Thank you , really enjoyed it ! I'm interested in starting other kinds of plants , I've done it with spider plants and jade , what others are a good choice ?
Patricia Bell, You're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Other good choices for water rooting include pothos, philodendron, creeping charlie, zebrina plant, arrowhead plant, polka dot, hoya plant. Here is a video with a little more info on what plants you can root in water: ruclips.net/video/6_lb_nPc_14/видео.html
@@patriciabell5715 If you have a local nursery that carries houseplants, that would be your best bet. Additionally, if you have a friend growing any of these plants, you could take a cutting.
Hello healthy house plants My mom passed away three years ago. Before she passed she shared her many African violets with myself and my daughter-in-law. Mine didn’t make it but my daughter-in-law had great success and recently I received half dozen leaves from her. We live 6000 km from each other. It took a visit to get them and bring them home. Can you tell me where you got your adorable bottles and the little sayings that you have wrapped around them. Excellent video, thank you. God bless
Wanda Oickle, That's wonderful that you were able to get the leaves from your daughter-in-law. I actually make the bottles and sell them them on my website. The link is in the description. Good luck with your African violet cuttings!
Thank you for this. I am going to try it. My African Violets never bloom for me after the initial blooms they gave on them after coming home from the store. Do you have a video on feeding them?
Ashley Plunkett, I don't have a video yet on feeding them. Great idea! I have added that to the list. For now, I do have this playlist on their care that does covering feeding them: ruclips.net/p/PLCkPgo-m1DrFqhi1Mrac2cVBRvKswAvak Additionally, it's important to repot African violets every 6 months or so to get them to reflower.
Thanks for watching, Elizabeth Stone! You can propagate this way at any time of the year, although you usually don't want to repot the babies when they have roots and are ready for planting during the coldest months of the year. If you start some leaves now, though, they will be ready to pot up when spring is near, so that should work well! Let me know if you have anymore questions and have fun!
Teresita Samson, You want to wait until the baby leaves are at least an 1/8 of an inch big and there is ideally more than one. Here is a video on the next stage of potting up into soil: ruclips.net/video/fe8I2xQLo1I/видео.html
Hi there, this was a great video. I realize it's kind of old so you may not reply but if you do, thank you so much! I have an african violet now but I think it's of a miniature variety? It's about like....6 cm tall and flowering. I was wondering if this method would work on this kind of plant? I already snipped a leaf and placed it in water but it is much smaller than the leaf you cut so I'm not sure if it will root
Hi Yas Z, Thanks and thanks for watching! It sounds like you do have a miniature variety. They can be propagated in the same manner. It will be a bit tricky to plant when it roots. You'll want to find a tiny planting vessel. But first, you'll need to get the roots, of course! I will likely be doing a video on growing the miniature varieties soon.
Great tutorial! Thank you! Hope you can upload the next steps - you said to only replant that part of the leaf with a baby leaf and discard the ‘mother’ leaf?
Tet Lopez-Rabson, You're welcome! I did upload the next steps in this video: ruclips.net/video/fe8I2xQLo1I/видео.html This one shows you what it looks like when you have the baby leaves and how to plant them. This is an older video. I am shooting in a different spot where you can see things a little better, so I'll likely do another one in the future, but this video does show you next steps.
Betul Gesen, Every cutting will produce a whole new plant, but it takes awhile for them to grow, as they are tiny to start. If you want to fill up a pot with a bunch of babies once they are ready for transplanting, you can do that. I would plant a baby every one inch. Once they get bigger, you would need to carefully remove them and put them in their own pots. Alternately, you can try to root 3-5 cuttings and see which ones work and then plant up in a new really small pot, as I show in this video: studio.ruclips.net/user/videofe8I2xQLo1I/edit
Hi, +Maria Isabella Alegrio. Thanks, so glad you are inspired! :) You are talking about watering African violets that are planted in soil? It's best to water African violets from the bottom. To water, fill a container that is slightly larger than the African violet plant pot with room temperature or warm water and place the pot inside. It will slowly soak up water from the bottom. Once the soil in the pot is completely drenched, remove the pot and let it drain. Let me know if you have more questions. Also, here is a link to an article on the HealthyHouseplants website I wrote about growing African violets that also talks about watering: www.healthyhouseplants.com/index.php/plant-of-the-month/african-violet.html
I'll try this with my African violet. The "mother" plant is dead, but she left a "baby" plant that I do not know how to pot and grow because she has any roots. Will try, and let see what happen. Thank you for the video and have a good day.
Debora Torriani, You're welcome and thanks for watching. How'd the baby do? The mother plant can be dead as long as the baby plant does have some roots.
Lee Lapid, Thanks for watching. I think you're referring to collars to help prevent certain African violet diseases, such as petiole rot? If you've had trouble with that in the past, it can help prevent that problem by keeping the petiole away from the sides of the pot where there may be salt buildup from fertilizers, which can lead to the problem. In addition to collars, they also make rings for that purpose, such as these: lyndonlyon.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=898 Let me know if you have any more questions.
asterismixx, It isn't necessarily bad if the roots are turning brown but aren't squishy. Also, make sure to change the water at least once a week. It can take awhile to get the baby leaves. Sometimes it seems like they will never come, and then all of the sudden, they appear!
Nice Video, Thanks for that. I have a question on water propagation. You mentioned that you use warm water for propagation, however the water would turn cold after a while, is that OK for this method ? Is there any specific way to protect the water from turning cold ? Also I tried propagating in soil and have had a lot of leaves rot after 2 weeks, is there something that I may be doing wrong ?
Jerome Niranjan, You're welcome and thanks for watching. You want to start with warm water and then it will get cooler. Generally, it will stay at the temperature of the room. So try to put the plants in a warm room, if possible. The leaves rotting in soil may be rotting from pathogens in the soil you are trying to propagate them in. A soilless medium is the best thing to use, along with sand.
Hi, S F, In water is often faster and easier to get roots, but then you have to plant in soil and the roots have to get established in the soil. So there is two steps to that process. In soil tends to be nice because once the plant roots, it's established. However, in soil tends to be problematic, in terms of the cutting rotting more easily. You might want to experiment and try both methods at the same time and see what works best for you.
Great question, +Arlene Parker. Change the water weekly. Use warm or tepid water--not cold. Peel back the plastic wrap; pour out the old water, and then add water, making sure to cover the roots. Once the leaves start to appear, try to position the cutting so that the little leaves are above the water and the roots are below.
My violets grow big and healthy, but if I touch a leaf in any way, the leaf just starts to turn brown and then die. I noticed you touched all of the leaves as if your violets stay healthy when touched. Why do my leaves die if I touch them?
Linda Hagan, That is an interesting question. Do you have anything on your hands, such as lotion? Or do you touch anything prior to touching the leaves?
Thank you!! My mom unfortunately repotted my beautiful violet with the wrong kind of soil and it really didn't need repotting. She doesn't get that not all plants need a huge pot! So I didn't have much hope for it and trying not to go to the store with the whole coronavirus situation so I couldn't buy a good potting soil for it... I'm trying this water method now to propogate it! I took 3 leaves, I hope I will get some roots! It's such a beautiful deep purple violet with a thick white border on the flowers 💜😍
asterismxx, Thanks for watching. Sorry to hear about your houseplant. Unfortunately, that's an all too common story! You will get some roots, for sure. Just make sure to keep the water level up to cover the roots when the appear. It'll take awhile, but you'll eventually have a new plant with those gorgeous flowers. Feel free to check in and let me know your progress and if you have anymore questions! It'd be fun to write about your plant(s) once it roots on my blog, too. I often do articles about reader's experiences, like this one about an albino avocado tree named Mr. Oliver: www.healthyhouseplants.com/index.php/my-blog/item/167-grow-indoor-avocado-trees.html
Healthy Houseplants update: the leaves were doing well until a couple days ago I was dumb and tried adding a little hydrogen peroxide to the water. It made them go brown fast 😫 No roots yet. Is there any way I can save these last two leaves? I saw a video somewhere about propagating from the leaf without the stem...? So sad about this!
@@asterism.x You can propagate by leaf, that is true, if you still have some green leaf left. Do you ? I am writing a blog post very soon on the topic, as a matter of fact.
You can cut the bottom half of the leaf off and stick the bottom edge in soil. I got roots that way with no stem! Just be sure to cover with a plastic cover so the soil stays moist for a long time.
Thank you. I have roots but no baby leaves yet. I will raise it up a bit so they can grow. That is what I needed.
Robin Harris, You're very welcome, and I'm glad that you found the video helpful. This was awhile ago. Any leaves yet?
Wonderful!!! Thank you. I'd love to know how you wrap your starter jars. So pretty!
Mason jars also work wonderfully! I love the plastic wrap and I started doing this with mine as well. Great video!
Thanks for commenting, Mishelle Walker! Mason jars are a great tip, too!
I have tried this a few times now. It seems the healthier the parent plant, the more quickly & successfully the leaves will root.
asterismxx, Definitely. The healthier the parent plant the more readily you will get rooting in the leaves and then baby plants.
Great video on propagating violets, thank you!
Thanks Anna Tomacari!
Great way to propagate violets. Didn't realize I can stick them in water! I'm going try your method!!!
Good to hear, +Yolanda Romero!
Thank You for sharing your propagating tips ...
You're welcome, Tammy Kriskie!
Wow! Thank you 🌱
@mrskeny625, You’re welcome!
Very informative. I will definitely try your method. Thank you for creating the video.
You're selcome, Sly W! Thanks for watching and commenting.
thank you, some good tips
Gill Robbins, You're very welcome. I'm glad it's helpful, and thanks for the feedback!
Do you have a follow up video where you move from water to soil?
Kim Waknitz, thanks for asking. Yes, I do. Here is the link: ruclips.net/video/fe8I2xQLo1I/видео.html
Thank you , really enjoyed it ! I'm interested in starting other kinds of plants , I've done it with spider plants and jade , what others are a good choice ?
Patricia Bell, You're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Other good choices for water rooting include pothos, philodendron, creeping charlie, zebrina plant, arrowhead plant, polka dot, hoya plant. Here is a video with a little more info on what plants you can root in water: ruclips.net/video/6_lb_nPc_14/видео.html
@@HealthyHouseplants where can I find those plants this time of year
@@patriciabell5715 If you have a local nursery that carries houseplants, that would be your best bet. Additionally, if you have a friend growing any of these plants, you could take a cutting.
Very helpful. Thank you!
Daisy Franz, I'm glad the video is helpful! You're very welcome. :)
Hello healthy house plants
My mom passed away three years ago. Before she passed she shared her many African violets with myself and my daughter-in-law. Mine didn’t make it but my daughter-in-law had great success and recently I received half dozen leaves from her. We live 6000 km from each other. It took a visit to get them and bring them home. Can you tell me where you got your adorable bottles and the little sayings that you have wrapped around them. Excellent video, thank you. God bless
Wanda Oickle, That's wonderful that you were able to get the leaves from your daughter-in-law. I actually make the bottles and sell them them on my website. The link is in the description. Good luck with your African violet cuttings!
Thank you for this. I am going to try it. My African Violets never bloom for me after the initial blooms they gave on them after coming home from the store. Do you have a video on feeding them?
Ashley Plunkett, I don't have a video yet on feeding them. Great idea! I have added that to the list. For now, I do have this playlist on their care that does covering feeding them: ruclips.net/p/PLCkPgo-m1DrFqhi1Mrac2cVBRvKswAvak Additionally, it's important to repot African violets every 6 months or so to get them to reflower.
Wow! I will try it, now I have un idea, thanks for sharing it.
You're welcome, Anita Ruinard!
incredibly nice and easy when is the due season to start ?
Thanks for watching, Elizabeth Stone! You can propagate this way at any time of the year, although you usually don't want to repot the babies when they have roots and are ready for planting during the coldest months of the year. If you start some leaves now, though, they will be ready to pot up when spring is near, so that should work well! Let me know if you have anymore questions and have fun!
How long do you have to wait before planting them in a pot?
Teresita Samson, You want to wait until the baby leaves are at least an 1/8 of an inch big and there is ideally more than one. Here is a video on the next stage of potting up into soil: ruclips.net/video/fe8I2xQLo1I/видео.html
Hi there, this was a great video. I realize it's kind of old so you may not reply but if you do, thank you so much! I have an african violet now but I think it's of a miniature variety? It's about like....6 cm tall and flowering. I was wondering if this method would work on this kind of plant? I already snipped a leaf and placed it in water but it is much smaller than the leaf you cut so I'm not sure if it will root
Hi Yas Z, Thanks and thanks for watching! It sounds like you do have a miniature variety. They can be propagated in the same manner. It will be a bit tricky to plant when it roots. You'll want to find a tiny planting vessel. But first, you'll need to get the roots, of course! I will likely be doing a video on growing the miniature varieties soon.
@@HealthyHouseplants wow thank you for responding so fast! And that would be great I'd like to watch a video on the smaller variety
Great tutorial! Thank you! Hope you can upload the next steps - you said to only replant that part of the leaf with a baby leaf and discard the ‘mother’ leaf?
Tet Lopez-Rabson, You're welcome! I did upload the next steps in this video: ruclips.net/video/fe8I2xQLo1I/видео.html This one shows you what it looks like when you have the baby leaves and how to plant them. This is an older video. I am shooting in a different spot where you can see things a little better, so I'll likely do another one in the future, but this video does show you next steps.
@@HealthyHouseplants thanks so much! I learned a lot again from you! Keep it up!
@@SinaiShur You're very welcome, and thanks for watching! And I will keep it up! :)
Ok, am trying propagation again. They are nice houseplants but creating new ones has not worked yet for me. 🤔
Cef Cat, great! It's really exciting when you get them to root and grow into a new plant! It takes awhile, but it's worth it!
I have leaves that broke off of the stem. Is it possible to do this water method with those leaves?
J'Resah Keeney, Yes, you can use those leaves!
how many cuts do i need for a new pot of violets?
Betul Gesen, Every cutting will produce a whole new plant, but it takes awhile for them to grow, as they are tiny to start. If you want to fill up a pot with a bunch of babies once they are ready for transplanting, you can do that. I would plant a baby every one inch. Once they get bigger, you would need to carefully remove them and put them in their own pots. Alternately, you can try to root 3-5 cuttings and see which ones work and then plant up in a new really small pot, as I show in this video: studio.ruclips.net/user/videofe8I2xQLo1I/edit
How long did it take until the roots appeared in the water ?
Hi Plantago major, it usually takes 2-4 weeks for roots to appear.
interesting
I will try this... Thanks for sharing.
Great, +deb anderson. You are welcome!
Wow ilove flower
4 brothers Vlogs, Thanks for watching!
Hi, your video is so inspiring to grow african violet..thanks. How do you water your grown african violet? Waiting for your reply.
Hi, +Maria Isabella Alegrio. Thanks, so glad you are inspired! :) You are talking about watering African violets that are planted in soil? It's best to water African violets from the bottom. To water, fill a container that is slightly larger than the African violet plant pot with room temperature or warm water and place the pot inside. It will slowly soak up water from the bottom. Once the soil in the pot is completely drenched, remove the pot and let it drain. Let me know if you have more questions. Also, here is a link to an article on the HealthyHouseplants website I wrote about growing African violets that also talks about watering: www.healthyhouseplants.com/index.php/plant-of-the-month/african-violet.html
I'll try this with my African violet. The "mother" plant is dead, but she left a "baby" plant that I do not know how to pot and grow because she has any roots. Will try, and let see what happen.
Thank you for the video and have a good day.
Debora Torriani, You're welcome and thanks for watching. How'd the baby do? The mother plant can be dead as long as the baby plant does have some roots.
Could address the benefits (if any) to using collars? If you endorse it, where do you buy them? They are not listed on Amazon. Thanks.
Lee Lapid, Thanks for watching. I think you're referring to collars to help prevent certain African violet diseases, such as petiole rot? If you've had trouble with that in the past, it can help prevent that problem by keeping the petiole away from the sides of the pot where there may be salt buildup from fertilizers, which can lead to the problem. In addition to collars, they also make rings for that purpose, such as these: lyndonlyon.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=898 Let me know if you have any more questions.
I am doing the same thing.
Mine have roots starting
Great, +Eileen Sailing! Glad the roots are starting.
Eileen Sailing how long it took for start rooting in water?
It’s been nearly 2 months and I have significant roots but no baby leaves yet and the roots are turning brownish in color. Is this bad?
asterismixx, It isn't necessarily bad if the roots are turning brown but aren't squishy. Also, make sure to change the water at least once a week. It can take awhile to get the baby leaves. Sometimes it seems like they will never come, and then all of the sudden, they appear!
Nice Video, Thanks for that. I have a question on water propagation. You mentioned that you use warm water for propagation, however the water would turn cold after a while, is that OK for this method ? Is there any specific way to protect the water from turning cold ?
Also I tried propagating in soil and have had a lot of leaves rot after 2 weeks, is there something that I may be doing wrong ?
Jerome Niranjan, You're welcome and thanks for watching. You want to start with warm water and then it will get cooler. Generally, it will stay at the temperature of the room. So try to put the plants in a warm room, if possible. The leaves rotting in soil may be rotting from pathogens in the soil you are trying to propagate them in. A soilless medium is the best thing to use, along with sand.
You have to use either coconut peat or peat moss and perlite instead of soil to root in. When you transplant you use the African violet soil
Do we need to change the water?
Hi padi tacha kaka, yes, you want to change the water once every 7-10 days. Use warm water when changing the water.
Thank you for the information.
You're welcome! :)
Thanks
Which way is faster water 0r dirt propagation.?
Hi, S F, In water is often faster and easier to get roots, but then you have to plant in soil and the roots have to get established in the soil. So there is two steps to that process. In soil tends to be nice because once the plant roots, it's established. However, in soil tends to be problematic, in terms of the cutting rotting more easily. You might want to experiment and try both methods at the same time and see what works best for you.
Do you change the water every day or not at all?
Great question, +Arlene Parker. Change the water weekly. Use warm or tepid water--not cold. Peel back the plastic wrap; pour out the old water, and then add water, making sure to cover the roots. Once the leaves start to appear, try to position the cutting so that the little leaves are above the water and the roots are below.
How long in water before it roots African violet
It takes 4-6 weeks before you'll see roots.
My violets grow big and healthy, but if I touch a leaf in any way, the leaf just starts to turn brown and then die. I noticed you touched all of the leaves as if your violets stay healthy when touched. Why do my leaves die if I touch them?
Linda Hagan, That is an interesting question. Do you have anything on your hands, such as lotion? Or do you touch anything prior to touching the leaves?
Thank you!! My mom unfortunately repotted my beautiful violet with the wrong kind of soil and it really didn't need repotting. She doesn't get that not all plants need a huge pot! So I didn't have much hope for it and trying not to go to the store with the whole coronavirus situation so I couldn't buy a good potting soil for it... I'm trying this water method now to propogate it! I took 3 leaves, I hope I will get some roots! It's such a beautiful deep purple violet with a thick white border on the flowers 💜😍
asterismxx, Thanks for watching. Sorry to hear about your houseplant. Unfortunately, that's an all too common story! You will get some roots, for sure. Just make sure to keep the water level up to cover the roots when the appear. It'll take awhile, but you'll eventually have a new plant with those gorgeous flowers. Feel free to check in and let me know your progress and if you have anymore questions! It'd be fun to write about your plant(s) once it roots on my blog, too. I often do articles about reader's experiences, like this one about an albino avocado tree named Mr. Oliver: www.healthyhouseplants.com/index.php/my-blog/item/167-grow-indoor-avocado-trees.html
Healthy Houseplants Thank you so much! I will definitely keep you posted and will be happy to be featured on your blog when my plant is a success! 💜🙏🏼
@@asterism.x Great, and you're welcome. Keep me posted!! Give it time. The process can take awhile, but it's worth it!
Healthy Houseplants update: the leaves were doing well until a couple days ago I was dumb and tried adding a little hydrogen peroxide to the water. It made them go brown fast 😫 No roots yet. Is there any way I can save these last two leaves? I saw a video somewhere about propagating from the leaf without the stem...? So sad about this!
@@asterism.x You can propagate by leaf, that is true, if you still have some green leaf left. Do you ? I am writing a blog post very soon on the topic, as a matter of fact.
How to root a leaf that's broken
without a stem
(maybe about 1/4)
You can cut the bottom half of the leaf off and stick the bottom edge in soil. I got roots that way with no stem! Just be sure to cover with a plastic cover so the soil stays moist for a long time.
Good idea for a video, thanks Richanner Duncan!
I'm picking up cute little planters cheap and selling them to make a little extra money
Patricia Bell, what a great idea! And a lot of fun! :)
(๑ơ ₃ ơ)♥ Those milk bottles are beautiful!
Thanks, Asil Nike!