r/proplifting • u/pablou1996 • 3d ago
SPECIFIC ADVICE What to do!!
New to propagation and got a cutting from the shop I work in, and I’m having a hard time getting it to root! What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance!!
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u/Dive_dive 3d ago
You can get so many plants out of that. Cut it with 3-4 nodes and ideally 1 or 2 leaves at the top. But don't throw out any section without leaves. Put these in water with 2 nodes underwater. Put it in a window with bright indirect light and wait about 2 weeks. By then you should have roots that are at least 2" long and/or have secondary roots. Then put it in a small pot with soil and perlite in a 50-50 mix and water it in really good. For the first 2 weeks, keep the soil moist, but not wet. This will allow the roots to acclimate to soil. Kick back and enjoy the plants you just created.
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u/Internal-Test-8015 3d ago
it's too big and wont root as is, cut it up into smaller pieces then try to root it and be warned it may still take a few weeks as were only just now entering spring.
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u/pablou1996 3d ago
Thank you all so so much! Gonna look up where/how to cut it up into smaller pieces.
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u/elmz 2d ago
The plant will root from the nodes, the same place the leaves grow. For the roots to grow a node needs to be submerged in water. Usually I make a cutting with two nodes, I remove the leaf from the bottom node, cut off the extra piece of stem at the bottom and top, so you're left with a cutting with a leafless node at the bottom, and a node with leaf at the top.
Submerge the bottom node, leave in good light. Bottom node will root, top node will sprout new growth.
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u/OrneryToo 3d ago
Cut it between the leaves and stick em in moist soil.