- 1). Decide which rooting medium you want to use. Pre-made rooting soil can be purchased at gardening stores, or you can make your own. Typically, effective medium can be made by combining equal parts sand and peat moss, equal parts sand and vermiculite or equal parts sand and perlite.
- 2). Place the rooting medium inside a clean and sterile pot. The pot should be fairly small--about three or four inches in height and two or three inches wide--and have a hole in the bottom. It should be small enough to fit inside a of a plastic freezer bag. Pour medium to about one inch from the top of the container.
- 3). Press the handle of a spoon or a pencil into the dirt to make a hole for the clipping. Gently slide the clipping inside. Insert the clipping as far down as it will go without burying the leaves. Push the dirt back around the clipping so that it is firmly in the soil.
- 4). Place the pot inside a tray of water. The water should not be deeper than the pot is high. Leave the pot in the water until the soil is visibly moist. Remove the pot and let it drain.
- 5). Place the pot inside a plastic bag. The bag acts like a greenhouse and keeps the cutting’s environment moist and humid. Place the pot on a windowsill that receives indirect sun.
- 6). Place the pot in the water tray whenever the soil is dry. Open the plant bag for about 10 minutes every day to expose the cutting to fresh air.
- 7). Tug on your cutting to check for roots, after about a week. Keep checking at weekly intervals and when the cutting doesn’t move, it can be repotted.
- 8). Place soil inside a pot that has a hole in the bottom. Leave a few inches at the top of the pot free of soil.
- 9). Dig a hole in the soil that is about twice as big as the roots. Gently place the seedling inside the hole, then place soil around it until it is securely planted. Water the seedlings immediately and fertilize, if desired.
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