This is how it works with cuttings or seeds

How do I cut cuttings?

Clean your tools thoroughly before using Cut offshoots and make sure it's spicy too. This is the only way to avoid the transmission of any Plant diseases and a bruising of the shoots to be cut.

Cut the cuttings to a length of about 15 cm. Leaves that are so close to the cut surface that they would stand in the water or stuck in the substrate should be completely removed.

Lots of large leaves on your cuttings also allow a lot of water to evaporate. Cut off enough leaves from a few leaves so that the leaf area is only two thirds of its original size. In this way, you significantly reduce the water requirement of the offshoots.

Which shoots are best for propagation?

Strong, healthy flowering shoots are best suited for the propagation of the Room linden tree. These offer a good chance that the young plants will bloom again. Green shoots, on the other hand, rarely bloom.

How do I care for cuttings and young plants?

The offshoots of a room linden tree actually root quite unproblematically in a glass with water or in Growing substrate.(€ 12.99 at Amazon *) However, they should be bright, but not in the blazing sun. Normal room temperature is sufficient.

The sowing of the linden tree

For the sowing you should get seeds from specialist shops and let them soak in lukewarm water for 24 hours. Then sprinkle the seeds on the growing medium and cover them with very little soil or sand.

Always keep the substrate slightly moist, ideally by carefully spraying it with water. Set the Growing pots(€ 16.68 at Amazon *) in a mini greenhouse or put a clear sheet over it. During the day, the temperature should be around 25 ° C to 30 ° C.

The essentials in brief:

• Cuttings approx. Cut 15 cm long
• Cut bloomed flower shoots, no green shoots
• Rooting in water or growing medium