do that It's really easy. It's pretty much just any point where a leaf is coming out from the vine So this here is a node. This is a node this this this I think you get the idea So we're gonna want to do is take some sharp scissors a knife and we're just gonna make a cut about one centimeter on either side of a node like So and we're gonna repeat this all the way up the vine So one centimeter on each side And any little bit of vine that we cut that was just these pieces here we actually don't need these we're just gonna put these to the side and This here. These cuttings are what we're gonna put in water and if I actually get you to take a look at these nodes At one node in particular. Let's look at that one. You can see these little protrusions that are coming off of it That's actually very likely where the roots are going to pop out from once we put this in water So now that we've got all these trimmings. All we need to do is dunk it into some water You want to make sure that those nodes stay submerged because like we said that's where the roots are coming out from and then comes Arguably the hardest part which is to patiently wait for these to root which can take anywhere between two to four weeks Now one really important thing in that time is you want to make sure that you're topping up your a little vessel your cup Whatever you're using with water because you're gonna notice those water levels are starting to drop as the plant is using it up and as it evaporates and Maybe even more important than that is about once a week You actually want to completely dump out the water that's in here and fill it up with some fresh water the reason for that is tap water has some oxygen in it and roots of plants need oxygen In order to grow their living things just like us and then in terms of where to store it You just want to put it somewhere that has a good amount of sunlight and somewhere. That's preferably a little bit warmer so maybe keep it away from window sills because that's a lot of Fluctuating temperature. Plotting the pathos is actually really straightforward once it roots about two centimeters or an inch or good to go I'm just gonna actually show you this one here I put this in water probably At least three or four months ago and the cool thing about that is it shows you that pothos can actually live in water?

so if you don't have time to put it in soil or if you even if want to just keep it like this because it Looks decorative. you definitely can so long as again, you're replacing the water to keep it fresh But you can see these roots have actually gotten longer than they need to be. You only need a couple centimeters or so so what I've got here is some soil and I like to moisten it first by adding some water to it before we transplant our cuttings into this soil.

Because you got to keep in mind that the pathos just came from being in a water environment for quite a while And so they're gonna want the soil to be moist not wet, but just moist enough that it kind of sticks together So once you've added some water just get in there with your hands. Give it a mix.

And once you kind of get it to that point where it's it sticks together a bit, it's good it's ready to use and then the only other thing that you're going to need is an inner pot that has holes on the bottom that is incredibly important that it has holes because when you're gonna water your plant later you want it to be able to Drain the water out so that the roots don't rot. So all I'm gonna do now is I'm gonna transfer some of that moist soil into This inner pot and now I'm gonna take this plant that has a lot of roots I'm actually gonna cut it because I don't think it needs all that much root and it makes it easier to plant I'm just gonna cut it To make the roots about an inch long and then we're gonna put that into the soil so I'm using a four inch or ten centimeter pot here and I'm gonna plant about somewhere around ten maybe fifteen of these cuttings into the soil not all of the cuttings are gonna take Some of them might die. There might be some casualties That's okay It's still gonna grow into becoming a beautiful luscious healthy plant and then we're gonna pour a little bit of Water on the soil as well and for the first couple of weeks we want to try to keep that soil moist to promote the roots to Continue to grow and just get used to their new environment and that's pretty much it You've made yourself a little baby pothos plant and within a few months Hopefully and I'm sure you're gonna have a lot of success with it. It's gonna go great You're gonna end up with a plant that's gonna grow Its own vines and become its own mom at some point that you can trim because it's becoming so long and that's it That's how you make your own pathos at home Now that we've propagated the pathos this part is gonna be a breeze because you understand a lot of the key principles So we are now gonna be propagating the string of Hearts, which is such a beautiful delicate plant so in much the same way as we did before we are going to take one of the vines from the mother plant and We are going to give it a snip on the vine somewhere around the halfway point so Now what we could do is we could just put this straight into the water The node again is where the roots are going to come from But if we put this in the water the node in the water with the leaf With that leaf being submerged that's actually going to rot So one of the major or main differences here is we actually want to take that leaf at the node and just pluck it off And so then we're creating a little naked node And that's what we're going to dump into the water. And what I usually like to do is keep about two nodes worth Here attached and then I give the vine another snip and then we are going to find another node Before we submerge it in the water we're going to pluck off these leaves to Create a little naked node, and we're gonna put that in the water as well again comes the part of being patient So wait about three to four weeks for this to root, but if I can be honest What I actually like to do sometimes is to just keep it in the decorative glass jar vase or whatever you've got Because I think it looks really pretty when you put it on a shelf like this just even in solitude It looks really nice but if it does start to root and you're ready to put it into a pot if you take a look at this one for example I've had this sitting in water for I think a couple of months now at least And once it starts to show you roots like this you can put it Into a pot make sure again, it has some drainage holes. Make sure that for the first week or two You're keeping the soil moist just like we did before it came from a water medium It needs to acclimate to being in soil again But after the one or two weeks are up Really taper back on how much you're watering this because it is a succulent After all actually so you don't want to over love it because you could risk losing it in the process The next plant that we're gonna be propagating is the monstera deliciosa Which I think is just so beautiful and maybe it's because it's rising in popularity, but I also find this to be a particularly expensive plant, but if you've already got one of these at home you Can make more from it and I'm gonna show you how the main thing about the monstera is that you really need to know where?

To cut and the note on this particular plant is where you see two stems coming out of a single Junction The other way, you know that that's the note. Is that very often?

There's a root already coming out from it and on the monstera. This is called the aerial root So you'll notice that this is a node but this here is also a node because you can see two stems Coming out from that as well. And this one has quite a large aerial root So what you usually want to do is make a cut about one or two Centimeters below the node so you can choose to do that either here or here and in our case, I'm gonna choose this one So about one or two centimeters below make sure you've got really sharp scissors There we go, so this large piece is what I've just cut off So we've got three stems and three leaves now There's two options with this in terms of how you can propagate one of them and probably the one I actually use more often is to put it straight into a big vase of water and then Wait till it gives you some roots and then transplant it into soil, but because we've already done that twice I'm gonna show you another way that you can propagate this which is to propagate by putting it straight into soil Which is an awesome option if you feel impatient and don't want to wait for it to root Given that this already has some aerial roots you can just put these straight into the soil Now these aerial roots are actually a little bit longer than I want them to be so I'm gonna go ahead and give these a Little bit of a trim and it's not a big deal because they're gonna grow back again Once they're in the soil, so I'm going to cut it right here And I'm gonna cut a little bit right there So now we're just gonna take a pot again. Always make sure that the pot has drainage holes That's really important and we're gonna add to it some pre-moistened soil And now what I'm gonna do is I'm actually just going to create a large well in the center of the soil so that we can put Our cutting into the soil. I'm gonna put the first node in and just tuck in that aerial root And you see this little aerial root right here Eventually that's going to turn downwards and it's gonna grow into the soil securing it even more that'll happen naturally You don't have to do anything for that. That's pretty much it. This is really easy I'm just gonna put it into a nice decorative outer pot and Monsteras do like a lot of water so you can make sure to add a little bit of water on top And that's pretty much it. That's how you propagate or one of the ways that you can propagate a monstera deliciosa So the pilea or the pancake plant is the one that we have easily propagated the most I think we started with two of them And in the last year, we've made twenty from those two. So needless to say it's pretty straightforward pretty easy to do It's gonna be a little bit different than all of the propagations we've done before in that you don't need to look for any nodes Instead what happens is you've got your mature mama plant here, which used to be a baby actually But what its gonna start to do is it's gonna pop off these little babies You're gonna see them kind of just coming up in the soil all around the mama plant And then what we're gonna want to do is very gently we're going to pry off One of the babies. Try to keep a little bit. You don't need a lot, but try to keep a little bit of the roots Intact there. If it's not messy not doing it, right All right And then you're just gonna transplant this into some moist soil Now if it happened that you accidentally cut this off and you didn't get any roots in it at all Not to worry, you can just plop plop plop plunk, plunk You can just plug this into some water and these love water they can live in water just like the plants We've seen that have come before it. So let me show you an example here So this here is a pilea that I just have hanging off of something and I think it looks really beautiful But it's actually not in soil It's submerged in water and look at that beautiful root system that it creates so you can keep it in water So long as again, you're keeping it topped up and fresh but if you do manage to And I think this is just the easier way to do it If you do get one of these babies with roots intact You can just transplant it straight Into some soil and then you're just gonna create a little well and put that baby in there Push it down close it up and that's pretty much it. So this baby believe it or not about a year ago that's what this mom looked like like that and so it'll grow and Hopefully give you some more babies and just with like human babies. They need a lot of attention in the beginning So keep the soil moist for the first couple weeks and then you can taper it back and I just feel like pancake plants Especially make for the best gift so we've given a whole bunch of these away and it's always really fun when you go to somebody's house or Office and they're like look look at how my pancake plant is doing and it's really nice to see that you've gotten them Excited about plants too. So that's how you propagate the most easy way to propagate pancake plants So the last plant that we're gonna propagate is the ZZ plant, which is this beautiful lush plant That's got these really thick gorgeous green leaves It's a really good plant for anyone who's a beginner because it can kind of tolerate low light situations or if you neglect it Not that I'd recommend neglecting it. But if you know you miss a watering or even two or maybe three It'll do just fine usually so when it comes to propagating this plant, there's a few different ways. I'm gonna tell you about one I'm going to show you one one method is that you can actually just cut it off cut one of the stems from the bottom and when you do that then you Can just plunk it in some water and it'll grow some roots and then you can put it into some soil We've already done that before so I'm not going to show you how to do that right now But the second way that you can propagate this plant is through a process called division. I feel like I Need your help Thank you Perfect So the plant grows from these thick bulbs just underneath the soil called rhizomes and these rhizomes actually hold some water Which is why the plant can tolerate a little bit of neglect if you miss watering it So all we have to do in this case is you gently want to play a little bit of a tug-of-war. There we go I've got one here So if possible that's what you want to do You want to make sure that you get some of the roots one or two of the rhizomes at least?

some stems and some leaves and That's it. So as usual, we're grabbing an inner pot. I'm going to add to it some pre-moistened soil so I'm gonna plant this in there like so That's a new fresh soil on top Just to bury those rhizomes again. They want to be under the soil So now that it's all plants that I'm just gonna put it in this outer pot just for decoration Really! I'm gonna give it a little bit more water and then after this we're just gonna want to put it somewhere where it has some indirect light and make sure you're evenly watering it over the next week or two while it's recovering and then eventually you're gonna notice it's gonna shoot out these kind of little baby stems and New leaves which you can tell because I really like green color and that's how you create a little army of these So these are them these are the five plants that we've propagated together today Hopefully it's a fun little activity something that you can do from home And this is also the perfect time of year to get started here at spring and the days are getting longer and then the days are warmer and so you can see the roots start to grow faster your plants growing quick and you see the Fruits of your labor sooner and I think it also just gives your plants a better chance for success When you're propagating them in this time of year and again a very warm Thank you to audible for partnering with us on today's video I've like all of you guys been spending more of my time indoors lately so I've noticed that I've been listening to a lot more audiobooks because I feel like it's such a nice way to Stay stimulated and learn something new. I just started to re-listen to an audiobook. That is incredible It's really short and sweet. It's written by Pema Chodron and it's called getting unstuck. She's just such an amazing teacher So in the book she talks about this idea This concept of something called Shenpa and shenpa is just this stickiness that thoughts and feelings can have you know?

Sometimes you're in your head so much and you're not really in the present and in the mouth. That's Shenpa So she talks about you know why it is that we have Shenpa What we can do how we can approach it and how to bring ourselves back into the now and into the present moment And she's got this Incredible personality a really awesome sense of humor a very very soothing voice So I definitely recommend it if you think you might be interested in giving it a try You can visit audible.com/pickuplimes Or see the link in the description box below to get a 30 day free trial plus one audio book of your choosing and two audible originals absolutely for free and I think that's it for today if you did enjoy the video it always means a lot when you give it a thumbs up and if you have any Propagation tips of your own or any plants that you propagate. I'd actually be curious about that, too So I'll see you guys in the comments Thanks a lot for watching pick uplimes signing off and we'll see you in the next video How many babies are in this one? That is loaded?

Let's see how many this one can give us actually four five Six seven seven babies off of that one mom