Despite a wealth of knowledge circulating on social media and the internet, houseplant hobbyists had endless questions. We found that many of our customers were struggling with basic houseplant care, and this led to us writing a book, but we still get asked the same questions today.
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There’s no one-size-fits-all guide to growing houseplants, because not all houseplants are the same, so we try to encourage houseplant growers to think about where their plants come from. What do their leaves, stems and habit of growth tell you about how to look after them?
Propagating houseplants may sound like it's complicated, but in fact it's one of the easiest ways to grow your houseplant collection without spending any money.
How to propagate your houseplants from stem cuttings
Propagating plants from stem cuttings is a method that you can use for several different plants, including begonias, devil's ivy, spider plants and philodendron.
You take the cutting from just below the leaf and the node and then you remove the bottom leaves and pop it into a little vase of water.
The roots should develop over a few weeks on around a third of the length of the stem, and then you can pot it up.
You can leave the cutting in water, but you need to top it up with nutrients to make sure the plant stays healthy.
To pot up a cutting, you want a plastic pot that's about the same diameter as the leaf. Then, put your cutting into compost that's about a third of the pot. Then, fill in around the stem.
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