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Create Gifts From Plant Cuttings

July 29, 2012

Take plant cuttings now from plants such as spider plant, Christmas cactus, geraniums, etc. to use for quick inexpensive gifts later in the season.

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Even Dallas/Boston ferns can be divided into smaller plants. That way your cuttings will be established before it's time to give them away.Potted baby spider plant and Christmas cactus start.
 
Pots with baby spider plants.
 

By Cheryl from Trinity, NC

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August 31, 2017

Succulents are easy to propagate and equally easy to grow. This makes them a good and often inexpensive choice for gift giving. This is a page about giving succulents as gifts.

Succulent Plants Make Wonderful Gifts

December 13, 2006

Houseplant Cuttings As Gifts. For a thrifty gift this year, I decided to give pieces of my newly trimmed houseplants that I had rooted with a little poem attached. I ran into an issue finding decent priced pots to plant them in this non repotting time of year.

 
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November 13, 2004

I often give plants that I have started from cuttings as gifts. To brighten these up I use a water pic from the florist with one or 2 blossoms from my yard to add a bit of color.

 
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April 19, 2001

Some great tips for making hanging baskets and starting plants from cuttings.

 
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August 3, 2017

I wouldn't doubt that many of you have forsythia. I have the Lynwood Gold hybrid. Now is a good time to root cuttings for giving to friends and relatives.

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They are so easy to root, they will root most anywhere, under most conditions, even in a glass of water.

A cutting of forsythia with roots, ready for planting.

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October 26, 2004

Root several plant cuttings in soil in empty sour cream or cottage cheese containers, yogurt containers or cut down plastic bottles. Drill or punch a few drainage holes.

 
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