Gardening question!Please help!?

Question

Ok where do I begin!

My cousin gave me a plum branch to plant!I planted it a month now and i water it everyday!I am getting frustrated because nothing happened at all!So I just pulled the branch out the soil to see if it had catch and I saw nothing!I put it back in and cover it back up and to my surprise I saw these little red flowers shooting out!These things were never there before!That means something is happening!

My question is would it still grow although I pulled it out?

I hope it do!

Btw my cousin planted his tree the same way!

I live in the Caribbean!

Answer 1

It is very hard to do hard wood cuttings.  Remove the flowers they use what straigth the plant may have stored.  you should cover any cuttings such as yours under a glass jar or something to keep the cutting from dehydrating.  Second, I would take the cutting out  and cut it off some of the planted end.  then dip it in rooting compound...found at most plant centers.  Roots will only grow if a leaf node or two are under ground so cut the limb of about 1/4 inch below the node, then try it again.  But dint take it out of the ground.  If you do, you will destroy the tender new roots.