Here are some of the supplies you will need to take cuttings.Notice the plastic bowl in the pic. That is your most important part of the process. Fill it with watet and as soon as the cutting is taken you quickly,put into the bowl with your fert mix. This will prevent embolisim. That is when air gets into the stem.It causes a bubble on the inside of the stem.You can take cuttings and stick them in your mouth to keep them moist,till you drop in the pan.Not the whole cutting,your not a goat! Just the end of the stem.