What is the best way to cut offshoots?
First, prepare a nursery pot by adding a mixture of one part each of sand and Potting soil Heat in the oven at 180 ° for about ten minutes. This kills any germs that may be present. Pour the cooled mixture into a flower pot without any drainage holes.
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Take some fresh or slightly woody shoots of the Dipladenia and cut them slightly diagonally. These cuttings stick in the prepared flower pot. Then they pull a transparent film over the pot and fasten it in such a way that practically no outside air can get to the cuttings. The existing moisture is sufficient to drive out new shoots. Put the nursery pot in a warm place.
Temperatures of approx. 24 ° C to 27 ° C is ideal. If you cannot reach this in any room, then use an indoor greenhouse. It will take around three to four weeks for the Cuttings are rooted. Only then do you remove the foil or take the young dipladenia out of the greenhouse. With the
Transplanting then wait a few more weeks in larger pots.The essentials in brief:
- Cut fresh or slightly woody shoots as offshoots
- Cut the lower end at an angle
- stick in substrate sterilized by heating
- Keep warm and moist until after successful rooting
- ideal growing temperature: 24 ° C to 27 ° C
Tips
From the Dipladenia or Mandevilla it is easy to cut cuttings and grow new plants from them. The cultivation of young plants may also be an alternative to overwintering the old plants.
