2nd Sept 2014
Wish me luck!
Update 4/9/2014:
Leaf petioles look slightly brown. But others who have rooted their cuttings also experienced similar discoloration, so I shouldn't worry too much.
4/9/2014
Update: 9/9/2014: one of the leaf's petiole (the leaf that is flat and rubbery) became jelly and I had to throw it away. I can safely assume that when a leaf looks weird like some rubber plastic thing, it will not be viable as a mother leaf.
Update: 11/9/2014
11/9/2014
In my desperate desire to salvage as many plants as possible, I've decided to play safe and stop adding hydrogen peroxide and fertiliser. I've also placed the two precious leaves in a tabao box to increase the humidity. It's been 9 days, but so far there's no rooting yet.
Update 15/9/2014:
Another leaf has turned jelly. Left with one leaf. Here's the dying leaf. It Kenna some water on the base of the leaf, and began rotting.
15:9/2014 jelly petiole
Update 29/9/2014:
All of my cuttings failed. Their petiole turned to jelly. Ok. Next time I should just avoid putting anything in the water and just use plain tap water.
Update: Gonna write down a guide on how to propagate leaf cuttings in water for own reference:
Step 1: Cut a fresh, mature leaf from the adult plant. (leave a longer stem for Step 2, or cut straight to 2 inches for step 3.
Step 2: If it is limp, mist it with warm water and leave it in a ziploc bag for a day or two to allow it to return to its crispy state.
Step 3: Trim the leaf stem to 2 inches from the leaf. Try to get a longer petiole from the start instead of trimming to get a longer stem. Trim the sides of the leaf to produce a longer 'stem' via this method: Make a 45 degree angle cut on the stem. Don't use your fingernail to dig the angle, coz I did that and my cuttings failed. Don't do the 45degree angle if you don't have a knife or a pair of scissors.
Step 4: Place leaf stem into a small cup of water. Don't add anything into the water. Don't submerge the leaf part or else it will rot. Change the water when it becomes cloudy.
Step 5: Leaf will generate a root system within 2 weeks to a month. Plantlets will appear between 6-8 weeks. Bag the cup when plantlets are seen.
A user grew plantlets in barely one month, due to aircon during office hours 5days/week and 12 hours lighting daily
Step 6: Wait for plantlets to be 1-2 inches tall, and have grown some roots, before transferring to soil. Bag the pot for maybe a week to allow plantlet to mature.
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