Step-by-step plan: Airlayering houseplants philodendron
To have houseplants at home is a wonderful way to bring some nature into your home. Sometimes they can become overgrown, but this doesn't mean you should cut them down right away. Instead, you can propagate them by air layering to give you a brand new houseplant or garden plant. This technique is a way to create a new plant from an existing, overgrown plant by rooting the stems while they are attached to the parent plant. This means you can get the most out of your plants and even give much more to loved ones or place them elsewhere in your home.
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Step 1: Disinfect the blade or pruning shears
By removing part of the plant, a wound is created, as it were, on your plant and your cutting. When you disinfect your pruning shears or knife before use, the chance that bacteria will get into the wound is much less. In addition, there is also less chance of rot and other misery.
Step 2: Where can you prune
To do this, find a section of the stem that is a few inches long, look at where you want to prune and make sure you don't cut all the way through.
Step 3: Second place to prune
After that, make a second notch around the stem an inch lower and remove the ring of bark between the two cuts.
Step 4: Wrap with moist sphagnum moss
Then wrap the section with some damp sphagnum moss and pack it lightly so that it is about 5-7cm thick. Then wrap that area loosely in plastic and secure it in place with ties or tape.
When propagating indoor plants, you can use plastic such as cling film or a cut sandwich bag, but for outdoor plants that take some time to root, it is ideal to use black plastic instead.
Step 5: Cutting Under the Sphagnum Moss Section
Leave the wrapper in place and eventually you will start to see the new roots through the plastic or feel the moss filling with roots. You can then cut under the moss section, unwrap the plastic and pot it up individually as a new houseplant.
Step 6: Set up a spot with bright but indirect sunlight
When the new plant is in its new pot, place it in a spot with bright but indirect light and well-watered. Within a few weeks, the new plant should be well established and ready to move into its new place in your home.
