Katuk (Sauropus androgynus) is one of my favorite perennial veggies. It is a staple for my family in the FL summers, but feeds us all year round. Katuk | ECHOcommunity.org. It is also fairly easy to propagate from cuttings.
As with all cuttings, start by choosing a healthy plant to take cuttings from. With Katuk we are looking for pencil thick growth that is still green, but not too soft. We often prune a long stem back and get several cuttings from it after removing the soft, bendable top portion. We try to make a our cuttings about 8 inches (20cm) long with at least 3 nodes. If you receive cuttings from our seedbank they will always be cut flat on the bottom and angled at the top. We have had good success both with scaring the bottom inch (3 cm) and with not scaring it at all.
We remove all leaves from our cuttings leaving only the stem. After the cuttings have been taken we place them in a perlite/vermiculite mixture that is highly draining. Pure sand would accomplish much the same thing. We place our cuttings in a polypropagator to heal. Using Poly-Propagators for Rooting Cuttings.
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What is your favorite recipe for Katuk?