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Transplanting, cloning, watering
Transplanting
When have I to transplant? Above all in soil, the plant needs an adeguate space for its roots. So the transplanting usefull when the plant has bigger dimension than the pot. Trying to transplant before this will let the soil go of roots, damaging them. You have to consider that the transplanting cannot be performed during the flowering phase: therefore, it's well to plan a definitive repotting in the vegetative stage and to choose an adeguate pot for the grown plant.
How to transplant? In order to transplant, you have to put an open hand on the pot, taking the plant through your fingers, to turn it upside down, to make the soil come down on the hand, to remove the pot and to reinsert the plant in a bigger pot.
To transplant in coconut: with the coconut growing it's possible to transplant less, increasing the frequency of watering.
Cloning (Cutting)
A cutting is a plant branch that taken and replanted, generates a new plant, totally similar to it's mother plant.
How to make a cloning? In order to take one, you hav to choose the right branch, with at least 3 internodes, to remove leaves and branches from the third, leaving only the steam with a rasor blade, to cut under the third internode at 45 degrees and to immediately dip the cut in cold water. After 10 minutes the new branches can be plant in soil, coconut or in rockwool cubes. They must be kept for about 15 days under 18 hours (at least) of light, in a container that will provide light and avoid the humidity dissipation (an upside down tin will be right).
After 10-15 days, pipings develop roots and they will be new plants. If pipings don't root they will die: this could happen because the new branches, without roots, cannot catch water for the transpiration. So, they need a small habitat with 100% of humidity and a wet medium.
Water
How much water? Water requirements vary from the type of plant. Generally, if the medium is dry, you have to water it. However, you have to know that the plant shows its thirst becoming limp, but if you water it, it will recover soon; instead, too much water could cause serious damages to the plants roots.
It's better to use a lacking water in limestone and chlorine.
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