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Jade Plant Water Propagation : First Try

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This is my first proper attempt at propagating the Jade Plant. I tried propagation without any knowledge a week ago. I cut the plants and put them into water straight away but I felt like something wasn’t right so I searched about water propagation on Google and it says I need to wait for a few days after cutting plant.

After taking a cut of the Jade plant, you need to wait until the ends of the cut to dry out and form a callus. It’ll prevent rotting of the Jade plant. So I took it out of the water and let it dry. I’m not sure if it’s going to be okay or not because I had already put them into water. Anyway I gave it a go.

People says the Jade plant can be propagated in either water or soil. Also it’s one of the best plants to start with if you’re inexperienced at propagation. I’m trying both water and soil methods. I put two cuttings of the plant in water and one in soil. In the right conditions, it usually takes 2-3 weeks to form roots but I don’t think my house has the right conditions for plants. So it’ll probably take longer than that. I need to be very patient.

I found out that there are so many plant care supplies. Plant rooting hormone is one of the supplies I got to know while searching about plant propagation. It helps your plant to grow root faster and more successfully. I don’t have this product now but I’m thinking about getting this one.

Anyways, it’s time to wait!

How do LED Grow Lights work?

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I bought a grow light recently for my drooping Norfolk Island Pine and I wondered how do LED grow lights work and does it really work?

A grow light is an artificial light which provides a light spectrum similar to the sun.

There are various types of grow lights which are High pressure sodium (HPS), Fluorescent grow lights, Metal halide (MH), High intensity discharge (HID), etc.

High pressure sodium (HPS) lights have been traditionally used to grow flowers and fruit because they produce an extremely bright light which draws most of the red and orange spectra in the colour spectrum.

Fluorescent grow lights are for seedlings and plants that require low levels of light.

Metal halide (MH) grow lights provide a white light which simulates the natural sunlight. MH is good at supporting the earlier developmental stages to promote stronger roots, better resistance against disease in all types of plants.

LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) comes in variety of colors in visible, infrared and ultraviolet spectral ranges. So different colour LEDs are mixed in proportions depending on the intended use.

It is known that green, red, far-red and blue light spectra have an effect on root and flower formation and plant growth. It has been proved that many plants can grow normally if they are given red and blue light.

I bought Roleadro Plant Grow Light from Amazon because it provides the essential red and blue spectra and the quality is good for the price as well.

I’ve been using this light for two days and there hasn’t been any changes yet but I will see what happens.