Fairdinkumseeds sent me some cuttings of their Bacopa Monnieri - this is how it went.
Cuttings came like this.
Note the little white roots coming out from the node:
I wanted the white roots to be a little longer, so I left them in water for a few days. Roots that were already formed, grew longer and more and more white roots came out from the nodes:
Then, very carefully, I cut each length of the cutting into little sections that had both white roots and also stems with leaves
They soon looked like this:
I made some holes:
Very gently inserted the white roots into the holes, and filled them with soil:
I did this with many many more:
I bought some cat-litter trays very cheaply from a $2 store, and these are perfect for semi-aquatic plants. I just fill them up with water whenever it becomes too low, and occasionally change the water when the algae builds up too much. I have a little (what I think is) duckweed growing in the top and that deals with the algae nicely.
They all looked like this for at least a month, they had turned more yellow, and some flopped lifelessly on the surface.
I thought it had been a disaster:
Slowly but surely however, they came back to life and started growing with vigor:
Tiny, pretty flowers began to form - these flowers attracted butterflies (and ants), who would come a drink from the flowers:
I now have more Brahmi than I could ever eat alone!
I eat it everyday, and although quite bitter, I have begun to get very used to the taste and now quite enjoy its interesting flavour!
I would be quite happy to send some cuttings to anyone else, I know cuttings within Australia should be fine - but I have had no experience sending cutting internationally. I've seen this available at many nurseries, and recommend everyone give it a try, as it's very easy to maintain and excellent for your brain!
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Topic: Propagating Bacopa Monnieri - Brahmi (aka The Indian Memory Herb) (Read 41640 times)