Ken, I took cuttings and moistened the ends, dusted them with rooting hormone powder and then stuck them in a well draining potting medium. I then placed the pots in a heavily shaded corner of the backyard and would check every so often to see if they were rooted. I use a mixture of Miracle Grow potting soil and Orchid Bark Mix for just about everything I grow, with more bark mix than soil. Some cuttings would take and others wouldn't but I had a pretty decent success rate.