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Some plants take root with great ease, even when you only bury leaves or parts of leaves
Often these are succulent plants, or ones with fleshy leaves
The plants that most easily propagate by cuttings of the leaves are definitely begonias and saintpaulias
for which you need only take a few precautions to obtain new young plants
Therefore choose a healthy and well-developed plant, possibly in the spring when the vegetation is lush
and proceed by detaching a healthy and well developed leaf from the plant, ideally a fleshy leaf that has been present on the plant for at least one growing season
Detach the leaf from the plant with the help of a sharp knife or a razor blade that has been carefully cleaned and disinfected
Still using the same knife, take some small portions of the ribs from the leaf
All you need is some portions 2 - 3 cm long, taking care to make the cuts cleanly, with no ragged edges
If you have plants of Crassula or other succulent plants, you can use whole leaves as a material for cuttings, always choosing healthy leaves that are well developed and free of tears
detaching them from the mother plant with a razor blade or a sharp, clean cutter
Once you have obtained your cuttings, whether they are whole leaves or portions of veins, push them a few millimetres down into a propagation bed
prepared by filling a small pot, or a tray with holes, with a mixture of sand and peat in equal parts
The cuttings should be positioned with a gap of at least 3 - 4 cm between them, so that they have good air circulation
The propagation bed is kept moist by placing the pot in a pot-holder, into which you should frequently pour water for watering, even daily if the soil seems dry
The container with the cuttings should be placed in a bright place, but not directly exposed to sunlight, and somewhere with a moist, cool climate
Remember to periodically increase the humidity by using a vaporiser, even daily if the climate is hot