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#Propagating a #jade #plant | #From #stems #cuttings One of the most popular succulents out there, the jade plant. And did you know that propagating a jade plant is also super easy? You can multiply your plant to give away or to expand you own collection! When doing jade plant propagation, the stem cutting method is often the easiest and most successful way to go about it. This especially applies if you use larger, healthier stem cuttings. Here’s how you do it: Take a sterilized knife or scissors and make a clean cut of the stem, making sure to choose a section with at least two nodes (bumps on the stem that leaves and roots can grow from). Also include a few healthy leaves. Any stem cutting size will do, but people usually have more success with larger cuttings. Carefully pluck away the leaves from the bottom of the cutting, leaving only a few healthy leaves at the very top. If you want even more jade plants, keep any leaves you pluck. We’ll tell you what to do with them below! Let the stem cutting (and any plucked leaves) sit out in a warm, dry area for about three days. This is so that the damaged edge from the cut has a chance to heal and callus, which will make it less susceptible to rot. Now that your stem cutting is ready to go, what’s next? Well, you have two different methods to choose from, which we’ll discuss below. The Soil Method You can root your jade plant stem cutting directly in soil. Succulents are very resilient, so this almost always works. The only downside is that you can’t really keep an eye on your cutting’s progress, at least not until new leaf growth starts to appear. Get a pot or tray with drainage holes. A standard plastic nursery planter works perfectly well. Fill the pot with well-draining, loose soil. Jade plants aren’t too picky, so you can just mix some standard potting soil with a good handful of perlite for added drainage. Moisten the soil with water. Just enough to be moist to the touch but not soggy. BONUS STEP: If you have some on hand, you can dip the cutting in rooting hormone powder to stimulate root production Use your finger or stick to poke a hole in the soil. It only needs to be deep enough that the stem cutting can stand up. Move the stem cutting into bright, indirect light and water every few days.