Experienced gardeners know how to root petunia cuttings without first soaking the shoot in water.
If this method is unfamiliar to you, sit back and get ready to learn from the experience.
This option for rooting petunia cuttings directly in the soil is suitable for young and non-lignified shoots.
Cut the petunia branch and remove a few lower leaves, freeing about 2.5 centimeters of the stem. It is also worth trimming the large leaves - by half their length - to reduce moisture loss from the cutting.
Any buds present on the cutting should also be removed to conserve nutrients and plant energy.
Next, you will need a universal flower peat soil with a loose structure and a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. It is desirable that it contains an additional complex of micronutrients.
You should fill the pot almost to the top with this soil, and then use a stick or your finger to make a depression in the middle.
Dip the cutting in a preparation that stimulates root formation, then place it in the soil so that it is immersed 2-2.5 cm deep, and press it with the substrate on all sides.
Moisten both the cutting itself and the soil for it thoroughly by spraying it with water from a spray bottle, then put a plastic bag on the pot and take it to a place with well-lit diffused light.
