Water propping can be done by placing the cutting into a small amount of water to allow roots to grow – once roots have formed for a few months you may transfer it to soil to continue rooting. Upon initially transitioning it to soil be sure to rid eir a good drink and watch for any signs that it may want more, you’ll have to help the roots adjust from being fully saturated to leaning to cope with the periodic dryness of the soil.
theartybadger on
You can also just throw it on some soil and it’ll push some roots out too
Buttwhatdoievenknow on
This baby is ready to get into some soil, just plant it like normal in well draining soil and dampen it before it totally dries. Easy peasy
tau_ceti on
Just pop it in soil! I’d also break off the flower bud on top, so it puts all its energy into the roots
luckybarrel on
Direct soil propping will work fine, unless your local humidity is very low in which case water propping might be a better idea. It does look a bit dehydrated so giving it a few days in water so that it firms up before putting it in soil might also be a nice middle ground, pun intended. Also, better to water the mother plant and then take the cutting a day or two later so that it is in peak condition for the prop to succeed.
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Water propping can be done by placing the cutting into a small amount of water to allow roots to grow – once roots have formed for a few months you may transfer it to soil to continue rooting. Upon initially transitioning it to soil be sure to rid eir a good drink and watch for any signs that it may want more, you’ll have to help the roots adjust from being fully saturated to leaning to cope with the periodic dryness of the soil.
You can also just throw it on some soil and it’ll push some roots out too
This baby is ready to get into some soil, just plant it like normal in well draining soil and dampen it before it totally dries. Easy peasy
Just pop it in soil! I’d also break off the flower bud on top, so it puts all its energy into the roots
Direct soil propping will work fine, unless your local humidity is very low in which case water propping might be a better idea. It does look a bit dehydrated so giving it a few days in water so that it firms up before putting it in soil might also be a nice middle ground, pun intended. Also, better to water the mother plant and then take the cutting a day or two later so that it is in peak condition for the prop to succeed.