It doesn’t matter if you place it in a pot inside the house or in the garden, if you prefer to opt for a larger species or several small ones, or if you have more or less experience in gardening. Succulents represent one of the best options for hardy and easy-to-care for indoor plants, making them a big favorite. Anyone who enjoys having plants at home will most likely end up getting one of them sooner or later.
Succulents are known as the group of plants that are characterized by storing water throughout their structure, which includes leaves, stems and/or roots. So they are usually fleshy and come in multiple types and colors. They are tremendously versatile, since their care is very simple and, to top it all off, they elevate any room due to their great aesthetic quality. However, their advantages do not stop there, since they are also extremely easy to reproduce and obtain more.
The way to reproduce succulent plants is especially easy, especially following the leaf cutting technique, something that most species are suitable for, although not all. This consists of selecting a healthy leaf of the succulent, with good color and hydration. The next thing will be to tear them off without damaging the area that joins the leaf to the stem in the process. Next, you just have to let it rest, in the shade, for approximately 24 or 48 hours.
When the sheet is ready, comes the most important step and the one in which mistakes are usually made. The leaf must be planted in the substrate, but not completely inserting it or burying the base that joined it to the stem all the way down. The key is that the leaf is only slightly sunken, in contact with the substrate, but allowing the base access to air and thus providing aeration. Once prepared, they will be left in a semi-shaded place and the substrate will always be kept moist. The roots will begin to form in the next two weeks or so.
A recommendation to further facilitate the process has to do with choosing leaves that are fleshy, since their reserves will allow for a more successful rooting process. It is also advisable to try more than one, this way it is guaranteed that some can develop roots successfully.
Another alternative, also very simple, consists of taking a container, filling it with water and covering it with transparent paper. Small holes will be made in this, large enough to place the leaves of the succulent plant in them and so that the base is in contact with the interior of the container. The humidity inside will cause the leaves to generate roots. But the leaves should not be in direct contact with water.
