What was a small hobby has turned into absolute obsession. I really don’t have the time to stress about these, daily. It really is like having a child.
I just noticed that you dont miss when it comes to liking and leaving a reply on all the comments on your videos. Thank you for your videos and for appreciating your viewers!! Hope you get more subscribers!
Thanks! Yeah i try to! a lot of the viewers provide a lot of good feedback or additional tips so i enjoy interacting with them. Thanks for the kind words!
My mom has been failing miserably with propagating her pothos and she doesn't know why. I think I'm gonna get her a grow light. Thanks for the Christmas gift idea!
Adding a little fresh water every few days and adding that oxygen helps for water propagation too. Man I've killed a lot of water propagations but that has been a saving grace for me.
Short version: don't root anything in low light. Single-leaf ZZ took months to form a bulb, with a high root rot rate among the single leaves. One of my snake plant took 8 months to grow a single root due to low light.
everything is key for growth. leibergs law of minimum says that a plant will only grow a big as the most limiting factor allows. you could give a plant all the light from the sun but if it lacked in the other areas it wouldent mean anything that being said good light is important for plants :P
A good video , I tried rooting cuttings of Thai basil but failed many times until I came to this video. I tried putting my Thai basil cutting in water to a brighter spot, and it works. Thanks a lot for your video
The most eye opening point of your numerious videos is that light is good for root propagation I haven't considered that in my attempts and will definitely start implementing that in my own attempts.. Thanks so much
Honestly water propagation is by far the worst method for pothos. I've probably propagated over a hundred cuttings of my marble queen pothos by this point and I've never had a cutting abort in soil. They also grow much more vigorously much earlier compared to water. Plus you don't have to deal with transplant shock; they grow different kinds of roots in water and the plant can starve to death before it has a chance to adapt. This has proven true in my experiments with most philodendrons, maranta, cane begonia, and ceropegia woodii. The only time soil prop didn't work was with a raphidaphora tetrasperma I was sold with no roots. After a few weeks no growth, but I'm gonna try your moss technique and see how that goes. I know it looks cool to see the root growth but the plants do sooo much better and so much faster in soil to the point that it's my default for everything now.
yeah i dont like water either, this was an experiment focused on light so water was the best way to see the roots and examine the growth, Ill be more explicit in the future about that part!
So if I've already started propagating in water (been around 2 weeks) should I transfer to soil now or leave it for another 2 weeks because the roots are too weak?
@@TechplantChannel : "yeah i dont like water either." || Wait -- what? II In 2019, you presented two water-based propagation methods and labeled them "BEST Methods" [i.e. "How To Propagate Pothos Cuttings ( 2 BEST Methods)" at ruclips.net/video/P5FfQ_nWrxo/видео.html] || Said video has gone viral and has been neither removed nor edited -- I trusted its instructions as road-tested and followed them just this week -- yet you say here that you "don't like" water methods. || Is your current, revised belief that water propagation does *not* represent a "BEST" method for your viewers to follow? || If so, I'd be grateful if you could direct me to your soil propagation video -- and also if you'd edit or tag the aforementioned water propagation video to make clear that you now "don't like ... water [methods]" and apparently no longer believe that water propagation methods are among the "BEST" ways to clone pothos. || Thanks in advance for considering this.
Thanks for this. I love and tech about propagating. I have filled my classroom and home with plants. This is an excellent example of how the scientific process can be performed in everyday life to help understand the world around us. Way to be awesome and helpful!
I came here to say this exact same thing! Short, sweet, to the point, and useful - not many people on RUclips seem to grasp how brevity is the key to communication. I’m SO OVER plant videos that are really just a vanity project so the RUclipsr can sit there and do video selfies for 15 minutes 🙄 I don’t care how cute you are, I’m here for the damn plants! 😂 Alright, rant over. Thank you Techplant, you have become my new favorite plant tip channel since I discovered you!!
Very well done, it's a great comparison. Thank you for the time and effort. FWIW: near the end, that mister/sprayer you're using looks like a Flairosol unit. Febreze used to be sold as Febreze One in a Flairosol sprayer (branded clearly on the unit when the sprayer was removed from the bottle, not a knock-off). I was buying them for fireworks (light misting of black powder compositions) around 3 months before you posted this video (so near the beginning of Spring 2020). I've not been able to find them now that I'm into growing stuff, but I still have those from 2+ years ago. They're awesome. Just a helpful tip for anyone looking for a super-fine misting sprayer. Flairosol sprayers can be purchased still...just can't find the Febreze product with the sprayer (the Febreze product was cheaper to buy with the sprayer than the empty sprayers).
Thank you so much for this video! I am currently propagating pothos on an east facing window and the roots are sprouting pretty slowly so this information really helps! I also wanted to mention that some people think a dark environment is better for the roots to grow (I have never really believed that myself) and this experiment proves that to be wrong.
In my experience darkness does help rooting quickly but the key is to only darken the root area. I’ve have tremendous success rooting cuttings (even a leaf without stem or node) in a ceramic tight lipped vase in bright light. The leaves get the benefit of light and the roots progress way faster than those put in a clear container with bright light.
Excess light can cause bacteria to bloom in the water, which is why you should use a dark container. Or soil propagate, which will result in a healthier root system and more vigorous plant. Water propagation is probably the worst method by far 😅
tons of good info! I should have been clear that the "method" I used to propagate isnt ideal, but i did it to easily see root growth between low light and lots of light!
I was debating on putting my cuttings in soil or not. Once quarantine hit they just kinda stayed in water... 😅 but now they're in soil and are doing great. I've never had any issues with pothos in water. It's my favorite method
you should do an experiment with a dark colored vase vs the clear, and an espically warm area like above the fridge vs a normal area! Those are other things i've heard that effect the root growth but I haven't seen any experiments about it just people saying to do it.
idk if this helps, but i had a cute lil dark vase that i used and i hardly had any root growth (had it in there for atleast 2 weeks? maybe longer!) so i moved it into a glass jar and 2 days later i’m seeing growth! (this was with a string of hearts btw)
I had the same feeling that light helps root plants and that's weird because many sites I've gone through say things like "keep cuttings in a cool low light place" I've lost a lot of snake plant cuttings this way. I put a couple in a sunny spot because it was the only spot left and they got roots so much sooner!
My piece of advice... When you're already at this stage of roots (1:45), you should transfer your plant to soil already as soon as possible. The longer you wait from this point onward will definitely be harder for your plant to live.
@@emilytustin4540 If you're planning to keep your cuttings in water for the rest of its life, then yes, it does defeat the entire purpose. But as shown in the end of the video, he did put the cuttings on a potted soil. That's why I said what I said.
That's probably the problem with my pothos propagations... they just aren't doing anything and they're outside getting bright indirect east-south light from 5:30am - 8:15pm and nothing... I was going to try rooting hormone in the water to see if that would do anything for them. It's helped my fiddle leaf fig plant top that broke off about 3 months ago to throw off some decent roots finally.
I dont know where you live, but if the weather is still cool, being close to the cold window could also be slowing growth! Good luck with your propagations i hope they root quickly and thanks for watching!
My propagations seem to fail if there are too many leaves. I've noticed that more than 3 leaves on one cutting is not as successful as trying to propagate 1 or 2 leaves on a cutting. In fact, I received a few pothos cuttings from a family member, and one of them had 6 leaves on it. Other cuttings thrived and rooted, but this one did not. Eventually one of the leaves started to die, so I cut that leaf off and split the remaining cutting in two, with 2 leaves on one, and 3 leaves on the other. It is currently rooting beautifully.
You are amazing! I am so happy you have these videos and really help me feel happy that I can save plants that may potentially wither. You are a lifesaver ♥️
Very helpful video! Question: I’ve been trying to re-root some of my plants which died from root rot through water propagation. Some of the grown roots were coloured green but the rest were white. When I transplant them to the pot with soil, I noticed that they wilt and the roots become soft then dry out (more like rotten again). It’s happened twice already and I’m close to giving up repotting. I watered them every day (just a mist) to keep them moist. What advice can you give me please? 🙏
@@jensoh No, the soil is generally dry and I just water it every day. The help videos I saw mainly say to repot them once their roots are grown because waiting too long once the roots have grown longer will only be harder for the plant as longer roots take time to adjust.
Cool video! Got a question: Do you normally just move cuttings with water roots into soil? Do they survive better that way? I tried the "transition" way by moving it to sphagnum moss and it rotted.
I go right to soil and i water right away but then once that original watering starts to dry i go to a more normal watering where i let it get dry first
When propagating Coleus Blumei, I have noticed that if it gets any direct sunlight during this process, the leaves become really limp/soft and slightly curl up. I hypothesize that in this case, it's due to the sun light evaporating more water than the plant can draw from its very infant or non-existent roots. What do you think about this, what should I do in this case? It's a very different plant of course, with much softer and thinner leaves.
interesting, mine did that too but eventually after like a month and a half roots formed and it survived, I would imagine that there are outliers in this experiment that would suffer
This is awesome, thank you so much! I hear so many people to advise keeping new cutting props in low light and it never made sense to me. You’ve proved the benefit of light!! I’ve heard those “rootlets” referred to as “secondary roots”. But rootlets is WAY cuter so I’m totally going to copy you going forward ☺️ I’ve also heard, and proven through my own trials, that if you water prop, wait until the roots are ~2 inches long and have formed said rootlets before transferring to soil. Too soon in the water prop and the roots aren’t yet healthy/effective enough water-drinkers to make the dramatic shift to soil. 2 inches/rootlets and they’re far more likely to make the shift. Anything much longer is too adapted to water to be 100% successful at the transfer to soil. My water props fail at a MUCH higher rate when I pot up too soon, or wait too long. Even if soil did work better, it is WAYYYYYY more fun to water prop and see the progress, and know your plant. And since it works, why not?
Thanks for the tips, yeah I dont get why ppl would put them in low light either. the new growth will need good light right as it emerges and the remaining leaf definitely will benefit from the additional energy production to produce the new growth
Once I used a mostly opaque straw to hold up a tomato plant that broke during a storm. I cut it open and used it like a cast around the stem. When I took it off, I was surprised to see root growth in the middle of the healing stem! Makes sense that roots like the dark I guess.
From my experience, temperature is the biggest factor in successful propagating. More so than light. Keeping cuttings at or above 65F at all times is a better recipe for successful rooting.
I agree, thats another video im going to make and show the differences, its my main reason for hating window sills because in the winter its just a terrible place becuase its cold. and hardly any light
I do put my cuttings in lower light and do wish for better results. All that light doesn't dry out the leaves? Very interesting. I'll tweek my method accordingly.
Do you let your cuttings callus over before putting them in water? Or just immediately put them in water? Also do you fertilize the water? I would love to see a video on these, too!
I got mine on Amazon I think for $25. Of course it’s not the best one out there but it’s a great light, my plants seem to benefit and it’s better than not having one. There a ton of comparable ones on there you should def look :)
Hey, I put some Pothos cuttings in water for propagation. Its been 8 days now. I have been changing the water every 3 days. I can see some roots growing, even new leaves emerging. However, all the leaf tips are turning brown.... not big patches, but just the tiny tips. The new leaves seem to be fine now, but I'm getting worried. Looking for some advice here.
In my experience, temperature plays a huge role in how fast roots form. My cuttings I had in my dinning room where it air conditioned and gets fairly cool about 65 degrees Fahrenheit took several weeks to root. But in my toasty kitchen that's at a pretty steady 74 degrees. I see roots within days. Both get the same amount of light as they both are facing the same direction. So, in my opinion, it has to be the temp difference.:):)
Hello, I wanted to know if the cuttings are kept next to the window sill where there's enough bright indirect sunlight for 8 to 9 hours, instead of a 15 hrs heating light, would that be a slow process and weaker roots as the first lot had? Thanks for showing the difference in a simple way to follow though. 😊 seasons greetings.
@@TechplantChannel okay, it does makes sense to have artificial lights then. Thanks for your prompt response. And thanks for your easy to follow videos and the explanations with the progress.
What about heat and how does that affect root growth? I love doing experiments like this and I found recently that my specimens died when we had a heat wave, but good sun. The lowlight specimens did better and survived, despite equal levels of heat. Dang it though, I hate killing them!
Nice- I wonder if there is a difference in using tap water vs filtered water vs fertilized water. I use my fish tank water (which is loaded with nitrates/phosphates/etc.) and seem to have good growth.
Question - am I able to take a cutting from a lavender plant now, put it under grow lights and then plant them in the spring? I was trying to get some larger lavender and some seed lavender to start a lavender hedge. I know it take time, just trying to see if i could double my efforts. Informative video - thanks a lot!
@@TechplantChannel why only one of my propagated plant/stems are growing roots ToT I had 6 and only 2 survived But yes I got myself pothos, so far it's surviving
Great video ,,I took some cuttings off my Brusmania plant back in September I had the cutting sitting in water in my garage and here we are almost in March and no roots yet so what am I doing wrong
Quick question, when transferring the grow light cuttings to soil, will they have a harder time adjusting once the amount of light is cut down to what a window lets in VS. the cuttings that have always had the amount of light the window let in? Thank you!
I wish I could get my cuttings to behave like this, but my cuttings start to rot in water after only a few days :( I sterilize my tools, place them under bright artificial light and change the water if it begins to look dirty. But I only get to a few days before the stems begin to go dark brown and mushy, and the leaves die off. I've tried with clay pebbles (LECA) and they rot even faster. I've tried in perlite with the same issue but a few of my cuttings actually grew some small hair-like roots but after a while they rot too :( I know I'm taking my cuttings right with the minimum of one node and one leaf - I'm so giving up soon!
what kind of water are you using? tap water is not created equally and some geographic locations have terrible tap water. I would try some bottled spring water and see if that changes. Another question, is your home cold? when the plants are cold they grow way slower and will start to succumb to rot. lastly is your container goos necked (thin nexk) with out a lot of surface area the water cant get new oxygen into the water as the plant uses it and it will die Try a wide mouthed container with bottle water in a warmish area with decent light
What about avocado cuttings, can you do a video on how to root avocado cuttings? I always thought light inhibits root growth. Well it does with some plants. That’s why when I propagate I use a dark coloured vase or cup with cotton wool so the rooting area doesn’t get light.
What about fruit trees? Generally the advice I've seen is to start cuttings in filtered light or part shade. I think that's generally to reduce evaporation, but I'd be curious to see if lighting makes a difference.
this is all relative, and there are outliers. im trying to focus more on common tropical plants. the take away is for most plants, make sure they get the amount of light that they thrive in and nothing less
So.. roots don’t normally see light and don’t normally grow in water. I’m curious as to which plants adjusted better after being transplanted into the soil.
Sir, this is pertaining to this topic, What are the precautions taken to move say a succulent from water to soil? Eg. Soil has to be moist in the new medium all time till settled.
I have not developed a routine yet because I have just been lucky so far but usually I don't over saturate the soil. And sorta watch it to see what the plant wants. I will try and develop a repeatable process
i dont have personally experience with them, but they live in florida in the wild where it is 100f during the summers. I would just becareful that its not sitting in a pot on like black pavement if that makes sense, try and keep it away from pure sunlight
Thanks for this video! I want to use vacation time (30 days) to propagate some plants, but do not have someone to change the water. Will the water go bad if left for 30 days ? What if I use a large bowl ?
Great videos! Is there a difference whether the roots also get the light or not? Of course the leaves will benefit from light, but are the roots different? I have a vague memory that you mentioned something about that in a different video. I suppose in a natural environment roots develop underground without being exposed to light. Another question: I've got no fancy growth lights. Do you think adding a couple of relatively intensive cool-white LED bulbs (e.g. 10W 6000K) would help at all? Like adding a little bit of extra light during winter. (I got them lying around, so why not use them if they would help.)
Thank you for this experiment. Do you know if light makes a big difference for wet stick props? I have a monstera albo cutting that rotted and lost its leaf. After removing all the rot, I am wondering how to give it the best chance. It doesn't have leaves, but I guess it can still photosynthesize with the stem. However, I'm wondering if a lot of light is actually bad for something that can't process all of it?
After watching this video I've realized my pothos cuttings have DEFINITELY not been getting enough light because my group that his been propagating for 17 days now all have roots less than an inch long!! This is my first time propagating so I wasn't really sure how fast they should be growing but now I think I have to find them a new spot or buy a grow light. Any suggestions?!
hello i really like your videos, i just got into plants so your channel has helped me a lot☺️ i have a question, ive been propagating pathos like you did in this video. but the stem beside the nodes are rotting without any reason it just happened out of no where. i did move it closer to a window in the evening to help it gets better light a couple times. does light can cause rotting? it would be great if you would help me figure this out. thankyou!
yeah it really depends on species. even though pothos can live in low light, they really thrive in places like the tropics when they can climb a big tree and get a bunch of light
What is your soil mixture ratio? I see you have perlite as at least 25% in that pot? I'm ready to plant my water-propagated Benjamina Ficus and also a Crepe Myrtle.
Would you recommend watering cuttings that have rooted from the bottom or the top? I have my cuttings growing in an 8oz clear cups. I am currently watering them from the bottom and only let about the first two bottom inches of the dirt in the cup get saturated. So far they are doing pretty well but I am wondering if this is the best way to water or if i am not watering them enough. Once i notice that the soil is about to dry out I repeat the process.
I think if you have a window sill that gets really good light and its the middle of the summer you should be set, but in some places during winter the sun cycle is so short! so it depends on the time of year. plus window sills get cold in the winter which is another reasons propagations dont do well
I lov ur explained all clear ..try to propagate by Moss spaghnum too...for few days it start roots in my adansonii without leafs😍😍😁😁😁 thanks for ur videos
I did have beautiful water propagation results, however when I move them to the soil pot, they all died, I didn't know why, maybe the soil mix? What kind of soil mix do you use in this video?
You remind me of Morty. This was nice. I'll definitely take my plants outside more. The windowsill I used was a south facing window and worse off a north facing window.
yeah i bet they would do great out in the sun, be careful tho, this is relative to the plants preference, so if its a low light plant dont throw it out into the sun it could get burned!
Thanks! All my cuttings I ordered from Etsy have turned brown at the ends I guess I should trim that I dunno 🤷🏼♀️ there are no roots on the porthos and the end of the stem is brown
When I root cuttings the roots turn brown. I change the water often. If I put them under the grow lights they turn brown in less light they turn brown. Lost i never had problems now all I have in problems. I just had a avocado cutting just go brown. If I plant jade cuttings and other succulents in soil using clonex I still don't get growth what advice can you give me. I need your help Please.
Great suggestion! I think this rule is relative to what the plant wants if that makes sense! a lot of people take cuttings and just set them somewhere in the house without paying attention to light levels. if you are propagating a low light plant, dont blast it with a ton of light, but make sure they are getting what they need and nothing less
@@TechplantChannel one RUclips fellow on airlayering for Bonsai I mention your experiments in light and dark in the rooting zone of your softwood cutting experiments . He ask what channel it was and I sent that particular video on " do roots grow better in the dark " I would like to see if other propagation have similar success with exposing the root zone to light I'm trying a bunch of airlayers whene I don't block out the light with Aluminum foil wrapped around the clear plastic bag or bottle envelope
What was a small hobby has turned into absolute obsession. I really don’t have the time to stress about these, daily. It really is like having a child.
isnt it nuts!
My pothos 😂
It takes up my whole shelf
❤️❤️ same here
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I just noticed that you dont miss when it comes to liking and leaving a reply on all the comments on your videos. Thank you for your videos and for appreciating your viewers!! Hope you get more subscribers!
Thanks! Yeah i try to! a lot of the viewers provide a lot of good feedback or additional tips so i enjoy interacting with them. Thanks for the kind words!
My mom has been failing miserably with propagating her pothos and she doesn't know why. I think I'm gonna get her a grow light. Thanks for the Christmas gift idea!
late reply but i hope things are going well for your mom!
Adding a little fresh water every few days and adding that oxygen helps for water propagation too. Man I've killed a lot of water propagations but that has been a saving grace for me.
agreed! thats why that film that can form on top of old water can be so deadly
Exactly, always change water regularly. Stagnant water will kill most cuttings.
Short version: don't root anything in low light. Single-leaf ZZ took months to form a bulb, with a high root rot rate among the single leaves. One of my snake plant took 8 months to grow a single root due to low light.
yup! mine are getting like 15 hours a day of a strong 200 watt cob led light
This is very helpful advice. New subscriber❤️
Love this. Totally agree-and think this largely applies to all stages of aroid growth, not just cuttings. Light is key for good growth 👌🏻
Absolutely!
everything is key for growth. leibergs law of minimum says that a plant will only grow a big as the most limiting factor allows. you could give a plant all the light from the sun but if it lacked in the other areas it wouldent mean anything
that being said good light is important for plants :P
A good video , I tried rooting cuttings of Thai basil but failed many times until I came to this video. I tried putting my Thai basil cutting in water to a brighter spot, and it works. Thanks a lot for your video
The most eye opening point of your numerious videos is that light is good for root propagation I haven't considered that in my attempts and will definitely start implementing that in my own attempts..
Thanks so much
Yeah I put everything under lights right away, seeds cuttings you name it!
This is exactly what I always wanted to do but was always too lazy! Thank you, more videos like this would be great!
More to come!
Honestly water propagation is by far the worst method for pothos. I've probably propagated over a hundred cuttings of my marble queen pothos by this point and I've never had a cutting abort in soil. They also grow much more vigorously much earlier compared to water. Plus you don't have to deal with transplant shock; they grow different kinds of roots in water and the plant can starve to death before it has a chance to adapt.
This has proven true in my experiments with most philodendrons, maranta, cane begonia, and ceropegia woodii. The only time soil prop didn't work was with a raphidaphora tetrasperma I was sold with no roots. After a few weeks no growth, but I'm gonna try your moss technique and see how that goes.
I know it looks cool to see the root growth but the plants do sooo much better and so much faster in soil to the point that it's my default for everything now.
yeah i dont like water either, this was an experiment focused on light so water was the best way to see the roots and examine the growth, Ill be more explicit in the future about that part!
So if I've already started propagating in water (been around 2 weeks) should I transfer to soil now or leave it for another 2 weeks because the roots are too weak?
@@TechplantChannel : "yeah i dont like water either." || Wait -- what? II In 2019, you presented two water-based propagation methods and labeled them "BEST Methods" [i.e. "How To Propagate Pothos Cuttings ( 2 BEST Methods)" at ruclips.net/video/P5FfQ_nWrxo/видео.html] || Said video has gone viral and has been neither removed nor edited -- I trusted its instructions as road-tested and followed them just this week -- yet you say here that you "don't like" water methods. || Is your current, revised belief that water propagation does *not* represent a "BEST" method for your viewers to follow? || If so, I'd be grateful if you could direct me to your soil propagation video -- and also if you'd edit or tag the aforementioned water propagation video to make clear that you now "don't like ... water [methods]" and apparently no longer believe that water propagation methods are among the "BEST" ways to clone pothos. || Thanks in advance for considering this.
noneness same here! Can someone answer their question?
@@noneness I have the same question 😭
Your production quality, photography, dedication, and patience are all sublime. I hope you get to millions of subscribers.
Maybe one day! Thanks for watching, i appreciate the kind words
Thanks for this. I love and tech about propagating. I have filled my classroom and home with plants. This is an excellent example of how the scientific process can be performed in everyday life to help understand the world around us. Way to be awesome and helpful!
very cool! I bet the kids love it! thanks for watching and sharing your story
You are the teacher we have been waiting for ,
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awesome thanks for the kind words!
I came here to say this exact same thing! Short, sweet, to the point, and useful - not many people on RUclips seem to grasp how brevity is the key to communication. I’m SO OVER plant videos that are really just a vanity project so the RUclipsr can sit there and do video selfies for 15 minutes 🙄 I don’t care how cute you are, I’m here for the damn plants! 😂
Alright, rant over. Thank you Techplant, you have become my new favorite plant tip channel since I discovered you!!
Very well done, it's a great comparison. Thank you for the time and effort. FWIW: near the end, that mister/sprayer you're using looks like a Flairosol unit. Febreze used to be sold as Febreze One in a Flairosol sprayer (branded clearly on the unit when the sprayer was removed from the bottle, not a knock-off). I was buying them for fireworks (light misting of black powder compositions) around 3 months before you posted this video (so near the beginning of Spring 2020). I've not been able to find them now that I'm into growing stuff, but I still have those from 2+ years ago. They're awesome. Just a helpful tip for anyone looking for a super-fine misting sprayer. Flairosol sprayers can be purchased still...just can't find the Febreze product with the sprayer (the Febreze product was cheaper to buy with the sprayer than the empty sprayers).
This video is really helpful. I have just put my cuttings under my grow light so they get strong roots.
nice!
Thank you so much for this video! I am currently propagating pothos on an east facing window and the roots are sprouting pretty slowly so this information really helps! I also wanted to mention that some people think a dark environment is better for the roots to grow (I have never really believed that myself) and this experiment proves that to be wrong.
In my experience darkness does help rooting quickly but the key is to only darken the root area. I’ve have tremendous success rooting cuttings (even a leaf without stem or node) in a ceramic tight lipped vase in bright light. The leaves get the benefit of light and the roots progress way faster than those put in a clear container with bright light.
Excess light can cause bacteria to bloom in the water, which is why you should use a dark container. Or soil propagate, which will result in a healthier root system and more vigorous plant. Water propagation is probably the worst method by far 😅
tons of good info! I should have been clear that the "method" I used to propagate isnt ideal, but i did it to easily see root growth between low light and lots of light!
thank you all, it makes sense!
I was debating on putting my cuttings in soil or not. Once quarantine hit they just kinda stayed in water... 😅 but now they're in soil and are doing great. I've never had any issues with pothos in water. It's my favorite method
yeah some people really have a hard time I think 50% of the people who fail its because their water parameters are bad
How was your soil mixture ?
@@Jays81305girl I just used the local brand at my local nursery
you should do an experiment with a dark colored vase vs the clear, and an espically warm area like above the fridge vs a normal area! Those are other things i've heard that effect the root growth but I haven't seen any experiments about it just people saying to do it.
Thanks for the idea! will do
idk if this helps, but i had a cute lil dark vase that i used and i hardly had any root growth (had it in there for atleast 2 weeks? maybe longer!) so i moved it into a glass jar and 2 days later i’m seeing growth! (this was with a string of hearts btw)
Mine just died and I couldn’t find a way to revive it! Now at least I know how to avoid it in future.
sorry it died! good luck with your future cuttings i hope they grow well!
I love how you get so technical and nerdy with plants. 😆Thanks for this experiment 🙏
My pleasure 😊
I had the same feeling that light helps root plants and that's weird because many sites I've gone through say things like "keep cuttings in a cool low light place" I've lost a lot of snake plant cuttings this way. I put a couple in a sunny spot because it was the only spot left and they got roots so much sooner!
yeah the cool thing would make me nervous too! mine are always in a warm light place!
Light is my downfall, pretty much why all my plants end up dying haha. Great video though! I like this content!
get grow lights! although they get my room cooking which sucks
My piece of advice... When you're already at this stage of roots (1:45), you should transfer your plant to soil already as soon as possible. The longer you wait from this point onward will definitely be harder for your plant to live.
doing that would defeat the entire purpose of water propagation.
@@emilytustin4540 If you're planning to keep your cuttings in water for the rest of its life, then yes, it does defeat the entire purpose. But as shown in the end of the video, he did put the cuttings on a potted soil. That's why I said what I said.
@@emilytustin4540no it doesn't.
That's probably the problem with my pothos propagations... they just aren't doing anything and they're outside getting bright indirect east-south light from 5:30am - 8:15pm and nothing... I was going to try rooting hormone in the water to see if that would do anything for them. It's helped my fiddle leaf fig plant top that broke off about 3 months ago to throw off some decent roots finally.
I dont know where you live, but if the weather is still cool, being close to the cold window could also be slowing growth! Good luck with your propagations i hope they root quickly and thanks for watching!
My propagations seem to fail if there are too many leaves. I've noticed that more than 3 leaves on one cutting is not as successful as trying to propagate 1 or 2 leaves on a cutting.
In fact, I received a few pothos cuttings from a family member, and one of them had 6 leaves on it. Other cuttings thrived and rooted, but this one did not. Eventually one of the leaves started to die, so I cut that leaf off and split the remaining cutting in two, with 2 leaves on one, and 3 leaves on the other. It is currently rooting beautifully.
very interesting observations! Ill have to play around with this too now!
Great propagation insights! I initially thought too much light was not good. Good to see more light is better!
I have some more experiments on the way aswell for propagation, i think that warmth plays a big role too
You are amazing! I am so happy you have these videos and really help me feel happy that I can save plants that may potentially wither. You are a lifesaver ♥️
You are so welcome!
Subscribed because your channel is the first one I've seen that uses the scientific method and documents it well
Awesome, thank you!
That was a fantastic clip! Actually made me feel so much more confident with my own propagations. Thank you 😊
Glad it was helpful! Good Luck!
Very helpful video! Question: I’ve been trying to re-root some of my plants which died from root rot through water propagation. Some of the grown roots were coloured green but the rest were white. When I transplant them to the pot with soil, I noticed that they wilt and the roots become soft then dry out (more like rotten again). It’s happened twice already and I’m close to giving up repotting. I watered them every day (just a mist) to keep them moist. What advice can you give me please? 🙏
are u planting them into wet soil? i’ve heard it’s not good to take them from a very wet environment to a dry one too quickly
@@jensoh No, the soil is generally dry and I just water it every day. The help videos I saw mainly say to repot them once their roots are grown because waiting too long once the roots have grown longer will only be harder for the plant as longer roots take time to adjust.
@@kath_elle dang. my water propagating cuttings are rooting some green roots as well. i hope they dont end up with the same fate
Cool video! Got a question: Do you normally just move cuttings with water roots into soil? Do they survive better that way? I tried the "transition" way by moving it to sphagnum moss and it rotted.
I go right to soil and i water right away but then once that original watering starts to dry i go to a more normal watering where i let it get dry first
I hv Tried water propagtion for my adansonii for two weeks roots very long😍😍😍 thanks for your videos
so which light would you recommend, not too spendy, your favorite?
When propagating Coleus Blumei, I have noticed that if it gets any direct sunlight during this process, the leaves become really limp/soft and slightly curl up.
I hypothesize that in this case, it's due to the sun light evaporating more water than the plant can draw from its very infant or non-existent roots.
What do you think about this, what should I do in this case? It's a very different plant of course, with much softer and thinner leaves.
interesting, mine did that too but eventually after like a month and a half roots formed and it survived, I would imagine that there are outliers in this experiment that would suffer
@@TechplantChannel it’s suggested to use healthy cuttings for this reason.
Thanks a lot😍😍 now i know why my pothos dont grow fast!! People say it doesnt need much light !!! Fkn miss leaders 🤨🤨
Great video. I’d love to see a side by side experiment with glass see thru vessels vs dark no light vessels and the effect on roots.
Great suggestion!
This is awesome, thank you so much! I hear so many people to advise keeping new cutting props in low light and it never made sense to me. You’ve proved the benefit of light!!
I’ve heard those “rootlets” referred to as “secondary roots”. But rootlets is WAY cuter so I’m totally going to copy you going forward ☺️
I’ve also heard, and proven through my own trials, that if you water prop, wait until the roots are ~2 inches long and have formed said rootlets before transferring to soil. Too soon in the water prop and the roots aren’t yet healthy/effective enough water-drinkers to make the dramatic shift to soil. 2 inches/rootlets and they’re far more likely to make the shift. Anything much longer is too adapted to water to be 100% successful at the transfer to soil. My water props fail at a MUCH higher rate when I pot up too soon, or wait too long.
Even if soil did work better, it is WAYYYYYY more fun to water prop and see the progress, and know your plant. And since it works, why not?
Thanks for the tips, yeah I dont get why ppl would put them in low light either. the new growth will need good light right as it emerges and the remaining leaf definitely will benefit from the additional energy production to produce the new growth
I also find that using opaque jars helps.
interesting, ill have to try!
Once I used a mostly opaque straw to hold up a tomato plant that broke during a storm. I cut it open and used it like a cast around the stem. When I took it off, I was surprised to see root growth in the middle of the healing stem! Makes sense that roots like the dark I guess.
100% roots like the dark so I always use dark cups or vases
From my experience, temperature is the biggest factor in successful propagating. More so than light. Keeping cuttings at or above 65F at all times is a better recipe for successful rooting.
I agree, thats another video im going to make and show the differences, its my main reason for hating window sills because in the winter its just a terrible place becuase its cold. and hardly any light
i just wanna say i love the content of your videos, really appreciate your experiments. Don't stop making this kind of videos
Glad you like them! I enjoy trying these too
I do put my cuttings in lower light and do wish for better results. All that light doesn't dry out the leaves? Very interesting. I'll tweek my method accordingly.
yeah they seemed fine to me! good luck
thank you. I would now transfer all my cuttings to places with bright light
Perfect!
Glad to watched this video... now I have to move my Pothos to the brightest room in the house. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
I hope you see some great results, good luck!
Do you let your cuttings callus over before putting them in water? Or just immediately put them in water? Also do you fertilize the water? I would love to see a video on these, too!
some people do some people dont, i dont but i think its worth trying both methods to see what works best for you
I’m trying so hard but I only just got a job so I can finally afford to feed my plants light
Nice, there are some decent cheap grow lights out there, but beware of the ones that run on like USB phone chargers
@techplant do you have a video on growlights? Like the cheap ones or individual bulbs from home depot and such?
I got mine on Amazon I think for $25. Of course it’s not the best one out there but it’s a great light, my plants seem to benefit and it’s better than not having one. There a ton of comparable ones on there you should def look :)
Hey, I put some Pothos cuttings in water for propagation. Its been 8 days now. I have been changing the water every 3 days. I can see some roots growing, even new leaves emerging. However, all the leaf tips are turning brown.... not big patches, but just the tiny tips. The new leaves seem to be fine now, but I'm getting worried. Looking for some advice here.
mine sometimes do this as well, I wouldnt worry about it
@@TechplantChannel okay. Thank you.😊
How did your cuttings start rooting so fast? Mine always take at least a month, it's so frustrating!!
Im looking into the reasons, my next experiment will be with temperature
In my experience, temperature plays a huge role in how fast roots form. My cuttings I had in my dinning room where it air conditioned and gets fairly cool about 65 degrees Fahrenheit took several weeks to root. But in my toasty kitchen that's at a pretty steady 74 degrees. I see roots within days. Both get the same amount of light as they both are facing the same direction. So, in my opinion, it has to be the temp difference.:):)
Hello,
I wanted to know if the cuttings are kept next to the window sill where there's enough bright indirect sunlight for 8 to 9 hours, instead of a 15 hrs heating light, would that be a slow process and weaker roots as the first lot had?
Thanks for showing the difference in a simple way to follow though. 😊 seasons greetings.
i use artificial light for all my cuttings, the sun is out for such a short time here in the winter, and the sill is so cole
@@TechplantChannel okay, it does makes sense to have artificial lights then. Thanks for your prompt response.
And thanks for your easy to follow videos and the explanations with the progress.
What about heat and how does that affect root growth? I love doing experiments like this and I found recently that my specimens died when we had a heat wave, but good sun. The lowlight specimens did better and survived, despite equal levels of heat. Dang it though, I hate killing them!
i think too much heat or too cold is bad, i wanna do an experiment about that soon
Nice- I wonder if there is a difference in using tap water vs filtered water vs fertilized water. I use my fish tank water (which is loaded with nitrates/phosphates/etc.) and seem to have good growth.
fish water is great! tap water is hard because it ranges are huge depending on where you live. ill try and do some experiments
Question - am I able to take a cutting from a lavender plant now, put it under grow lights and then plant them in the spring? I was trying to get some larger lavender and some seed lavender to start a lavender hedge. I know it take time, just trying to see if i could double my efforts. Informative video - thanks a lot!
you can, but i would seek guides online to do this, I have 0 experience with lavender sorry!!
I don't have any direct sunlight I have to go to terrace for it and have ti change it's water there kinda stressful any help what can I do. ??
thank you so much. i'm so bad at keeping plants alive, so i'm hoping my pothos i just got will survive
good luck!
@@TechplantChannel why only one of my propagated plant/stems are growing roots ToT I had 6 and only 2 survived
But yes I got myself pothos, so far it's surviving
I put a little bit of fertilizer in the water and it works quick for most plants if you have crap lighting like me.
I recently did that experiment and i was shocked!
I don’t really have a huge space so I’m quite unsure if I should get a grow light. Does it really make such a huge difference? 🙂 Thanks!
i think so you can get a smaller panel if you dont have a lit of space. you do NOT need the giant light i was using
Oh okay. Thanks! Appreciate you taking time to reply 🙂
Great video ,,I took some cuttings off my Brusmania plant back in September I had the cutting sitting in water in my garage and here we are almost in March and no roots yet so what am I doing wrong
is it cold?
Great information. Thanks for sharing. I run the T8 lights. What is the distance from light to plant tops?
Probably 10 to 15inches
Quick question, when transferring the grow light cuttings to soil, will they have a harder time adjusting once the amount of light is cut down to what a window lets in VS. the cuttings that have always had the amount of light the window let in? Thank you!
It should be fine, the sun is much brighter then most grow lights
@@TechplantChannel thank you!
Good experiment. I never did the same but i grow pathos a lot in water. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching
I wish I could get my cuttings to behave like this, but my cuttings start to rot in water after only a few days :( I sterilize my tools, place them under bright artificial light and change the water if it begins to look dirty. But I only get to a few days before the stems begin to go dark brown and mushy, and the leaves die off. I've tried with clay pebbles (LECA) and they rot even faster. I've tried in perlite with the same issue but a few of my cuttings actually grew some small hair-like roots but after a while they rot too :( I know I'm taking my cuttings right with the minimum of one node and one leaf - I'm so giving up soon!
what kind of water are you using? tap water is not created equally and some geographic locations have terrible tap water. I would try some bottled spring water and see if that changes. Another question, is your home cold? when the plants are cold they grow way slower and will start to succumb to rot. lastly is your container goos necked (thin nexk) with out a lot of surface area the water cant get new oxygen into the water as the plant uses it and it will die
Try a wide mouthed container with bottle water in a warmish area with decent light
What about avocado cuttings, can you do a video on how to root avocado cuttings? I always thought light inhibits root growth. Well it does with some plants. That’s why when I propagate I use a dark coloured vase or cup with cotton wool so the rooting area doesn’t get light.
never tried avocado cuttings, but ill see what i can do
Become a big fan of you recently lad, the subscribers will be flyin in soon you watch!
they sort of are now so thats really cool, thnks for watching!
Great stuff. But I think that temperature plays a most important role just as well. Maybe using a heat mat in cooler weather is a great idea.
yeap that will be video #2
What about fruit trees? Generally the advice I've seen is to start cuttings in filtered light or part shade. I think that's generally to reduce evaporation, but I'd be curious to see if lighting makes a difference.
this is all relative, and there are outliers. im trying to focus more on common tropical plants. the take away is for most plants, make sure they get the amount of light that they thrive in and nothing less
Commenting to boost your chances with the algorithm. Such a shame this awesome channel doesn't get more exposure!
I appreciate that! its getting pretty good attention these days, much more than the past at least, Im thankful for your comments!
I’m using my grow lights for my props and also using a heat mat. I’m hoping this experiment makes them happy and root fast. 😊
Try do side by side both in the grow light but one cup with Clonex solution.
will do!
So.. roots don’t normally see light and don’t normally grow in water. I’m curious as to which plants adjusted better after being transplanted into the soil.
once they hit the soil i couldnt see any major difference
Sir, this is pertaining to this topic,
What are the precautions taken to move say a succulent from water to soil? Eg. Soil has to be moist in the new medium all time till settled.
I have not developed a routine yet because I have just been lucky so far but usually I don't over saturate the soil. And sorta watch it to see what the plant wants. I will try and develop a repeatable process
Greetings, do you have any tips to prevent the stems from rotting in water and also do you know why that happens? Thanks 🙏.
Will pothos propagations survive in the summer heat if kept outdoors in direct sun? It averages 90F during the day where I live.
i dont have personally experience with them, but they live in florida in the wild where it is 100f during the summers. I would just becareful that its not sitting in a pot on like black pavement if that makes sense, try and keep it away from pure sunlight
I just got a cutting in may. After I put in soil I put it outside all summer. South sun. It grew so much. I'm in WV idk if that matters??
Thanks for this video! I want to use vacation time (30 days) to propagate some plants, but do not have someone to change the water. Will the water go bad if left for 30 days ? What if I use a large bowl ?
Hi! Question: Can I propagate a looonger branch with more leaves?
Great videos! Is there a difference whether the roots also get the light or not? Of course the leaves will benefit from light, but are the roots different? I have a vague memory that you mentioned something about that in a different video. I suppose in a natural environment roots develop underground without being exposed to light. Another question: I've got no fancy growth lights. Do you think adding a couple of relatively intensive cool-white LED bulbs (e.g. 10W 6000K) would help at all? Like adding a little bit of extra light during winter. (I got them lying around, so why not use them if they would help.)
How much lumens of light do you use for your plants? What type/spectrum of the light works best?
I use 42w 4ft barrina lights, two of them about 15 inches high
Thank you for this experiment. Do you know if light makes a big difference for wet stick props? I have a monstera albo cutting that rotted and lost its leaf. After removing all the rot, I am wondering how to give it the best chance. It doesn't have leaves, but I guess it can still photosynthesize with the stem. However, I'm wondering if a lot of light is actually bad for something that can't process all of it?
I’ve had my pothos cutting in pretty well light and humidity for 3 weeks and I have not gotten any roots at all..... 😔☹️
After watching this video I've realized my pothos cuttings have DEFINITELY not been getting enough light because my group that his been propagating for 17 days now all have roots less than an inch long!! This is my first time propagating so I wasn't really sure how fast they should be growing but now I think I have to find them a new spot or buy a grow light. Any suggestions?!
i would look at those like 25$ square panel types if you only need one.
hello i really like your videos, i just got into plants so your channel has helped me a lot☺️ i have a question, ive been propagating pathos like you did in this video. but the stem beside the nodes are rotting without any reason it just happened out of no where. i did move it closer to a window in the evening to help it gets better light a couple times. does light can cause rotting? it would be great if you would help me figure this out. thankyou!
is it cool by your window? sometimes if its too cold it can start dying and rotting
Your channel is so helpful. Thank you!!!! Can you make a video on propagation using plastic bags?
sure i can try
Thanks for the effort put into these long term experiement videos :)
You bet! They are fun to make!
Great experiment. I wonder if low light plants need the extra light when propagating?
yeah it really depends on species. even though pothos can live in low light, they really thrive in places like the tropics when they can climb a big tree and get a bunch of light
What is your soil mixture ratio? I see you have perlite as at least 25% in that pot?
I'm ready to plant my water-propagated Benjamina Ficus and also a Crepe Myrtle.
Would you recommend watering cuttings that have rooted from the bottom or the top? I have my cuttings growing in an 8oz clear cups. I am currently watering them from the bottom and only let about the first two bottom inches of the dirt in the cup get saturated. So far they are doing pretty well but I am wondering if this is the best way to water or if i am not watering them enough. Once i notice that the soil is about to dry out I repeat the process.
Do a few videos on variegated plants. Not common ones and not pothos because pothos is the easiest fail proof plant to propagate.
its hard because i need multiple cuttings like 10 and thats like 2k worth of plants to experiment with if we are talking albos
You should have 3rd jar that is covered to determine whether light exposure to the roots is beneficial or not.
interesting ill have to try it
Where should we put them if a windowsill is not so good? Does a conservatory make the best place, or are they too hot? 🤔
I think if you have a window sill that gets really good light and its the middle of the summer you should be set, but in some places during winter the sun cycle is so short! so it depends on the time of year. plus window sills get cold in the winter which is another reasons propagations dont do well
This is awesome is it normal for the cutlings to also grow new leaves lol I was very suprised to see a very long root and new leaf sprouting
Love all of your videos!
Great explaining and clear footage.
Cheers 🖖🏾
Glad you like them! and thanks for the kind words
I lov ur explained all clear ..try to propagate by Moss spaghnum too...for few days it start roots in my adansonii without leafs😍😍😁😁😁 thanks for ur videos
Great 👍, thanks for watching!
would love to see if it makes a difference if the roots are dark or not! because I feel like it makes a difference but I can't find a lot on it.
like one in darkness and one in light?
@@TechplantChannel but the roots only. I think if the leaves are in the dark nothing happens at all 😅
I did have beautiful water propagation results, however when I move them to the soil pot, they all died, I didn't know why, maybe the soil mix? What kind of soil mix do you use in this video?
i use a nice airy mix
I love your experiments 👍👍 but you must have a lot of pothos now ! 🤣🤣🤣 I'll watch the next ones
yeah each experiment results in another pot full lol
@@TechplantChannel 🤣🤣🤣
You remind me of Morty. This was nice. I'll definitely take my plants outside more. The windowsill I used was a south facing window and worse off a north facing window.
yeah i bet they would do great out in the sun, be careful tho, this is relative to the plants preference, so if its a low light plant dont throw it out into the sun it could get burned!
@@TechplantChannel thanks. Will find some dappled sunlight for it
Thanks! All my cuttings I ordered from Etsy have turned brown at the ends I guess I should trim that I dunno 🤷🏼♀️ there are no roots on the porthos and the end of the stem is brown
many times mine do too but it stops at like 1/4 to 1/2 inch
Thank you for doing all these experiments!
Thanks for watching!
When I root cuttings the roots turn brown. I change the water often. If I put them under the grow lights they turn brown in less light they turn brown. Lost i never had problems now all I have in problems. I just had a avocado cutting just go brown. If I plant jade cuttings and other succulents in soil using clonex I still don't get growth what advice can you give me. I need your help Please.
I like adding an aquarium pump to put air in the container, and using warm water about 80° f
Great video. How about the best light when propagating zz plant and begonias?
Great suggestion! I think this rule is relative to what the plant wants if that makes sense! a lot of people take cuttings and just set them somewhere in the house without paying attention to light levels. if you are propagating a low light plant, dont blast it with a ton of light, but make sure they are getting what they need and nothing less
Yes have you done a water temp video yet say 70° Fahrenheit compared to 85° Fahrenheit
I havent but I bet it plays an important rolw
@@TechplantChannel one RUclips fellow on airlayering for Bonsai I mention your experiments in light and dark in the rooting zone of your softwood cutting experiments . He ask what channel it was and I sent that particular video on " do roots grow better in the dark "
I would like to see if other propagation have similar success with exposing the root zone to light
I'm trying a bunch of airlayers whene I don't block out the light with Aluminum foil wrapped around the clear plastic bag or bottle envelope