why would a Gardner want to take cutting of geranium plant?

Question

Taking a geranium cutting

Answer 1

Propagating by cuttings increases the stock of geraniums quicker than growing by seed and cheaper than buying new plants.
The cuttings are taken 2/3 leaf joints from the top and planted in a 50% sand/50% peat mix-3 cuttings to a 75mm pot.These are then placed in a light place (greenhouse) and kept in as constant a temperature as possible..
If taken at the end of the summer,the newly rooted cuttings will flower the following year to the same color as the parent plant.

Answer 2

Propagating is cheaper than buying. If the person likes geraniums, taking a cutting costs nothing and many free plants can be had. Geraniums are fairly expensive as compared to free.

Answer 3

To get plenty more of his favorite coloured geranium.
You can tip prune them, that will make them thicken up and while you do this make sure you cut a few pieces about four inches long. You then strip all but the top two leaves, cut those two in half, dip them in some honey and plant into a 6' pot then place the in the shade. You may put about six to a pot, then when the cuttings have struck you can give some away or grow them all yourself.
Good luck.

Answer 4

I do this all the time "make a stem cutting to make another plant" it's real easy and its nice if you want to get another geranium the same color as the one you have!

Answer 5

Same as taking a cutting from any other plant,to propagate,that is to raise a new plant from the other ,if you know the way to go about it,it's cheap & it's easy,it is one of the best ways to propogate from plants that are difficult to raise by other methods,greaniums lend themselves readily to growth from cuttings & they do not take very long to establish.

Answer 6

It's called propagating, to have more of the same plant.

Answer 7

maybe in the hope that it will grow for him....it is possible