How to propagate Epipremnum aureum for high survival rate
This article introduces how to propagate Epipremnum aureum with a high survival rate and the illustration of three propagation methods for this plant. Below, I will provide a detailed explanation.
If you don't have Epipremnum aureum at home, there's no need to buy it from a flower shop, as it can be quite expensive. You can cut a branch from someone else's plant and make your own pot. Once the pot is established, you can continuously propagate your own Epipremnum aureum. It's convenient and efficient. Let's take a look at the various propagation methods for Epipremnum aureum.
As we all know, before propagating Epipremnum aureum, prepare the soil, keep it ready, and then water it with a fungicide solution to disinfect it. Alternatively, you can expose the soil to the sun to disinfect it. Disinfected soil greatly reduces the chance of root rot. Select a healthy branch, cut it into sections of two nodes each, and use a blade or scissors to cut the Epipremnum aureum vines. Leave one leaf and a bud on each section. Insert the Epipremnum aureum branches vertically into the soil in a circular pattern, with the leaves facing outwards. Insert them in circles from the inside to the outside until the entire pot is filled. After filling the pot, sprinkle a thin layer of soil on top and spray some water. In 1-2 months, the pot will be full of plants.
This propagation method is relatively simple but sometimes can fail.
The second method involves collecting vines that others have discarded.
Select a robust Epipremnum aureum branch and cut it into sections of two nodes each, depending on how many you want to propagate.
Lay the cut Epipremnum aureum vines horizontally on the soil surface and sprinkle a thin layer of soil over them.
After arranging the vines, spray water over them and the soil surface with a spray bottle. Then, cover the vines with a thin film or a plastic bag to keep them moist.
Every morning and afternoon, open the film to ventilate and spray water. Within 1-2 weeks, the vines will root and sprout. After sprouting, gradually expose the Epipremnum aureum to sunlight and spray some diluted slow-release compound fertilizer. Water thoroughly, and after a month, many new leaves will grow, and the pot will quickly be full.
This propagation method is also easy and has a higher chance of survival.
How to propagate Epipremnum aureum for high survival rate
There is another method where you select a branch with many aerial roots on the Epipremnum aureum without cutting it. Prepare the propagation soil, which can be the same as the soil used to grow Epipremnum aureum. Bury the aerial roots of the Epipremnum aureum branch into the potting soil, wrapping around the pot to cover all the roots. Secure the branch and place the pot next to the parent Epipremnum aureum plant so that the parent plant can supply nutrients to the new one. This way, there's no need for acclimatization, and the roots will grow quickly. In about half a month, the roots will form, and in a month, the pot will be full. This propagation method has a 99% survival rate, unless the operation is improperly done. Otherwise, there's no reason for it not to survive.