What You Need
Propagating a peperomia requires very little in terms of supplies. The most important item you will need is your peperomia plant, as well as a pair of sharp scissors or pruners and some potting soil or rooting medium. Optional items include a humidity dome, propagation tray, and root hormone powder.
Choosing Your Cuttings
When selecting which leaves from the mother plant to use for cuttings, it’s important to choose healthy leaves with no visible signs of damage or disease. It’s also best to opt for mature leaves that are at least 1-inch long and have been on the plant for several weeks without new growth emerging nearby. Make sure you take the cutting just above where one leaf meets another so you get two sections when cutting.
Preparing The Cuttings
Before placing your cuttings into their rooting medium they should be prepared by removing any lower leaves that may come in contact with the soil once in place. If using root hormone powder it should be applied now to each section before being inserted into its own container partially filled with wet potting mix or other rooting media such as perlite or vermiculite, depending upon which type you chose while gathering supplies earlier.
Caring For Peperomia Cuttings
Once planted, keep your propagated peperomias away from direct sunlight until roots start appearing about three weeks later and mist them frequently with warm water every day until then (or cover them with a humidity dome). Too much direct sun can cause sunburned foliage resulting in yellowing tips on mature plants but more importantly can severely harm baby starts still developing their roots system during this process – so be careful! Once rooted begin watering according to normal watering schedule allowing soil surface between waterings before resuming watering again when needed; typically this is done when top inch of potting mix becomes dry again after initial time frame given above has passed since last time watered properly prior then moving forward thereafter accordingly always observing these same rules each time thereafter too keeping an eye out for over-watering issues like soggy bottom soils etcetera all throughout especially if not using proper drainage holes/pots required here anyhow minding excess moisture build up made worse by adding extra water than necessary instead plus never forgetting importance behind ever-so-needed air flow/circulation around base stem area itself providing ample room needed there as well encouraging strong sturdy upright support structure/framework development amongst individual stalks themselves maintaining good shape form overall all together in end result too!
