HousePlants

The first step is cutting a leaf from a well grown plant (do not go cutting up too young of a plant, make sure it is at least two years old and has a good number of leafs). Cut one of the outer leaves so you do not disturb the growth of the plant you are cutting it from and cut close to the base. put the cut leaf(s) in water. As you can see in the first picture, I had mine in a glass jar. I recommend glass jars, one that is heavy enough to hold the tall leafs without tipping over. Only an inch or two of the leaf needs to be underwater.

The amount of time is takes from cutting the leaf and being able to pot baby plants varies, it could take as little as one month or as long as six months. It really depends on the amount of sun/water/fun/etc.. the cut leaf(s) get. I like to put a pinch of fertilizer in the fresh water when you just putting the cut leaf in the water.

In the next few pictures here, you will see what the babies look like. I have learned that you do not want to pot these babies too soon, wait until the roots are thick (for the size of the baby plant) and the baby plant is about three inches tall. You can let them grow to around eight inches tall in the water. The plants I let grow to eight inches (in the water) grew better when I potted them.

When potting the babies you need to trim the original “cutting” an inch or so from the bottom. One of the things I love about these plants is that you can put that piece you just trimmed back into the water and it will grow more. The “cutting” leafs you see in these pictures have given me four pots worth of Mother-in-Law Tongue plants (I have killed one pot’s worth, so I only have three now).

The Plants Potted!

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