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Offspring on a silver platter - that's how it goes with Kindeln

Unbranched succulents give your gardener the offspring ready-made in the form of Offshoots. These side shoots usually thrive at the base as a baby variant of their mother plant. While with other types of plants you have to wait until a child has its own roots with the separating pruning, this premise is not absolutely necessary with succulents. How to properly prune and care for an offshoot:

• Separate a child when it has clearly assumed the shape of its mother plant
• Ideally, grasp the offshoot between two fingers and break it off
• Alternatively, cut off with a sharp, disinfected knife
• Allow the cut to dry in an airy place for 1 to 2 days

Place the side sprout with the dried-on cut surface in a pot with slightly moist succulent or

Cactus soil. Press the substrate firmly so that there is a good connection to the bottom. After a period of regeneration of about a week, water and fertilize You a child like its mother plant.

Propagating succulents with leaf cuttings - here's how to do it right

Richly leafed Succulent speciessuch as money trees, agaves or lucky feathers, offer the leaf cuttings method for propagation. The aim here is for a leaf to take root along the wound incision and allow one or more offspring to sprout. The best time for this form of propagation is early spring in order to use the summer vegetation phase for growth. Proceed as follows:

• Fill a bowl or pot with a mix Succulent soil and coconut fiber
• Spray the substrate with soft water
• Cancel or cut off the desired number of sheets
• Use a razor blade to cut a thin strip from the edge of the leaf to reveal the sap-rich tissue
• Tailored Cuttings Lay it flat on the moist substrate and press down lightly
• Set up at the partially shaded, warm window seat

One or more mini-succulents subsequently emerge along the exposed tissue. If the substrate dries, spray it with room temperature water. Once the rooted plants have reached a height of 2 to 3 cm, they can be cut off from the leaf cuttings. Planted in small pots with succulent soil, growth and rooting continue quickly. Since the fresh roots are very sensitive, please pre-drill a small planting hole for each plant.

Sowing seeds - instructions for generative propagation

The vegetative propagation with Kindeln or leaf cuttings produces only a limited number of young succulents. If you are aiming for a whole group of young plants, the focus will be on generative propagation with seeds. The course of the sowing is not only more labor-intensive, but also more tedious and requires a good dose of tact. How to master the challenge:

• Fill a seed tray with lean Potting soil over a 1 cm high drainage made of expanded clay
• Moisten the substrate well with lime-free water
• Then sieve the seed soil thinly with lime-free quartz sand
• Sprinkle the succulent seeds on top and press lightly with a board
• Cover the seed pot with a pane of glass or cover it with cling film
• Set up in the partially shaded location at 21 to 25 degrees Celsius

The germination time depends on the type of succulent. Germination usually starts within 2 to 3 weeks. Under the protection of the cover, a warm, humid microclimate is created that does not require any additional watering. During this time, seedlings must not be exposed to direct sunlight. As soon as the first seedlings sprout, the hood has done its job, because now your pupils need fresh air. On average, after 12 months, succulent seedlings are sufficiently mature that they can be pricked out.

Protection against fungi and mold is the be-all and end-all

Fungal spores are your youngsters' worst enemy. This applies equally to the vegetative and generative method. Therefore, wash bowls and pots with hot water before use. Tools should always be disinfected with alcohol.

Please pay special attention to the substrate. Before children, cuttings or seeds come into contact with it, it should be sterilized. Pour the earth into a fire-proof bowl, sprinkle it with a little water and loosely put a lid on. In the oven on the middle rack at 150 degrees top and bottom heat, all pathogenic germs are reliably killed within 20 to 30 minutes.