What's an easy way to propagate? Stem cuttings in soil?
Thanks in advance,
-Jennifer
ficus benjamina
Hi Jennifer,
Use green tip cuttings from your ficus. Woody stem cuttings are much more difficult to root and are best air-layered (let me know if you need air layering instructions).
Put the tip cuttings in a damp mix of peat moss and perlite in a small pot. If you enclose them in a sealed clear plastic bag, that will hasten the rooting process.
I have an Indoor Plant Bulletin on plant propagation that I will send to you (or anyone else) who requests it.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Will Creed, Horticulturist
Horticultural Help, NYC
Email: wcreed@HorticulturalHelp.com
P.S. You may be interested in my website at www.HorticulturalHelp.com and my Indoor Plant Bulletins that I publish monthly.
Thanks Will! :)
-Jennifer
I do mine from green wood cuttings dipped in rooting hormone and planted directly into potting soil. It works like a charm.
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