Blog Posts
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Rooting Kanna in Water. From Cutting to Planting.
On December 3rd 2024, I decided to go through the process of propagating some Sceletium Tortuosum cuttings in water and sharing the results. In this post, I would like to summarize the past month of propagation into one account of how well this method worked in this attempt. Before I get into it, I just…
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How To Grow Kanna Hydroponically!
In my experience, growing Sceletium Tortuosum (Kanna) hydroponically is the easiest and fastest way to grow Kanna. It takes very little effort: you only need to make sure your system has water and nutrients. I will be talking about how I use my Aerogarden (Bounty Model) as that is what I have experience with. I’m…
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Kanna’s root structure/ Planting A Hydro Kanna in Soil!
I started this Sceletium Tortuosum (Kanna) cutting in my Aerogarden about a month ago. It has established itself nicely, so it’s time to transplant it into soil. If I don’t want to continually grow my Kanna in an Aerogarden, I usually just let roots start to develop, pull the plant out of the foam holder,…
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Potting Your Kanna: How To Choose a Container.
Choosing the right pot is critical for the success and growth of your Kanna plants. Pick wrong, and your plants will fail to thrive. In this article we will go over how to choose a pot that is suitable for your plant and WHY you should look for certain features. Before we talk about the…
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Kanna leaf under a microscope!
I have long been curious about the bubbly/ sparkly appearance of Sceletium Tortuosum. This past weekend I decided to get my microscope out and take a look! Equipment: Swift SW380t Trinocular Microscope Milwaukee pen light My microscope is a compound microscope that is better suited to very small specimens. Think microorganisms on slides vs larger…
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How To Root Kanna Cuttings (Humidity Dome Technique)
Propagating cuttings is a great way to multiply your collection while also keeping your collection safe. Ex: You have one Kanna plant that you like due to genetics, potency, aesthetics, or sentimentality. If something happens to that plant and it dies, that individual plant is gone forever. On the other hand, if you take…
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Your plants WILL surprise you! Flowering Kanna Cuttings
In my cuttings guides I make a point to tell the reader to avoid planting cuttings with flowers or buds on it. Flowers take a lot of energy to form and maintain in a plant and when you’re trying to root a cutting, distractions are the last thing your plant needs. In most cases it…
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Rare plant spotlight: Ghost Pipes,(Monotropa uniflora)
You’re taking a walk in the forest. Stepping over logs, slipping on fallen leaves, and admiring the plants and fungi that surrounds you. Out of the corner of your eye you see something that stands out amongst the verdant foliage: a few small stripes of pure white. You approach the small protrusion and immediately recognize…
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The Easiest way to Grow Kanna
Sceletium Tortuosum is an overwatering adverse succulent. Succulents in general are not good candidates for hydroponic growth. In spite of the hurdles, I have seen my kanna plants adapt wonderfully to hydroponic growth. Growing Kanna hydroponically timeline Plant has put on several new set of leaves in a remarkably short amount of time. Rather than…
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