Nesting With Grace

by Brooke Christen

Our Propagation Wall- How it is doing 6 months later and what I learned

I hung a propagation wall 6 months ago in our basement. I thought it deserved a blog post, all about the results and what I learned about propagation! Here is a clue, it is EASY!!!! What does it mean to propagate plants? Basically propagating a plant means your plants can have plant babies. To propagate, simply cut a piece of a plant or take a broken stem of a plant, put it in water, and let it grow roots. After your plant takes root, you can plant that rooted plant into dirt. Basically propagating takes one plant and gives you another!!! Boom! Start now and you will have plants to give as gifts for Mothers Day.

Propagation 3 EASY Steps

Propagation Step 1-

Cut a stem at the base of the plant, right by the dirt. Or propagate a branch that has broken. Not sure if your type of plant will grow roots? Just try! I was happy to find my snake plant even propagated well! I have photos below of plants that all propagated well in water.

Propagation Step 2-

Pick a vessel to propagate in. Some propagate right in dirt. I prefer to propagate in a glass vessel, so I can see the roots and they make for great decor! In 6 months I maybe refilled the tubes 3 times, mostly just when the water looked gross or was too low. I just added more to the existing water or I dumped it out and started fresh, either works.
I used these acrylic propagation tubes, they are pretty big, about 8″ tall, so they could hold a large snake plant leaf. I like that they double as art, a unique wall feature. You could use a vase or any jar!

Propagation Step 3-

After your stem takes root, typically in about a month, you can plant them in dirt! I left mine in the vessel for 6 months, but could have planted months ago. Tip when planting, make sure to water often, they have been growing in water.
I planted my spider plant propagation inside that vintage swan. There isn’t a drainage hole, which is fine for smaller plants. Especially ok for a new plant that is used to a lot of moisture.
I also planted my lipstick plant propagation in that vintage white swan. I added two branches, I could even add more to it.
Does my propagation station need sunlight? In my case, my propagation station hardly got any sun, really zero sun, and they all grew roots. I have read other propagation blog posts that say they do need sunlight, but maybe they didn’t test it without sun? So no, I don’t think they need sun. I have cut branches and put in dark bathrooms and they all grew roots and lived.

Favorite Plant Tools-

Vintage Swan Planters // Mini Wall Propagation Holder (5″ tubes) // Trimmers // Garden Clippers

Wall Propagation Holder (8″ tube) // Colorful Vase to Propagate // Face Planter // Bust Planter
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  1. Paola says

    Thank you so much for taking the time to write this post, it was so helpful! I’ve been wanting to add more plants into our home, but it’s not in the budget, and this just made it so doable! Looking forward trying it out ❤️

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