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How to cut the branches and the air roots

Gustavo Fring
2020-07-10 08:11:33
For the cuttage of pothos, select a flowerpot with holes at the bottom and fill it with two-thirds of the depth of nutrient soil. Select the plants with vigorous growth, cut off a few branches with good growth, evenly insert them into the soil, and put them in a cool place after watering. The air root is very important for the plant. The black protuberance at the petiole remains. This is the air root. The rest can be cut off.

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1. Potting soil: first, prepare the substrate for maintenance, select a flowerpot with holes at the bottom, fill it with about two-thirds of the depth of the flowerpot, and put it aside for reserve.

2. Branches: select a pot of plants with vigorous growth, cut off several branches with sterilized scissors, and pay attention that the branches must not be diseased branches and dead branches. After that, trim the branches a little and keep a leaf on one pole.

3. Insert these branches evenly into the soil, and the depth shall not be too deep or too shallow, so as to ensure that the pole is buried in the soil and the leaves are left outside. Then sprinkle some flower fertilizer on it to provide nutrients. Spread a layer of nutritious soil on it and smooth it with your hands.

4. After these steps are completed, pour water into it and then move it to a cool place.

How to cut the air roots?

Air roots help plants absorb water from the air and help branches and leaves breathe. When cutting, the air roots must not be completely cut off. When cutting, it is observed that there is a black protuberance at the petiole of the stem, which needs to be kept, and others can be cut off

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