Propagating a lucky chestnut, also known as Pachira aquatica, is not particularly difficult. Offshoots can be grown from cuttings. Of course you can also buy seeds and sow new plants. This is how the propagation of the lucky chestnut works.

The lucky chestnut is best propagated via offshoots

Propagation via cuttings

All you need to propagate a lucky chestnut tree is:

  • a Pachira aquatica
  • a sharp knife
  • a glass of lime-free tap water
  • alternative rooting powder
  • a pot with substrate

The best time to take the cuttings is early spring. The temperatures should be quite high at 20 degrees.

Simply place the cuttings in a glass of lukewarm, lime-free water and wait for roots to form. You can also put the cuttings in pots with substrate. Then you should coat the cut ends with rooting powder beforehand.

maintain cuttings

As soon as sufficient roots have formed, you can transplant the cuttings into individual pots. Make sure the soil is nice and loose and permeable to water. Cactus soil or potting soil mixed with sand or gravel is sufficient.

Insert the cuttings carefully so as not to break the delicate roots.

Water the plants and immediately pour off excess water. You must not fertilize the new lucky chestnuts in the first year. Place the pots in a bright spot. However, avoid direct sunlight during the initial period.

Sow lucky chestnuts

Seeds for lucky chestnuts are only available from well-stocked garden shops. Before sowing, soak the seeds in lukewarm water for several hours.

Sow the seeds in prepared pots. A mixture of sand and potting soil is suitable as a substrate. Put a layer of soil about an inch thick over the seeds.

Place the pots as warm as possible at around 23 degrees. Keep the soil moderately moist and avoid waterlogging at all costs. The location for the offshoots must be as bright as possible but not too sunny.

tips

If the stems of lucky chestnuts have become soft, this is usually due to the substrate being too moist. The plant can then no longer be saved. But you can still cut green shoots as cuttings and thus grow new offshoots.

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