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Is the elephant foot easy to multiply?

Growing a plant from seeds or cuttings takes a lot of time and patience because the Elephant foot grows slowly. No wonder then that the decorative and easy-care Elephant foot is not cheap. If you would like to grow it yourself and you have the choice, then the best thing to do is to choose from an offshoot, which is much faster than that sowing.

How do I pull an elephant's foot from a cutting?

An older elephant foot sometimes forms Offshoot in the leaf axils. These cuttings are great for propagation. Cut these shoots, preferably in summer, so that a little wood remains on them.

With the woody end, you stick the offshoot in Growing substrate.(€ 12.99 at Amazon *) Before doing this, you can shorten the existing leaves to about five centimeters in length, this will reduce evaporation. With constant warmth and moisture, the first tender roots will form after a while.

How does the sowing work?

Don't wait for seeds from your own elephant's foot or that of your friends. Of the Elephant foot blooms namely almost never when he as Houseplant is held. For this he needs a constant climate (dry, warm and without air movement). Buy the seeds from a seed store, for example on the Internet.

Let the seeds soak in warm water for about three hours; this will speed up germination a little. Mix peat and sand in a ratio of 2: 1 or put well-drained and nutrient-poor growing medium in a pot. Moisten the substrate and press the swollen seeds into it a few millimeters.

For the greenhouse climate required for germination, cover the nursery pot with a transparent film, which you can secure with an elastic band, or put it in a small one Indoor greenhouse. Keep the substrate at one temperature Evenly moist from 20 ° C to 25 ° C. The first seedlings will appear after a few weeks or months.

The essentials in brief:

• Sowing possible all year round
• Let the seeds pre-soak, this speeds up germination
• Cover the seeds a few millimeters with soil
• Cover the pot with foil or place in a greenhouse
• Germination time: several weeks to a few months
• Sowing is far more time-consuming than growing from cuttings
• constant warmth and moisture required for germination or rooting
• It is essential to water the cuttings regularly, but do not drown