A friend wants me to help her repot her Purple Wandering Jew. It's too large, and she wants to cut the size down into a smaller pot, and then replant the rest. I have looked up how to reroot the wandering jew, but I wanted to double check on the best way to cut down it's size to fit into a smaller vase. I usually wouldn't worry, as I'm quite good with plants, but I found out there is a personal story behind the plant, and I REALLY want to make sure I keep it alive. Thanks for your help!
2007-10-20 14:27:13 · 5 answers · asked by Kendra 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
First I'd trim the whole plant back to about 12 inch long lengths. Then I'd remove the entire plant from its existing pot and with a sharp knife cut through the dirt so that the plant is now two! Then I'd repot 1/2 in the same planter it was in adding new soil to fill. And pot the other 1/2 in a new pot. I'd water in with a water soluble fertilizer like Miracle Gro to help it get established. All the cuttings can be them rooted in water and you will have oodles of new offspring from the original plant to share!
2007-10-20 15:28:23 · answer #1 · answered by Patricia D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wandering Jew Cuttings
2016-12-28 13:58:25 · answer #2 · answered by bussard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove it from the pot. sharp knife. Cut in 2, 3 or 4 peices, through the root ball and repot. Cuttings 4-8" long, strip lower leaves and put in clear container of water. Roots within 1 week. They'll grow happily in water for months (I've had some in water for 2 years) Pretty tough to kill.
2007-10-21 00:29:06 · answer #3 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking, you can root a wandering Jew cutting by simply keeping it in moist soil; it will also root in water. I prefer using soil, because I tend to think it builds stronger roots, even though it takes a little longer. Be sure to get at least one axillary bud below the surface of the soil when you put them in new soil; they will root more quickly this way.
I'd also hedge my bets and put several cuttings in several different small pots. That way, even if one fails, you have backups.
Good luck!
2007-10-20 16:23:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are wonderfully tough plants! Why not divide it with a sharp knife through the root ball and get two plants? (maybe three or four if it's big enough. They root by cuttings too.
2007-10-20 14:36:04 · answer #5 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋