Propogating a Crown of Thorns plant

There is, what I think, is an interesting story about this particular crown of thorns plant. In the mid 80's my husband and I took to the highway working construction and mining jobs. We moved into our little bitty home made camper and" got out on the highway" I have always had flowers and plants taking up most of the living space in the house, but moving into the camper meant I had to re home some of my plants. :( I was helping a friend a couple years ago clean and get her house ready for a holiday with family, and I noticed her huge Crown of Thorns. Wow, it was monsterous! I commented on it and asked if I could have a start one day. She said, of course, you are the one that gave it to me! This lil baby survived all these years. I'm so happy to have a slip of it again. :) Kind of a full circle sort of thing. It's been a couple of years and it's getting kinda "leggy". I decided to make 2 from 1. I thought I might look up what it says to do with them, instead of just hacking and planting, like I usually do. I found out I have been a horrible mother! lol So this time, I am adding the granite gravel to the dirt for better drainage, because apparently it doesn't like wet feet! I don't know why it is still alive. lol. Here we go.

The first picture I took myself with my casio, the remaining pictures were taken with my camera, the casio, by @fishyculture and then I edited them with my computer app.

I am going to wear a pair of gloves today because this Plant was named crown of thorns for a reason. The white sap is considered poisonous as well, so be sure to not come in contact with it, and if you do...oops! NO, go wash and rinse yourself! I've never gotten ill from it, but I have a very strong constitution.

I'm chuckling now because I look so serious! lol It is serious business!

I'm going to use a fairly good sized pot because it will hopefully have a long root mass. I want to give it some room. It will probably stay in this pot for a very long time.

I'm using 2 wire cloths hangers straightened out to make a frame that will hold the plastic bag mostly away from the plant so it has it's own little greenhouse. I will leave it in this environment until I see new growth from the top of the plant. I will know then if it was a successfull propagation. Cross your fingers everyone. I've never done this by the book before. LOL I did however, follow the moon cycle.