Title: How to Remove the Babies From a Yucca Plant | Hunker
Headings: How to Remove the Babies From a Yucca Plant
How to Remove the Babies From a Yucca Plant
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Scrape away the soil between the baby and the mother plant to reveal the roots and rhizome. Use the flat edge of a garden trowel. Then, gently dig around the baby yucca starting about 2 inches from the base to avoid damaging the fragile roots. Advertisement
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Work your fingers under the baby yucca to lift it from the soil. Move your fingers further down the rhizome to separate it from the soil. Step 5
Cut the rhizome with a gardening knife approximately 4 to 5 inches from the base of the baby yucca. Make sure the rhizome includes several capillary roots so it can gather nutrients once potted. Step 6
Combine equal measures of succulent potting soil and coarse sand to create a potting mix for the baby yucca. Fill the bottom third of a 6-inch nursery container with the mix. Advertisement
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Hold the baby yucca in the pot so the base of the foliage is 1/4 inch below the edge.