#propagating plants

[balkanradfem]

So, some of you might remember, how I found an abandoned 'banished settlement' where people used to live 20 years ago, and they left plenty of cultivated and edible plants behind, including one huge rose plant. It was spread more than 10 meters in both directions, made thousands of roses, I used to decorate my entire place with them, dry them, they didn't have a scent so I didn't make food from them. However, the city has decided to build some ugly buildings in that place, so they flattened half of the area to the ground, made it into nothing but empty dirt. Needless to say I was devastated when I went foraging and found most of my plants, including the rose, gone.

However, the rose wasn't just a plant you can run over and destroy; in the spring I found new shoots, it's starting up again from the roots, and it's not going to get exterminated so easily. I do believe they're intending to destroy it completely, so I'm going to try and rescue it by taking some cuttings and propagating it.

Here's what it used to be vs what it is now.

:(

I took a few of the most sturdy stems I could find, I had to get plant cutters in order to do it, they will not break easily. Here's me propagating them at home:

All of the leaves and growth is stripped down, because a plant without roots cannot support foliage. For roses, I think stems of 12-15cm in lenght are reccomended for propagation, that way they have enough stem to try and grow roots from, and not too much to support. I stabbed them in a pot of soil, and then covered with this big glass thing, because cuttings will usually only grow in high humidity, they need to be supplied with water from air, because they don't have roots yet. I had to cut them down a bit more to fit them in, but I think that will be okay. I watered them excessively, and sprayed the cover with water too, so it would create super humid conditions.

I left this on the kitchen window, so it doesn't have to deal with a lot of sun or heat, it's best for cuttings to be put in mild conditions so they can focus on development of roots. If they start growing new foliage, that's the sign that the propagation is successful!

Here they are 10 days later:

To me it looks like all of them are already growing new foliage, but, it's suspicious, I don't think they would have managed to grow new roots so soon, in my mind it should take a ~while~. Maybe they're just using the plant power they had stored in the stem, and haven't figured out they've been turned into cuttings yet. The only way to really check would be to pluck them out and check for roots, but I won't do it yet, I'll leave them in here for at least 2 more weeks before trying to transplant them somewhere else. But for now it looks hopeful! I might have roses on my balcony!

Here's the first post I ever made about this rose, if you wanna see more pictures of how it looked.

(edit: I later looked into how long do rose cuttings take, and it said 2 months, but it also said that in late spring, you're supposed to only take young, flexible, and not-woody cuttings, and they'll grow faster. So I have messed up a little, sturdy cuttings are to be taken in the fall and winter and they're the most difficult ones to root. It also said you need 25cm and to bury them 70% in the ground. But it seems that it's still going well so do not follow the rules! I did have one that was young and flexible and that one is showing the strongest signs of growth.)

#propagating roses #roses #cuttings #gardenings #propagating plants #rescuing roses #male parasitism #i cant believe someone would destroy that plant #that plant was like a sister to me #its ok i will make sure it gets to wild again #but still its a big loss #my rosee

[tragically-torie]

My little plant finds and propagations from this weekend!

1. Blushing bromeliad

2. Venus fly trap

3. Parlor palm

4. Chain of hearts (little jar that looks like just dirt has a tiny tuber from this plant that I’m trying to root)

5. Purple Hearts

6. Little baby succulent petals found on the nursery floor

Have a magical day!

#plants #potted plants #house plants #succulents #Purple Hearts #venus fly trap #bromeliad #blushing bromeliad #chain of hearts #parlor palm #palm #little plants #my babies #plant mom #I think plants are so neat #plants are just aliens #propagating plants #propagation #cuttings #roots #leaves

[velveteengreen]

Watermelon Peperomia 🍉 propagation

My first ever attempt at propagating this beauty! Will update in a few weeks time.

#houseplants #propagating plants #cottageblr #peperomia #watermelon peperomia #plantblr #house plants #indoor plants #gardening #plants #house plant #plant parent

[propagated-fern]

02 Apr 23

Most recent playlists:

🎧#1 - A playlist for a 19th century villain seeking revenge by MomentumE

🎧#2 - pov: you're the main character in a fantasy world || a playlist by Bocorain

Things today that made me happy:

tea 🫖

the overly sweet but heavy smore brownie

tulips ⚘️

music playlists🎶

more tea

finally finishing my IT hw

rest and reading 📚

a star and the night ambience outside

my half successful propagules 🌱

#studyblr #music playlist #classical music #revision #gcse student #books #stars #astrology #plant parent #propagating plants #ict #tea #work #high achiever #happy

[beary-tea-time]

🌱

#mine #cottage core #studio ghibli #spirited away #my neighbor totoro #Totoro #cute plants #plant #house plants #winnie the pooh #propagating plants #mushroom #mushrooms

[whoreticulturebabe]

Sometime last month

#mine #colorado #plant mom #plant update #prop lifting #propagating plants #plant therapy #baby plants

[oakgrovebotany]

#new to tumblr #houseplants #etsyseller #plants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #propagating plants

[ellyendeavours]

a happy family

instagram • unsplash

#houseplants #plantblr #grainy aesthetic #botanical photography #whimsy aesthetic #botanical vibes #moody photography #nostalgia #ellyendeavours #flowercore #plant blog #plant photography #propagating plants #plant vibes #plantcore

[nikidanger]

🥰🥰🥰

#personal #propagation #propagating plants

[balkanradfem]

So I put some lemon balm in a tiny vase for decoration, because I always have to pull it out of the garden because it's trying to take over everything. And after a week I got suspicious because it was still green and not dying back like plants usually do in a vase. And do you see the white lines in the water?? All of those plants decided to root in the water. So apparently I started propagating this plant accidentally. I think this only happens in spring, when the plant is so filled with growth hormones it doesn't even care if it's in soil or the water, this doesn't happen in the other seasons!

Anyway, I felt bad to let it rot in there, so I took one and planted it. Here it is after 1 week of getting into soil:

It already grew like 4 new leaves since it was in there, and I see it growing 2 more, it's growing like crazy. I already have enough of it in my garden, I think I'll gift it to a friend who likes lemon balm tea. I'm gonna bring this to them and go 'Do you want something aggressive and invasive in your garden'.

#lemon balm #my first successful cutting propagation! #completely by accident #cuttings #propagating plants #plant propagation #cutting propagation #plant roots #planting cuttings

[tragically-torie]

New plants and little props

#propagating plants #me #mine #plants #little plants #indoor plants #cute #propagation #air plants #ponytail #ponytail palm #elephant bush #pet safe plants

[alohaflora]

Propagating some succulents 💦

Plant updates 🌵

17/06/2023

#propagation #propagating plants #succulent plants #plant lover #succulent #succulents #garden #plants #succulent propagation

[medievalwoundman]

these guys are so magical to me i stand in my bathrooma just gaze in wonder sometimes

#i may not have much but finding joy in the little things is something i am very good at #plants #propagating plants #light

[propagated-fern]

19 Apr 23

Not much to comment on today. Technology was really fun. I'm getting myself there in terms of study habits. Was frantically doing Geography homework that's due tomorrow because I forgot we had homework. My propagules are still (mainly) propagating.

#studyblr #geography #physics #propagating plants #homework #gcse exams #technology

[k00265221]

Temporary art - Propagating Plants (07/10/22)

- Part 2

After we separated the plants we did some Temporal Art. Each of the students in my group helped to arrange the flowers.

We then replanted the plants and noticed how the arrangement of the flower pots stacked could be a design for a painting , wallpaper or a jumper

This activity was so much fun. I really enjoyed working in a group. I love the pro - environment aspect of the activity. It was also great to work with plants. Gardening is an art form that I haven't done in a while and I didn't realise how much I missed it until today.

Don't forget to wash your plants (and your hands )

#everything is temporary #temporary #lsad #temporal art #temporary art #propagating plants

[hu5kay]

✨ Autism & ADHD with Plants 🌱

This isn’t meant to be any sort of rant or “life hack” for people like me. You know, my spicy autistic homies.

But! I recently got back into a full dive into caring and growing plants and let me tell y’all, it’s fucking amazing. I will constantly recommend it to people. Us autistic folk love to talk but we don’t necessarily like talking to people. I frequently talk to my plants and it something that really isn’t weird to say or tell people cause everyone who knows anything about plants knows it’s normal.

There’s absolutely no shame, there’s no worrying about tripping over your words cause the plants don’t care! Plants want attention and attention is what we seem to want to give.

Not to even mention, watching plants grow over time is fucking amazing in itself; even for people without autism. Learning tricks, grow styles, potting tricks, propagating, different types of plants and their needs REALLY gets the ADHD part of my brain some of that spicy serotonin. Also, us autistic people love collecting shit. Plants do that! And they are functional beings. Also collecting different tools or reusing or candle jars we kept around for some reason now have a purpose.

12/10 would recommend

#autistic adult #actually autistic #autism #my adhd #propagating plants #plants of tumblr #plantcore #autistic culture #actually adhd #adhd problems #adhd treatment #autistic pride #home plants #plantlover #house plant