Reproduction of violets sheet shanks, perhaps, - the most widespread and easy way. But also it has many nuances which need to be considered if you want to receive healthy plant.
How to choose planting stock
Not any leaves of violet are suitable for reproduction. Some will give backs and many children pretty fast, and from others will not wait for posterity. Guarantee of success — the choice of sheet shanks only from healthy plant which already blossomed.
Choose suitable leaf. It has to be elastic and bright coloring. Old shanks of yellowish shade are not suitable for reproduction of violets. Such planting stock, of course, can take roots, but it will have not enough forces on forming of the strong healthy child. Also young leaflets from the center of the socket do not approach.
How to prepare sheet shanks
Violet leaves for rooting do not cut off. They need to be broken out accurately. You should not leave "stump" on plant as this place can decay. After that update cut on shank fine edge, doing cut at an angle. Let's it dry up a little then put in solution of epin, ecoforce or zircon (2 drops on 100 g of water) for 5 minutes. If you have received shank by mail or have got in shop or at exhibition, it has lain some time and has lost turgor, this medicine will also help it to be restored. Lower leaf completely in the container with solution and leave approximately for 30-60 minutes.
How to implant leaf of violet
Sheet shanks can be implanted in several ways. First, this rooting in water. The leaf with quite long scape is for this purpose necessary. Pour otstoyanny warm water in glass and put in it leaf. Place ware in the light place, but without hit of sunshine. In process of evaporation add water in glass. Approximately in 1-2 weeks there will be backs, shanks can be landed in substrate or to leave in water, young sockets will not seem yet. At disembarkation of sheet shank in soil, leave scape short (length of 1-1.5 cm). In this case it will much quicker increase the child. Prepare friable nutritious substrate. For this purpose special ready soil best of all is suitable for violets. Fill it in small flat dish and land in it sheets under inclination of 30-40 degrees. Humidify the earth and put capacity with planting stock in plastic bag as soon as the first leaflets appear, the mini-small greenery can be removed. Some flower growers with success make multiple copies violets in torfoperegnoyny tablets. Kill them in warm water after they bulk up and will increase in the amount of, land in them the prepared leaf of violet at a small angle. Put tablet and capacity and cover it from above transparent. Such landings need to be watered daily and if air in the room dry, then and 2-3 once a day as such substrate very quickly dries and it is possible to lose young plants easily. Advantage of this method is that it is possible to use one sheet 2 and even 3 times for receiving new plants.