You can keep your coleus all year if you take cuttings. Your vinca and your geranium too.
- Take a 4 to 6 inch cutting just above a leaf.
- Remove the lower set of leaves (this is where the roots will form) and place in a soil less mix like vermiculite.
- You can dip the ends in a rooting hormone to promote growth and help prevent mold.
- Water thoroughly and place the whole thing in a plastic bag, leaving it open.
It could take 2 weeks or 5 weeks to get roots but once you do plant them in a potting soil and you’ve just created life! And saved yourself some money.
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