✂️ How to do Nepenthes cuttings 👀 (The 4 Different Methods I tried to propagate them)

[@ElmoRitter]

Let's applaud this man for doing these videos in English! Spanish is my second language and I can't imagine doing a project like this in Spanish.... You're brain is in good shape that's for sure lol. I don't know French so thank you so much :)

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks :) At first I was hesitant of make video in English but I thought that if my videos were in French they would help a lot less people.

[@lakshmiashok88]

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[@tonyt.641]

@@WindowsillNepenthesthank you for not giving into hesitation! Very helpful videos ❤

[@ConstantinBoca]

Great video, especially with the 4months results. I only made cuttings out of a vining ventrata, but with a funny story. So my first nepenthes ventrata i ever bought really started to vine the hell out of it but at some point, the stem started to blacken (and not getting woody) but rotting. At that point i already had a basal out of that plant, and other nepenthes joined the squad. So i said.. screw it, i'll get rid of it (throw it in the bin), i dont want my other plans get affected. I didn't know about the making cuttings thing. The coincidence made that i've seen a video about it in the exact day. So i was thinking.. hmm.. maybe... So i rushed to the bin before my gf took it out and "rescued" the vine, made the proper steps of the cuttings, placed it in sphagnum and voila. Now i have two successfull cuttings out of a prevoious trashed nepenthes 😂 Great success :)

[@mojamojak]

The majority of Nepenthes growers in Japan actually use (sterilized & very small grain) Kanuma instead of Sphagnum as the substrate for cuttings. Has a higher chance of rooting as it drastically reduces the chance of contamination (blocking water / nutrients to be absorbed from the cutting surface). Although unlike sphagnum, since there's very little nutrients in Kanuma vs Sphagnum, you need make sure to mildly fertilize the soil after seeing any kind of root growth.

[@plantguy9]

In my oldest book on carnivorous plants the writer mentioned about making a notch in the vine then bending the vine to the pot of medium. Then putting some on top to anchor the stem in place while waiting for those nodes to activate.

[@LittleWaffle]

Very interesting, thank you ! My first Nepenthes thanks you for the tips!

[@stevetuckey]

Best repotting video!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks!

[@annebinns9272]

Love your videos, so straightforward and comprehensive. Off to try some cuttings now.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Glad you like them!

[@Fearthelettuce]

I had success rooting in water, however I found that the plants were extremely slow after potting into normal media. I think I'm going to switch back to sphagnum.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I guess it's logic, the roots are adapting to media. ;) But as long as cuttings take we are happy 😁

[@S4MU3L-]

You are very knowledgeable on these plants, I made a green house at school with my mate and have now brought it home cant wait to get my collection of pitcher plants together. Thank you I’ve subscribe now.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks :)

[@tironjr]

I haven't heard of these different ways to do Cuttings. But good to know. Everyone I know uses the Method with just Sphagnum, maybe because it is the best Method. My Plants aren't so big that they have to be cut except for my Ventrata but it is just starting to have Basals and it starts to make Uppers.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

For sure the water and the sphagnum are the most common/easy. :)

[@sxrry.8206]

I recently had to follow your advce from a previous video and chop the dying mother plant, leaving the baby plants with the original rootball Now I have what is left of the mother plant rooting in sphagnum with a rooting powder, checked today and I have roots

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Good save! :)

[@MichelleMonstera]

This was a great video! Love that it had an update after 4 months. It was very well organized, and well edited! Bravo!

[@adamkesingland968]

Hi Remy, hope you are well. I only do stem cuttings and basal cuttings usually in pure sphagnum. I have tried it in a regular mix too and I have not noticed a difference between the two. I do mine in modules in a propagator (unheated). I did one Vmax stem cutting this year in water. It was way faster than the ones in the modules. Cheers Adam

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Hi Adam! You never tried in a bag?

[@adamkesingland968]

@@WindowsillNepenthes in a word no. I did the water cutting in a slim jar that had anchovies in it. If you do it right and leave a bit of the leaves on it, it sits on the rim of the jar so that the bottom cut part is not on the bottom of the jar. I have reached capacity for plant space now. No new divisions till spring for me. Cheers Adam

[@AlainCh2.]

Air Layering > I used it for any plant...Plum, Figs, Peach, you name it - 100% success. I learned it some 50 years ago. I did it by a slightly different method: Diagonal opposite cuttings - Leaving between 15% to 35% intact total of the existing superficial bark in two opposite strips... to regulate the sap passing there. And I don't touch the core at all. I have a big Bloody Mary that needs a resize. I will try to apply it to the bigger whine. A first for me on CP.

[@hardyjesus7892]

any idea why it didnt work for remy?

[@AlainCh2.]

@@hardyjesus7892 Absolutely not :-( ... but maybe he left too much living part connecting to the top. A different way work for different species... I have no idea how to best treat Neps: if like a Fig or like a Plum !!!

[@AlainCh2.]

@Windowsill Nepenthes . No, This will be my first on CP

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

No idea, but I'll need to try again when a vines gets too long :)

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I'll try to be more... aggressive next time haha but I was a little bit afraid of killing the main vine.

[@davidjobe9876]

Great Tutorial Remy thanks ;)

[@RookiePresent]

My understanding of air layering is if you just wound the stem like you did, it keeps the upper part alive because it is still connected but there is no incentive to make roots because it's already being supplied with nutrients. I think the results would be different if you instead completely girdled the stem. I have never air layered nepenthes though, just a theory

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

You know me, I will do more tests later. I need to master this technique too 😄

[@tarotreadingsbysteven8545]

Great video! Just my experience the reason the air layering failed is because for layering to work on most plants you have to completely cut off rhe outer stem and leave only the inner at the node you wish to root. This forces the top of the cutting to root or die and if you leave any of the outer stem the plant will focus on healing instead of rooting.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks for the tip, I wasn't brave enough to cut deeper 😞

[@heinrichvonofterdingen6789]

Nice video!

[@weirdboyrox]

Those squirrels also steal spagmoss!!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Yes and digging holes (unpotting your plants...)

[@95_Nepentheses]

Squirrels are the worst! I have to keep chicken wire over top of my in-ground bog or else I will lose every single thing I've planted. Sometimes even then they manage to uproot stuff.

[@linzhang3967]

when is the best season to cut? Thank you.

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

No best season, really. ;)

[@HelgrafFireHammer]

I always wondered, what happens to the original mother plant when you cut the vine? Does a new growth point come out of where you cut it or will it just push out a new basal shoot/node? 🤔 Also, is it possible for a basal shoot to grow in a basal shoot or node of its own? 😅

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

The only time I see tiny plants activating nodes is when they come from TC. ;) And when you take cuttings, the mother plant will activated a dormant node as the roots are strong.

[@adrianabonitaaziz]

Excellent video !

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thank you!

[@adrianabonitaaziz]

@@WindowsillNepenthes Obrigado você! Paz pra você, suas plantas e pra sua família. Que pena você não tem outras espécies , você é muito dedicado . Parabéns!

[@Saiyajin47621]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@michaelthaddeus9773]

Thank you so much for this video, it is by far the most in depth video I have found! I love that you try so many different methods and show us the results all in one video instead of making us come back for a follow up video.

[@sa-lj5yv]

do you need to put the cuttings under light to promote growth? how long do you keep under lights? how long will it take for a cutting to become an adult?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

The cutting needs to get the same conditions as the mother plant (or a little more humid). And for becoming an adult, it depends on the species, but it's caster than with a basal shot. ;)

[@alisonfung_art]

Great video ❤ Thanks for sharing!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks! Will you try make cuttings?

[@droseraco96]

Very informativ video

[@IMHobby121]

Can you give me an idea of how much time lapse there was in each method? Thank you and God Bless!

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

The pretty much take the same duration, around 4-5 months. I feel like the ziplock bag is a little bit faster. But that mainly depends on the temperature and the species. In doubt, let the roots grow an extra month as potting a cutting too soon will slow it down.

[@IMHobby121]

@@WindowsillNepenthes Thank you so much for your response. God Bless!

[@AstroKasper]

Can you use honey on these plants instead of rooting gel or paste?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I don't know, but you don't need rooting gel/paste. Just put it into water like a cutted flower, it is just as good.

[@colinjohnston9824]

Air layering trees you don't notch, you strip the outer layer of bark all the way around

[@Porto_Pablo]

Hello. How long does the water method take to root?

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

2-3 months depending on your temperature. I know that's slow 🦥😞

[@Porto_Pablo]

@@WindowsillNepenthesthank you. It is what it is :)

[@khoinguyen-su5nw]

May I ask did you perform these same methods on your truncata when you want to multiple it

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I never tried on slow growing species like truncata or veitchii yet. ;) Even after years they're not big enough

[@khoinguyen-su5nw]

@@WindowsillNepenthes thanks for the informaton

[@Osher4]

Hey remmy, not sure how to msg ya, but just saw your comment on carnivero - did you ever end up picking up an Eddy for the windowsil? Wondering on your care regime. Lot of people saying different things was just wondering what you have had luck with

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I took some seeds but the night temperature requirement + the high humidity will be hard to reach on a windowsill...

[@Osher4]

@@WindowsillNepenthes yeah I don’t have an edwardsianas, information just for purpose of online debate. Only possible in grow tent? Big temp drops?

[@Brian-qn2mx]

I had on in water but it got steam root I was luck it had a green growth point I could cut

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

So now the plant is ok?

[@Brian-qn2mx]

@@WindowsillNepenthes it’s was a week ago it’s growing a lot more but no roots yet

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@Brian-qn2mx As long as the leaves are growing, it's good. Some of my cutting still don't have root after 4 month... but they are growing so it's ok.

[@ashleythomas9221]

You needed to cut all around the stem taking off the bark and cambium layer for the air layer one it should of worked better try it next time good luck 🤞

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

Thanks! How do you maintain the humidity in it? My sphagnum was drying fast.

[@droseraco96]

Do you think i can hold a macrophyla at 4 degree drop because i See many Videos where they do this

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

I don't know as I don't grow N. macrophylla but on Tom's Carnivorous website, it says 9°C to 13°C (48 - 55°F) at night so I would not try. But again, I don't grow highland like that ;)

[@droseraco96]

@@WindowsillNepenthes do you have a nepenthes mapulensis

[@WindowsillNepenthes]

@@droseraco96 Oh now, it's way to lowland for my windowsill...

[@droseraco96]

@@WindowsillNepenthes no its intermedia