HOW TO PROPAGATE DIASCIAS
| 1.Measure equal parts sand and vermiculite or perlite | |
| 2.Mix together with sufficient water to make moist but not sopping wet | |
| 3.Place in individual plant pots or in a propagation tray and firm slightly | |
| 4.Take a short non-flowering stem preferably with new growth and making sure plant material has no noticeable faults. Snip off just below third pair of leaves |  |
| 5.Strip off two pairs of leaves being careful not to break stem (use scissors if necessary) |  |
| 6.Dib a hole into the sand/vermiculite mixture and place cutting in. Firm lightly around cutting |  |
| 7.In 10 days or so the cutting will have formed roots. Remove from mixture making sure you do not break off any new roots |  |
| 8.Place rooted cutting into compost in seed tray or plant pots. | |
| 9.Nip out growing tip from cutting after it has settled into the compost (about two to three days) to encourage the cutting to bush out |  |
| 10.In two to three weeks time the cutting has started to bush out |  |
| 11.Pot on when cutting roots are showing through cell. It is not necessary to put several plants in one pot. Here a large pot has been used. I use 4 inch square pots initially before planting out in the garden or placing in a container. |  |