Its hard to say where the "must have" ends & "good to have" begins But here goes. purners, knife, well drained soil, misting bottle, & rooting hormone ( range from 0.1 to 0.8% IBA) try "dip & grow" a liquid.... small greenhouse or cold frame or enclosed porch etc.... will need some containers ranging from "market packs" to #1 container. A larger greenhouse & automatic misting system are for those who are into propagation big time.... Whope this helps.....

For me, the most exciting part of getting started was to see those first cuttings root and start growing.

So, my advice would be to start with the /minimal/ equipment and choose cuttings that are easy to root. For example, my first success was with fuchsia cuttings. All you need are scissors and some kind of simple greenhouse, such as a large plastic bottle cut in half and turned upside down. Take a cutting with 5-6 nodes, strip leaves from the bottom 2 nodes, stick in the soil, and put in your little greenhouse. Leave your greenhouse in the shade, mist occasionally, and you'll have new plants in a few weeks.

The harder/impossible cuttings can be very very frustrating. In these situations you'll need rooting hormone and a misting system.

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