HOW TO PROPAGATE BEAR'S PAW SUCCULENTS | A Guide to Propagating Cotyledon tomentosa from cuttings

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Do you have bear's paw succulents? Do you want more? Learn how to propagate bear's paw succulents/Cotyledon tomentosa from cuttings and from leaves.
Join Smith Kingston, Chloe Kalanchoe, Toby McSchmuter, the strikingly attractive Lady Space Cowgirl, and a host of other leafy friends, as we outline how exactly to propagate bear paw succulents from cuttings as well as from leaves. Maybe this is your first time taking care of any kind of succulent, or maybe you've been propagating houseplants for years, but just have a couple of questions and are looking giggles and answers too. Either way, this hilarious, entertaining, and oddly satisfying step by step tutorial video is exactly what you're looking for!
This comedically hilarious, yet impressively informative "how to" will leave you with a firm resolve to multiply your collection of bear paw plants, AND well equipped with the knowledge necessary to do so, whether you're a botanical novice, or a time seasoned heavily experienced DIY plant care expert. Packed with jokes, intelligent humor, tips, tricks, advice, plant care expertise and know how, this funny and instructional oddly satisfying tutorial video will leave you informed, smiling, and ready to get rolling down the road to the land of botanical understanding and houseplant hospitality by answering any questions relating to the propagation of Cotyledon tomentosa that you may have, such as:
When is the best time of year to propagate Cotyledon tomentosa?
What tools do I need to multiply my collection of bear's paw houseplants?
How do I cut up my bear's paw plant?
Where on the Cotyledon tomentosa should I make my cuts?
How many cuttings can I take from my bear paw succulent without harming it?
Can I pot my bear's paw cuttings right away?
Which type of soil is best for bear's paw succulents?
Can Cotyledon tomentosa be propagated from leaves?
How do I propagate bear's paw succulent form leaves?
How much sun do recently propagated Cotyledon tomentosa cuttings need?
How long does it take bear's paw cuttings to form their own roots?
Do I need to use a rooting hormone when propagating Cotyledon tomentosa from cuttings?
Which type of sunlight is best for bear's paw succulents?
0:00 Hilarious and Poetic Introduction
0:27 Tools Necessary for Propagation of Cotyledon tomentosa
1:30 How to Cut from your Bear's Paw Succulent
2:00 How Many Cuttings to Take
2:12 Cotyledon tomentosa Growing Season
2:24 When to Propagate Bear's Paw from Cuttings
2:48 Preparing the Stem for Potting
3:06 To Propagate from Leaves
3:12 Or Not to Propagate from Leaves
3:24 The "Trying and Difficult Path"
4:06 Prepping your Containers for Potting
4:30 Why Pack the Soil?
5:33 Potting the Cuttings
6:15 Why Pot Your Cuttings Immediately
7:21 Sunlight Needs of Freshly Potted Bear's Paw Cuttings
8:06 When to Water After Cutting
8:24 When to Water Before Cutting
8:45 Concerning Post Cutting Regret
9:15 Where'd it Go?
9:21 Why no Rooting Hormone?
9:39 About the Succulent Leaf Propagation Tray
10:06 Some Wise and Mildly Profane Counsel

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[@smittyandsky]

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[@smittyandsky]

LOL thanks so much! 😀 I'm glad you found my crazy videos, thanks for wattching!

[@primestar5619]

I love that you talk to your plants and that they TALK BACK haha, that’s such a wonderful and unique quality for your videos (and I watch too many plant videos). Also thank you for the advice! I’m trying to grow my bear’s paw :)

[@smittyandsky]

OMG thank you so much, that makes me so happy! 😁 I'm editing a bear's paw propagation 3 week update video that should be up tomorrow! Listen, there's no such thing as too many plant videos, especially if it led you to find this crazy sh🌱 show of a channel! Good luck with your bear's paw, whatever it's name is 😉

[@primestar5619]

@@smittyandsky thank you!! I'm staying tuned :) I think I'm gonna name him Smokey after Smokey Bear haha

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[@smittyandsky]

You're SO welcome, I'm glad enjoyed it! 😄 Thanks so much for watching!

[@alhoward33]

First time here on your channel and I love it! Subscribed halfway through the vid. Thanks a bunch! You were so helpful and fun at the same time!

[@smittyandsky]

Wow thanks! You're too kind 😄 that means so much!

[@samithh]

Underrated channel lol

[@smittyandsky]

Thanks so much 😃 I'm glad you found it!

[@LilGagaChick]

I love the paint brush, its like a chopstick but you can brush the dirty off them after you're done. Yasss.

[@smittyandsky]

Hey thanks! Ya it works great for dusting, especially for fuzzy plants like these, thanks so much for watching!

[@stevecding]

Thanks from San Diego, California!

[@smittyandsky]

So cool! Go to swami's for me if you can! 🏄‍♂️

[@annya8588]

I'm having some trouble with my paws, all of its new growth is very flat and kinda tacky. any tips or ideas on what the problem could be?

[@breh6889]

Hello Smith, I get my succulents from Succulent Studios, and my latest ones are the bear's paw and watches chain, they were beautiful and great at first but now I am having some issues and I really don't want to lose them. I have a couple pieces I think au can propagate but I am not sure. Is it possible i send you pictures of my plants and get your advice?

[@smittyandsky]

Heck ya that sounds great! You can message me a picture on Instagram, or you could email me if you're not on there, I think there are links to both of those in the description

[@upinthewoods]

Hi! I'm a plant newbie in general, and was hoping for a little advice if you wouldn't mind - two part question: (sorry it's so long) 1. Any tips for leaf propogation with these? If I look up general succulent tips would this be the same or are these different? Do you just lay them on top of the dirt? Or bury the end a bit. Would rooting hormone help or be too wet for a plant like this? (mine's like a thick syrupy consistency). I realize you said this is unlikely to work but my long distance partner bought a rooted cutting online and it was shipped to me and it didn't do well (I think I overwatered tbh or more to the point the planter I had it in just wasn't good for it, the leaves slowly died, I decided to try repotting it and check the roots but during the process the last 3 leaves at the top of the stems (these actually looked healthy still) just fell off so that's all I have to work with. But part 2 is: any hope of saving the plant itself? I replanted it in a better pot, better drainage, better draining soil, and have learnt from my mistakes last time, roots looked ok I think. So right now it's just two empty stems. Any hope of it regrowing leaves? Should I just leave it, or cut it back down? Or is that a lost cause entirely lol. If it is, anything I can do with bare stems without leaves attached re. propogation? I just want to try and save SOMETHING from it 😭 Thank you so much!

[@smittyandsky]

That's pretty cool! As for the plant itself, it sounds like you took exactly the right approach with the new soil, my advice for those is to keep them in some really bright indirect sunlight, and I'll bet that, in the soil you've potted them, they will probably grow some new leaves eventually, and as for the leaves, I nestled mine down into the soil but didnt bury them at all, but that was 8 weeks ago and they still havent grown anything

[@upinthewoods]

@@smittyandsky Thank you so much for responding! Yeah, I definitely don't have high hopes for the leaves from everything I've seen but can't hurt to try I guess. Is less light better for the leaves? How about moisture? Hopefully the plant will eventually do something again! Maybe light was one of the problems with it to begin with too. I just don't really get that much bright light in my place unless its direct. I got a grow light for some of my other plants but I worry about it being too direct. And I don't have a spot that I could put it near the table with the ones that get it but further away. But I'll play around with it and hopefully figure it out, nothing to lose I guess! I wonder if I should just sit it outside somewhere now it's not too cold.

[@smittyandsky]

Oh sweet! Hey, unless your grow light is really really powerful, I would keep everything right by the light, that consistency will be great for the leaves and the lil plant, and as far as the moisture, only water the plant when the soil has gotten completely dry, and with the leaves, my approach has been to moisten them every other day, but again, I still haven't seen any progress on any of my bear's paw leaves. it's weird because like none of them have died or even begun to dry out, but there's no growth either. They look like they were just taken from the plant 🤔

[@smittyandsky]

Oh and hey, it might be fun to try the rooting hormone, but only on like half of the leaves, a scientific approach 👾

[@ginahubin4793]

Yikes, I clipped a couple tips from my mother plant and it is November, will the cuttings root or am I SOL?

[@smittyandsky]

You know what, they might root, I saw a video where a lady propagated some during winter and I think it worked out 🤔 She used a rooting hormone though, let me know what happens, I'm curious, we're pretty much on the cutting edge of science

[@jbad3355]

oh no i cut my cuttings right at the stem without leaving at least two pairs of leaves 😳 will it grow back eventually?

[@smittyandsky]

You know what, if you keep them all in the right lighting and avoid overwatering them I bet they'll be just fine, though it might take them a bit longer to recover 😊

[@alanaweaver8942]

What’s the name of the plant in the owl planter?

[@smittyandsky]

lol so the bear's paw in the white planter is named Thomas Baker, though he prefers to be called just Baker, and I have yet to name the grafted coral cactus in the blue owl mug, but if you have a suggestion let me know and I'll make it official and give you a shout-out on my Instagram 😀

[@gamingwithmarz8691]

Did u lose ur mustache at the end there? 🤔

[@smittyandsky]

😂 I did! I will grow back tho 🙃

[@asiya4271]

Lolol I noticed it too and had to go back to check if I was just seeing things. Then my brainball was like "maybe he's propagating that too 🤔"

[@smittyandsky]

OMMFGDFF!!! Yo, what if I used my moustache bits to make a second smitty k? 🤯 I could feed it Oreos and Reeses and rainbow unicorn Bang til it was big enough to fend for itself, then maybe it would turn against me and I have would to banish it from the kingdom for my own protection! 🤔 Ur a straight up genius fr, this is a meme gold mine!

[@asiya4271]

@@smittyandsky lol sweet! I wouldn't mind just whatever you do keep me updated with the results 😉 (that nutrition makes me think it will definitely go against you tho😅) ✌️🪴

[@85arrie]

I just killed mine ☹️

[@smittyandsky]

Oh no, my condolences, may your fuzzy lil friends rest in peace 😢