How to Grow FREE PLANTS from Your Own Garden Cuttings

[@RonSRY]

1625 Aloe plants create little pups. Pull and plant. Mulberry is super easy to propagate, similar to figs. Pineapple tops. Cut off the tops. Remove some of the bottom leaves to expose the base to the soil. Stick in dirt. Tomatoes. Pull of young suckers. Place in a pot. Immortal tomatoes! That's all I could think of so far. :)

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thanks Ron! I wanted to do tomatoes but didn't want to make it a twenty minute video 😁

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Also, I just picked up a mulberry, I'll have to try that out!

[@RonSRY]

@@NextdoorHomestead Did you pick up a cutting or a nursery plant?. My cuttings were fruiting after 4 months. I pulled the fruit off just to let it focus on roots and growing. Made about 20. Neglected them. Got 10. Kept 2 and gave the rest away. I'm growing Thai Mulberry (Morus alba)

[@NextdoorHomestead]

@@RonSRY We grabbed a tiny sapling off Etsy actually! It seems to be doing fine, but we have it in a pot in the shade so I'm not expecting much out of it. Just think they're cool plants. I'd like to propagate it though because I know some folks who would love one.

[@RonSRY]

Easy propagation? I'm all in.

[@davidmumaugh4074]

Also easy to propagate is basil! I like pesto, so I propagate a LOT of plants. Honestly, every time I cut a stem to harvest some leaves, I make my cutting so that I can do one of two things: either cut above a growth node to induce more branching; or cut below a node and put that cutting into soil to start a new plant! I start the growing season with only a few plants, and by the end of summer I have dozens!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I've got to remember to do this more! More basil I don't have to work for is always appreciated 😁

[@lajoycestewart7528]

"YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO EASY TO TRY THANK YOU

[@NextdoorHomestead]

It's fun too!!!

[@CarrieNita]

I have found as long as your donating plant has been fed in the week before having its parts cut for propagation, there is no need for rooting hormone. Unless you KNOW the cuttings are very difficult to propagate, there is no need for rooting hormone .

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Heya! Thanks for sharing your experiences Carrie. I do want to look into studies on efficacy as right now I can only cite that it seems to help for us 😁

[@GardeningAddiction]

Do you know of an affordable organic rooting hormone? I’ve heard aloe

[@knitswithdirt]

@@GardeningAddiction I have heard honey and cinnamon. Haven't used it though.

[@victorbonello7132]

Thanks a lot fot the useful explanation most interesting. Watching from MALTA eu

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Glad to hear it Victor! Thanks for checking out the video 😁

[@eunycecrowe9651]

Your amazing and great information...Love live and laugh ..❤❤❤😂😊😅🎉❤

[@NextdoorHomestead]

THANK YOU! What a nice thing to say =) Happy gardening Eunyce!

[@clarkl4177]

Ok, OK😮 I JUST found your channel and my, oh my, I am so enjoying you and your content 💕 you're spot on with the things that I am also wanting to try. Hooray 🎉

[@NextdoorHomestead]

YAY! Gardening video serendipity =) Love it when that happens. Assuming you're getting started with some cuttings... it's so fun! I just found out some of our pomegranate cuttings rooted; it's such a cool experience. Have fun!

[@gigimil19]

So helpful!! Thank you 😊

[@OurGardenCircle]

My citronella plant clones nicely. I’ve m trying Kale

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Oooo citronella sounds so fun! Gotta add that to my to-do list =)

[@CrimsonCrow420]

great video with a lot of infos, thanks from IT

[@NextdoorHomestead]

You're so welcome! And I'm glad it was helpful =) Is the abbreviation 'IT' for Italy? If so, welcome!

[@CrimsonCrow420]

@@NextdoorHomestead thanks again andyes, IT stands for italy, sometimes i'm so lazy lol

[@NextdoorHomestead]

One of my very favorite places 😁

[@makinggardenmagic]

I always learn so much from your videos, I appreciate the deeper scientific explanations :)

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I'm so glad! It's always more fun when we get a chance to dive into what's going on a little deeper =) Best of luck with your own garden this year!

[@rvmush3883]

Love your videos. Great info and awesome presence. ❤

[@NextdoorHomestead]

❤ Just making our day over here! Thank you for watching =)

[@tara281]

Elderberry and mulberry are both very easy to propagate!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Oh I'll have to try both. I love my little mulberry tree =)

[@tara281]

@@NextdoorHomestead me too! I’ve had luck just putting my pruned hard wood branches in soil

[@HollyToll]

Lilacs are very easy to start from cuttings. I didn't succeed with my grapes, but I may try again because I didn't know about stripping the stem. Thanks for the video.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Oh I haven't tried out lilacs! And they're some of my favorite plants. Thank you!

[@jeas4980]

Totally inspired! Just prepped nd planted 6 blackberries, 12 blueberries (4 each 3 varieties) and 6 lemon balm. I baught the root hormone months ago intending to do this and just forgot about doing it. Done and done. ✔

[@NextdoorHomestead]

YES! Absolute best of luck. I bet you get great rooting on the lemon balm and decent results on the berries. Blueberries are the toughest out of those three in my experience so I'm glad you did lots. Let us know how it goes in a few months =)

[@jeas4980]

@@NextdoorHomestead Will do!

[@Sproutupgardening]

This is such a great video. I've wanted more of my raspberry and blueberry plants but haven't been able to find the variety for sale. Now I can make my own. So super helpful. Thank you so much!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you Jenn! Always nice to look forward to some free plants you already know you like =)

[@laitae]

Wow, didn't know it was that easy! Looking forward to your ornamental plants propagation on video

[@NextdoorHomestead]

It is so fun! I hope you get a chance to try it out 😁

[@fuzzytale]

The advice I've seen for propagating in the past recommended not putting your plants directly into the container of hormone, but pouring some out into another container instead... which has honestly wasted me a lot of the powder. Have you ever seen any problems from dipping right into the container it came in?

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I used to and came to the same conclusion you did, it can be a waste. I just try to make the cuttings clean and dry first now.

[@wildspeaker007]

How long ago did you take the cuttings? To give us an idea of how long the rooting takes. Nice video btw!

[@NextdoorHomestead]

I'm not able to check my notes at the moment, but I believe about two months ago!

[@lajoycestewart7528]

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[@VoteThirdPartyorFourth]

Good vid, mang.

[@NextdoorHomestead]

Thank you kindly sir!