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    Home » Early Years Science » Preschool Science » Plant Babies! – Tissue Cuttings

    Plant Babies! – Tissue Cuttings

    July 6, 2012 By Emma Vanstone 9 Comments

    If we want to grow a plant, we usually do this by planting a seed. The seed is produced by sexual reproduction (two parents), meaning that the egg from one plant and the pollen from another have met and formed a seed, resulting in the plant having qualities from both its parent plants.

    However, what if you had a most beautiful plant with the prettiest colour flowers and you wanted to ensure that another plant had that colour flower – what could you do?

    Clone them?

    Not as silly as you might think.

    Tissue cuttings are the simplest way to produce a cloned or identical plant.

    How to clone a plant

    What you need

    • compost
    • small plant pot
    • small plant trays
    • an original/parent plant ( we used geraniums)
    • rooting powder or gel
    Plant babies - tissue cuttings

    Instructions

    1. Take a healthy plant (I used geraniums) and cut a small length from the stem

    2. Place this in water for a few minutes

    3. Dip the end into rooting powder or gel

    4. Pot the plant up with some lovely compost

    Steps for cloning a plant

    5. Keep the pot away from direct sunlight and cover it in a clear plastic bag to keep it moist.

    Your cutting will now grow into another plant exactly the same as your original!

    Plant babies - tissue cuttings

    You then need to nurture them, like any parent would!

    Last Updated on May 4, 2023 by Emma Vanstone

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Trisha @ Inspiration Laboratories

      July 06, 2012 at 9:14 pm

      What a great teaser for this post from Fun Sparks – scissors and babies – makes perfect sense. 😉

      Reply
    2. Country Fun

      July 08, 2012 at 11:34 pm

      Hello, I have enjoyed following your postings and all the resources they provides. I have nominated you for an award – The Versatile Blogger! Please head on over to my blog ~ Country Fun to get your award. I look forward to sharing ideas with you in the future! Have a great summer!

      Debbie

      Reply
    3. Carrie

      July 12, 2012 at 12:20 am

      Oh, how fun!! I always love your lessons!

      Reply
      • Carrie

        July 12, 2012 at 12:20 am

        Oh, and Thank you for sharing on Sharing Saturday!

        Reply
    4. Ticia

      July 12, 2012 at 9:07 pm

      That requires a much greener thumb than I have 🙂

      My mother-in-law does this on a routine basis and I’m always amazed when someone does this successfully.

      Thanks for linking to Science Sunday!

      Reply
      • ScienceSparks

        July 13, 2012 at 7:05 pm

        Thanks for hosting!

        Reply
    5. Trisha @ Inspiration Laboratories

      July 13, 2012 at 8:58 pm

      I pinned this to our Sunday Showcase feature board. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    6. Courtney

      July 15, 2012 at 6:06 am

      I’ve always wondered how to do this. Cool post.

      New Follower from Musings of an Imperfect Mom

      Reply

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