The ideal time to take cuttings from fuchsia plants is during spring or autumn pruning. However, if you take the cuttings during spring, they will root faster. It’s important to use a clean and sharp knife and select a healthy shoot that is not yet woody. Make sure there are at least two pairs of leaves formed on the shoot before cutting it below the last pair. Fill a pot with growing soil and remove the lower leaves, leaving only the top two pairs of leaves. Stick the cutting halfway into the potting soil and cover it with a plastic bag or foil. Keep the soil moist and loose and maintain a temperature of approximately 20°C. After two to three weeks, the roots will have formed enough to replant in a slightly larger pot. Once new pairs of leaves start to develop on the cuttings, they can be planted outside from mid-May onwards. It’s advisable to trim the shoots a little before planting out to promote well-branched growth. Fuchsias can also be propagated through division by digging up the plant, clearing soil from the root ball, removing diseased, damaged, and dead roots, and carefully splitting the root ball vertically with a spade. The propagated plants can then be planted in desired locations or pots.
