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Before beginning, gather:
- Cutting (with a calloused-over end)
- 1-gallon black plastic nursery pot
- Cactus/Palm mix soil
- Perlite
- Rootone (or other rooting hormone)
- Water
- Stake (optional)
- Twist-tie or garden tape (optional)
- Sunny spot
1. Use a 1-gallon black plastic nursery pot to root cuttings. Black plastic will collect the most heat, which is what cuttings need to root. All but the biggest cuttings can be started in a 1-gallon pot (available at Home Depot and nurseries).
2. Create a soil mix of two parts cactus mix to one part Perlite. (Available at Home Depot and nurseries.)
3. 3. Fill the pot with four inches of moist soil mix.
4. (Optional) Dip the end of the cutting in a rooting hormone, like Rootone (also a fungicide, which helps prevent root rot). Shake off any excess.
5. Place the cutting in the center of the pot and backfill the pot with enough soil mix to seat the cutting firmly in the pot.
6. If the cutting is large enough to be wiggly, install a stake and tie the cutting to it.
7. Water the plant once. Make sure all the extra water drains. Do not let the pot sit in water.
8. Place the cutting in a sunny spot. Do not move it. Resist the urge to water it. Ignore it.
The number one reason why a plumeria plant dies is overwatering!
9. The red "claws" at the tips of the branches will become leaves. This may take a while - three to four weeks at least. Again, resist the urge to water.
10. Once the cutting has two or more leaves that are one to two inches long, water the cutting again. Remember, no leaves, no roots - so no need to water. Do not water potted Plumeria until the soil dries out.
11. When the leaves are five inches long, fertilize the plant with either the our fertilizer or Ozmocote from Home Depot.
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