Butterflies of the most famous monarch, has one and only one host plant – the spurge. While milkweed comes in many varieties, all of which can be propagated by the same method. The spread is a great way to make plants more without going to a local nursery and shell more money. And we all know that during the high season the king milkweed larvae more than you eat with competition. The more the better!
The first step in providing spurge is to choose healthy plants. You want to have plants that have some kind of fungus or lice should be avoided. If you aphids or plant with a healthy milkweed bug, which is clear from all the insects before the plant propagation?
The second step is to fertilize plants. You want to start planning a fertilizer with a general purpose fertilizer about 2 weeks before the expansion. Once you have been fertilized and have been waiting two weeks, then you want to take your cuttings. The best way is to use pieces of milkweed first thing in the morning, while the reserves of water in tall plants.
You want each cut into about 4 to 6 cm in length. Each cut should be at least 3 leaf nodes. Node is a point on the stem where the leaves come out, it may seem like a swollen nodes. Take just below a node, and also cut the tip of the cutting. This will allow branch and create a new counter heavy milkweed plants, the plant with only a high pole length. You can also cutting under water, as some say it helps in the spread, even though we rarely do. Be sure to remove all the leaves near the bottom of the cut, so that only a maximum of 2 leaves on top. If you have too much to have cut the growth, the plant will use its resources to keep the foliage is vibrant as the use of energy to grow new roots, however. You just want a few small leaves on, if it start for the.
Once you have a cut, place them in a clear glass, in a sunny location, but without direct sunlight. Change the water in the jar each day to receive oxygen. In a few weeks, you will begin to see the root, and if they over 1 to 1 / 2 “long, give yourself a pat on the back, you have successfully used your milkweed plants and it is time for your transferred to new plants in the pot.
