The Perfect Soil Mix For Adenium Cuttings | And Every Other Propagation Detail From Start To Finish

 Hi there!! You got the cuttings, well done! Now you want the cuttings to turn into young plants, right, well that’s what we all hope for, and hope is great! Well, let us be real here. Getting the cuttings is easy, and so is propagation, only if you find the right soil mix. This video is about that and so much more because we will be propagating 5 different colored Adeniums so whatever Adenium you have available obesum or arabicum or other varieties, simply mirror these steps and get new plants from cuttings, every single time!

Hey plant lover, how you doinnnnn!! Welcome back. This video is for you if you have been a) struggling with Adenium propagation from cutting b) putting off buying an Adenium because of the higher cost c) unable to wrap your head around losing an old and loved Adenium to age or some other unavoidable circumstances or d) itching to try out something new. Well, here we are then, I got you a video to cover all your scenarios. And the best part, you get a new plant which is as old as the parent plant, you got the cutting from. Now sit tight and watch the whole video, because we will get the cuttings, will make them, discuss soil mix in detail, and then the most exciting part of it all, we will witness all the developmental stages of the cuttings as they turn into full-fledged plants, roots would be revealed, and things that you would hate to miss, so you ready, let us go Any size is fine, however, make sure that the plant you get the cuttings from is more than 3 years old. And I am against putting adenium cuttings to callous, I have had pretty insignificant results that way so please avoid doing that. Also, once you get the cuttings, let them sit in water until you are ready to put them in soil. Of course, you have a 12-14 hours window in between getting the cutting and starting them in soil. Let us prepare the cuttings, I will be removing all the leaves, flowers, and even secondary and tertiary branches. Always cut them leaving some space in between, so as not to harm the stems. If you like you can keep some leaves however know this, at some point you are going to lose them, all of them, so to save some of the plant’s energy, go ahead and remove all of them right at the start. Get some cinnamon powder and cover every wound, the base of cutting well. Now let us move to the fun part, in fact, the most important part when it comes to propagating Adeniums from cuttings. If you get this right, rest assured, the results would be absolutely satisfying, believe me, I have done it over and over again. So we got a small pot, with a drainage hole; I call this layered soil mix, the first layer is cocopeat and garden soil in equal parts, followed by sand, any type of sand would work, desert sand, river sand, et cetera. Exactly like you see here. Finally, it should be an equal part of cocopeat + garden soil and sand in the pot, starting with the former, at the top, it won’t really matter what you put. Time to insert the cuttings, always make sure you start 4-6 cuttings in a pot, that would give the cuttings some moistness around the base naturally and enhance chances that they wouldn't go dry. Get rid of all the air from the pot, use your hands, tools, and do it perfectly, without harming the cuttings. Water immediately, a couple of times until you are sure that the pot is all saturated. The pot stays in shade and water once every 4 days, no more, no less. And this is what you will have within a couple of weeks, and now the plant can have continuous sunlight, start watering once every 7 days. Another week goes by and this is where we are. As I have always maintained, no fertilizer, no repotting, no pruning until the plants you raise from cuttings are 6-8 months old. So let the plant do what it has to and adapt naturally to the weather, soil, sun exposure, and the likes, all you have to do is make sure the plant is getting water and exposed to the sun for 4-8 hours. Three and Half Months into propagation and we have got 2 plants flowering. This is exciting and the plant is officially 4 years old exactly the same as the parent plant. If you want the context of why this is so exciting, try growing an Adenium from seed, and expect it to flower in about 2-5 years, yes, that’s right. This is amazing, these Adeniums will behave like a mature plant from here on, grow aggressively, the caudices will grow bigger by the day, leaves would be increasing in number so would the branches. Here’s the moment of truth, we got to see how the roots are doing. Always a great sight to see the roots of a young plant. And as I do it, let me issue a warning, avoid this when you are starting a plant from cutting, because sometimes, you get it out, roots are damaged and the plant will never recover. I am doing it just to show you how the roots have developed. Beautiful root structure, no sign of any disease, perfect. So if I were you, I would wait 6 more months, before planting them in separate pots. I will repot them in the same pot, gently and water immediately. And I am leaving the caudices somewhat outside the pot so would use some stones for the support. How was the video, please comment. Any questions, you know what to do. 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