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Plant clippings in water1/4/2024 The aeonium sprouted one tiny root and that was it. The water didn’t seem like it needed to be changed or replenished so I just left them as is and kind of forgot about them.Īnother two weeks later (about 4 weeks total), I was surprised to see plenty of pink roots on the two jade cuttings. We went on a family vacation right after this and when we came back two weeks later, the cuttings look the same as I had left them. ![]() I left the cuttings in a bright area and tried to forget about them for a couple of weeks. I chose the second method but both methods seem to work fine. Another method is to let the ends of the cuttings actually touch the water. ![]() The reason being that the cuttings will seek out moisture and start rooting. One method is to sit the end of the cuttings just above the surface of the water. There’s two different methods people use when rooting in water. The three stem cuttings were then laid on the rim of the jar so that the tip of the stem cutting is touching the water. ![]() I did not add any nutrients to the water. I used purified drinking water we use for drinking. I used three mason jars and filled it with water, then covered it with clear plastic and poked holes in the middle of the plastic. These are the three stem cuttings I started out with. I used stem cuttings from a jade plant (crassula ovata) and an aeonium (blushing beauty) plant. I thought choosing a plant that I know is easy to propagate would give me a better success rate. I chose two different plants that I have had no problems rooting in soil. I tried rooting three stem cuttings in water to see what happens. I for one have had great success with ‘dirt propagation’ but was curious to see how water propagation works so I set out to perform an experiment. Still, others that propagate through the water method say that the plants do just fine once transplanted from water to soil. Once planted in soil, they need to develop new roots more appropriate for growing in soil. When propagating in water, the plants are not exposed to the pathogens normally present in the soil medium and therefore, they do not suffer from rot.Īnother concern people have about water propagation is that the roots formed in water are not the same roots the plant needs to grow in soil. Succulent plants sitting in wet soil are exposed to fungus and pathogens in the soil that introduce diseases to the plant, causing root rot. One theory I heard is that the reason why succulent cuttings do not rot in water is because water is not the main culprit for rot. Why Succulent Cuttings Do Not Rot in Water In fact, some people only propagate succulent cuttings by the water method because they see faster results and greater success overall. I have read plenty of success stories from people who have had zero success with succulent propagation until they tried water propagation. And yet, I’ve been hearing more and more about water propagation lately.įrom what I have heard and read, some people find water propagation easier than the more ‘conventional’ methods of rooting on soil or dry medium. So water propagation might contradict what we have come to believe about caring for and propagating succulents. The common knowledge about succulent plants is they do not like to sit in water and sitting in water promotes root rot. ![]() This may go against conventional thinking about succulents. Gently fill in the hole around roots.Water propagation is using water as a medium to root succulent cuttings. 4.Pot them up by making a hole and placing roots carefully into fresh potting mix.3.When roots have formed, gently handle so as to not break them.The leaf will sprout roots from around 7 days, but can take a little longer. 2.Put the cutting into a glass of water.1.Carefully cut the long leaf stem off a plant.You can also propagate the Chinese Money Plant from long-stemmed leaves. Water and put in the bathroom for it to grow. 2.Pot into fresh potting mix and gently fill in around roots.Dig away at the plant surface of the sucker, to cut the under-surface stem at about a 3cm depth. The sucker will have roots on stem. 1.Carefully use a sharp knife to ‘bandicoot’, ie.Look for small plants surrounding the larger plant, which are ‘suckers’. How to grow new money plants: Propagating from Suckers
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