Hey Sheff, a question if you have a moment.... My big monstera has 4 or 5 lower but fenestrated leaves that face the wall. A relic from a time when it lived in a different place that had light from both directions. What would you do if it was yours?
@@nintendoLove777depending on the institution it may also be described as horticultural sciences or just biological sciences. I recommend reaching out to institutions you’d consider studying at and asking whether they have degrees that fit your needs.
A few years ago, I bought 1 small Monstera Deliciosa from a box store and put it outside in the shade - I’m in Indiana 20 minutes from Chicago. GROWTH WAS EXPLOSIVE. Turns out it was 5 sprouts in 1 pot. I separated them and the next spring I put them in a spot in my yard where they got morning sun, afternoon shade and lived off rainwater. They ALL GOT FENESTRATIONS IN THE MORNING SUN IN ONE SUMMER. Since then I’ve been water propagating top cuttings on occasion and giving the Monstera offspring away - I lost track of how many plants that one has produced. They live inside from mid-October until May, and outside from late spring until the first Chicago cold snap in mid-October. Your tips about staking and soil have helped. Thanks!
I was going to just write this comment. Yes, you have to change your water frequently. The algae is not good and you’re also depriving the root of oxygen in the water.
Algae actually produces oxygen. Its a plant. Photosynthesis? Its stagnancy that you want to avoid. I have pothos covered in algae and they live in water unchanged for months.
@@timothytorres26algae are actually very bad for hydroponics. of course they consume oxygene. during the night for cellular respiration. this can lead to root rot. Furthermore dead organic material will amplify the growth of pathogenic bacteria and funghi.
The water one probably needs a dry section to sprout leaves. It's such a small stump it's covered in water and the plant doesn't want to risk sprouting leaves in water.
I don’t propagate in soil or moss simply because I have ridiculously high failure rate. They all died except that one stick of rosemary I had placed against a wall… A few years ago I had some cuttings in a vase for display and noticed they didn’t die. A closer look revealed roots! I’ve done all my propagation since then in water, with only one failure. I’ve recently started experimenting with perlite and LECA because of how popular they are, really enjoying trying all these new methods.
*_"I don’t propagate in soil or moss simply because I have ridiculously high failure rate"_* It's very simple, because you water it way too much. They have no roots, by adding water they'll rot and bacteria and fungus thrive. Use a pipet and only water wet the soil with a few drops ever couple of days and nothing more, until there is growth. Also cover the soil to avoid that the soil dries out too quickly.
Currently doing this right now with my BMF. It was a single leaf cutting with a node,hardly just a small little bump,notice the leaf was turning yellow, roots were rotting,so now left with a stump showing signs of life.
Luvya Mistuh Sheffie 🥰😘👍🏻 For me, what I do with my plant cuttings is put them in water, in a brightly lit area, then change the water (filtered or rain) every 3 days. Also every 1- 2 days I use a battery-operated whisk thingy for frothing (the cheap ones) and whisk up or aerate the water. I find this helps. Also using a little cinnamon, on the newly cut ends (while the ends dry out a little) helps to stop fungal probs. This works for me.
I use organic honey, if I suspect I will have an issue OR if I catch a problem early enough. I'd say 85% success rate. Of course I've lost things. In the beginning, that is crushing. But, as time goes on you understand, sometimes things die. That's part of the cycle too. 💚
Had a stalk that my cat sliced off with no node. I put it in water and got plenty of roots, but after 2 years I decided it was a zombie plant with no hope. The rest of the plant has been growing slow and steady, but no fenestrations. I've ordered a light fixture to mount a grow light to the wall above it.
Thank you so so much for the enormous effort you put in for this one 10 minute video. Creative, informative and directly to the point as always. Love you Sheffield!
Im 18 months in to my baby from a wet stick. Hes just over 30cm tall and has 11 leaves all with fenestrations. Hes called baby Chester as he came from a 6ft+ beast my brother has called Chester. One day he will be a giant too but until then i am enjoying watching the little leaves unfurl.
leca changes pH of the water, that's the reason I never use it... and the soil provides more natural light conditions - darkness for building the roots and new leaves are going towards the light. I'm pretty sure that the soiled monstera will be also the strongest one :) You should also try to put perlite into the darker place until the plant is rooted, it should work! Theoretically^^
@@johannamaldonado5201 I keep the perlite constantly wet and it works very well^^ You should spray perlite with water before using anyway, as it's very dusty and you shouldn't get it in your lung :)
Perfect timing. I have 2x 1 leaf cuttings of variegated monstera and I am having kittens about looking after them - not cheap cuttings of course. I have 1 in soil and the other in water. I didn't think about trying perlite. fingers crossed. both have 1 fenestrated and well variegated leaf and an areal root so - good starter cuttings
You don't have to wait years for fenestrations. Just need a larger cutting. I've done this a half a dozen times now and I've seen a first leaf pop out with multiple fenestrations. so satisfying.
I've been a plant person since I was 10 years old a long time ago and I thought I knew a lot about houseplants but I have to say that I have learned a lot of things that I didn't know from watching your channel and I wanted to say thank you
Thank you so much Richard, I really really enjoyed watching you with your experiments and seeing the results. I have to admit I wasn’t quite sure what was going to work first, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the soil one came 1st 🥇. I’ve not had much success with any of my propagating so, I’m going to try the soil way next. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤
I loved this video and I appreciate all the time you took. I'm so pleased that they are doing so well. I'm also secretly pleased that the soil was a champ. My plants are in different mediums. Soil, leca, water & even pumice. I do prefer a healthy soil mix though! 💚
I do love propagating - though more experienced in outdoor plant than indoors... But I've done a few wet sticks now, it so much fun watching them grow. Seeing you soil 'moss' pole today reminded me, of you put a thin layer of moss on the top it will stop the soil falling out and will stay moist for longer because of the soil
This is an awesome video experiment! I'm very interested in seeing how these plants turn out 🙂In some cases, I've found water propagation good for getting roots going. Soil propagation almost always ends with a rotten cutting for me. Water doesn't have any nutrients in it that a plant can use to grow, so I usually move to soil as soon as I see roots.
Thanks, my ficus did nothing in water, so i may try a new cutting in pearlite. I've learned so much from you. There's hardly been a death, apart from the parlour palms, if youve got some advice please!
@SheffieldMadePlants they get so far, then they just die. I think it might be too cold in my house for them. Reading your advice earlier though, they aren't actually dead, just in comas. Might be over/under watering. They are my nemesis.
I am not surprised. My first success with a wet stick started in moss, transferred to perlite, then moved to soil over the period of about four months. Soil and placing the wet stick horizontally in the soil was what my mini monstera rhapidophora tetrasperma wanted. Almost a foot tall and fenestrated now! Great video Richard.
Totally caught those unintentional Puns 😂 You crack me up. Anyway I have been prop'ing my wet sticks, for two plus months, in spagnum moss in my grow bin and have growth but no roots! I was hoping that you would have the answer as to why that is but you seem to have the same question lol... I also have a few wet sticks in perlite and those have teeny tiny growth but they do have roots. So perlite wins so far here in South Mississippi USA (what's left of it 🙄 FJB) I guess I will snatch a couple of them out and try the soil method now and maybe I'll finally get a plant 😂
I propagate tradescantia in water, but everything else I propagate directly in soil, including my African violets. It’s amazing how long you had to wait. It’s a good lesson in patience. My monstera had mealy bugs but I managed to get rid of them and it’s looking okay now.
I kind of love how most of the comments are these specific personal plant-person journeys. But we want/ need to share!!! I relate so much to that urge (don't get me started on my recently realizing a plant someone gifted as a red hoya is clearly a tradescantia purple heart 😅)
I planted a monstera in my back yard as a bit of an experiment and I thought it died in freeze back in January. (I'm in Texas so quite uncommon) And just a few days after I noticed some more green getting pushed out of the ground! Now it has 3 nice leaves and is happy! I'm always surprised at what they can bounce back from.
My mom has been propagating her plants in loam soil (only) usually with some manure. No any other natural or chemical precautionaries to prevent infections but somehow, they all grow so well. Oh btw, it's always rainy in my country and those terracotta pots where she put them are all drowned with water. Takes hours for it to drain. She always tell me her secret was that they were handled with love. I mean, I love my plants too so why is the gap so huge 😭
Honestly, I only propagate only in Pot mix or even garden soil with sand from the beach here (nothing fancy just a simple cold dutch freshwater beach that used the be the bottom of the southern sea), Potting mix never let me down so far, i just started propagating stuff, got red beech, oak, weeping willow, cherry blossom, Japanese Maple, and some indoor plant cutting. Now I just want to propagate everything I see.😅 Edit: The Only reason I am going to step over to perlite is because the soil that we get is not treated heavily so there are spores of fungus in it so i'll get white stuff on the surface of the soil so now and then.
I had found propogating in soil is best in winter. The soil is moist but not wet and the soils temperature doesn't get too cold. I had all mine flourishing once summer arrived.
I would change the water because if i been doing stuff in water then water gets glumpy and i am afraid for rotting but much i been messing with seeds like avocados are good example then some times wet paper works best and then soil works the best but sometimes i got mold one or other. most seeds i been failing was citrus and peach seeds. They always did go rot or mold but now i nailing every time and idk even what i do different and where i haven't got success is any nut tree. Peanut, chestnut, hazelnut, all of them getting mold and oh yeah succulence's. Most of thei stay weeks the same and nothing happens and then they just dry out or rot.Have a lot to learn but now i have baby monsteras too from seeds. 5 from 1 has put their tip out. Monsteras did come because you 😅 the second plant is on my target too what you showed beginning in video but i need to finds seeds.
I never thought about propagating in soil before, but I'll definitely have to give it a try now! Thank you for all the effort you put into your videos ❤
Basically once the plant roots get long (at least 5cm), you should repot everything to soil, otherwise they will struggle with lack of nutrients, unless you made sure to water them with diluted fertilizer.
i knew it would be soil 😁 (or well i was assuming it) putting it into soil to let it grow is the method i do too and like most. only difference is that I wrap it in a moist paper towel, put it in a plastic bag for 2 weeks or so, so that thr plant has a few minimal roots to start with. It made the growing process is soil slightly faster in my experience.
Interesting strategy. I'm chaotic as hell with my experiments so I don't keep good track of stuff. What I found is roots form very quickly when it's extremely moist. So putting it in water (or what you did) at the start until it starts to grow roots and then putting it in soil is probably that ultimate way to get these wet sticks going. It's like seed germination really.
Love the over time videos. I’m surprised by the water cutting, I’ve always used water as a medium to propagate. Although my props weren’t wet sticks 😀🇨🇦
Alot of local growers here in the states propagate in soil or moss. Mainly because they don't have room in their greenhouses for water props. I have had good luck with propagating the monstera genus in moss and perlite. I tried water and fluval but moss/perlite reined supreme for my monsteras. Its funny how different plants prop in different mediums. I'm propping my first ficus cutting in straight perlite. Its really taking off. I have hoyas in water, fluval and some have propped in moss. I transition the water and fluval cuttings to leca then their final resting medium coco choir and perlite. Its a process 😂 i'm actually really surprised some propped in moss honestly even without drainage in my mini greenhouse
I’ve rooted a monstera wetstick in moss until well rooted, with one leaf, and then moved it to leca. It now has six leaves, the last one with one fenestration. All my big monsteras are in leca, with beautiful fenestrations and perforations. They just really love leca in my house. But you have to remember that you have to use nutrient solution when growing in leca. Water alone has no nutrients for plants!
This is what I did in the short video on my channel that you said you couldn’t find! ❤ but I did it with my philodendron white knight because he’d reverted…but I’ve got an update video in the works!!!! It’s been 3 months since the big CHOP 🔪 lol
Currently "incubating" my monstera monkey fist "eggs" from similar pieces i had left after repotting the plant i was given. Poor baby was so hopelessly overcrowded and rootbound, i split her into 5 pieces with leaves and got 2 stumps left. Fingers crossed that they will do as well as yours did!
I'm on my way to meet a woman from marketplace, to purchase some plants. I'm very excited. I'll check back later with my purchases. So far she is holding me a ZZ, peace lily and goldfish plant. Back to watching. She also has a monstera but does not list which varity. Bye
Haha! Only 8 hours of sun in the winter... Welcome to Sweden, you'll feel quite content with your 8 hours. 🤣 In the south we're lucky to have 6 hours, but northern parts barely get an hour. In the summer it's the other way around. Not ideal for plant enthusiasts really. Either too little or too much light. Somehow we do it though. Nature is extraordinary. 🌱
I'm trying to do this now. I cut up my monstera just days ago and the cuttings in the water are already growing roots. The sticks are starting to bud too.
I chopped my monstera…did half the cuttings in water and half in soil. All did well but I didn’t have to worry about the switch from water to soil with the soil props.
I usually leave my cuttings to dry for a few hours before i put it in the medium, i've heard this reduces chances of rot. Not sure tho... Great Video either way!
Thank you! fabulous video loaded with much needed plant knowledge. I’m currently in a similar situation trying to propagate some stems. One of them is a cane begonia and I shifted the plant to water from soil and it seems to do good but one of the stems completely rotted and now there’s a nasty fungus on the water surface. I’m more confident in cutting stems now after watching your video so I’ll see what I can save. Will try your perlite experiment. I just missed how often do I have to spray the perlite one ? And do you cover the lid after the leaves are growing ? Appreciate any feedback
Great vid. One of my old baby leaves has gone yellow after a year. It's winter here and I wonder if I have over watered. Otherwise it looks healthy with some really nice fenestrated leaves.
I thought you said you watch Gardeners World Mr Sheffield 🤦🏼♂️ most "outdoor" gardeners will propagate cuttings in a pot of compost mixed with some grit or pearlite type material. The extra nutrients from the compost will always give the cutting an extra boost over pearlite alone or water. That said I do all my indoor plant propagation in just water, doubled our monstera that way but had a proper cutting with a nice big leaf though.
Im new to growing plants and propergating in general. Tho I recently put my pothos stumps in water as an experiment after i hacked my pothos up incorrectly😢for a few weeks the nodes didn't start growing a leaf until I put them in soil and now have 3 new babies growing 🎉
Have you tried propagating using sphagnum moss? I have a bunch of Swiss cheese propagations in a box with moss and it’s been four weeks and I already have several new roots ! Waiting for leaves.
Although the leaves are the most efficient at photosynthesis, any green part of a plant is capable of doing it, and in the absence of leaves, will do so. This is how they can live, as you were surmising in the video.
This was an informative vid. I have am onstera that is slowly dying because I overwatered it. I'd like to salvage parts of it but I have a question--I have some powdered rooting hormone. Do you think a bit of that on the sticks would speed up my monstera's root growth?
I'd have moved the water one into soil after the root was nice and lively. No reason to leave it in water. Also, it looks like you don't top up the water often and definitely never straight up replace the water -of course there'll be algae
IMPORTANT: Because of bugs crossing over I am planning on dipping all my new plants in dawn dish soap. Is this correct? Knats: Earth will be switched out, roots inspected, some divided(earth and water)roots dipped in peroxide. Is this correct? Do you use Neem Oil on your plant leaves? Is it a good investment time wise? Thanks so much, you are a true inspiration. Have a excellent day! Cheers. Love and Peace.
once i was in a Walmart looking at this huge monstera, it was $40 so i decided to just take a cutting and propagate it for free at home 😅 this was THREE years ago, and it just grew its first ever fenestrated leaf!
I have a young monsters that I bought for £1:99 about 1yr ago. She's looking healthy but I'm glad I now know how slow growing they are as it'll give me more patience. You must have patience coming out of your ears to make that video, well done Mr. Sheffield 😊x
@@GillNolan yes, dear; she's a slow one! although i’m sure your monstera won't take quite as long to mature as mine did! i think mine was incredibly stunted from the way i ripped it from its stalk in the store 😅 but if i've learned anything from this channel to help my monstera thrive, it's 1) as much indirect sunlight as possible; 2) chunky soil in small pots 3) they do NOT like transplants or root disturbance of any kind! thank you, Sheffieldmadeplants for all of the help ! ☺️
@@thedustwhispered lol i wish :( i went for what i thought was a small/younger stem, but it was SO tough and it took me at least a minute or two to completely rip the cutting from the plant. i didn't know much about plant care at the time 🤷♀️ but it was sort of easy to kneel behind ones of the plants and do all of this somewhat discreetly, without drawing the attention of any employees. lol
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Great vid
Great just great
Thanks for this! I loooooovvvvee plants!!!🪴
@@cindysuegondo me too
Hey Sheff, a question if you have a moment.... My big monstera has 4 or 5 lower but fenestrated leaves that face the wall. A relic from a time when it lived in a different place that had light from both directions. What would you do if it was yours?
Plant scientist here, everything that is green is practically photosynthetically active tissue :)
May I ask, how does one become a plant scientist? 😊 lol
Study botany and get a job in plant science
@@Alex18442 amazing thank you 😊
@@nintendoLove777depending on the institution it may also be described as horticultural sciences or just biological sciences. I recommend reaching out to institutions you’d consider studying at and asking whether they have degrees that fit your needs.
@@nintendoLove777 the others are completely right. For me it was studying biological sciences and taking all the plant sciene modules I could
Being a plant RUclipsr requires a different level of dedication and patience. Thank you for your efforts 🫡
Much appreciated!
Ditto❤
I am trying this as I saw this notice. I hope it works
So glad you are around . I always propagate in soil and sometimes with a little root hormones.
A few years ago, I bought 1 small Monstera Deliciosa from a box store and put it outside in the shade - I’m in Indiana 20 minutes from Chicago. GROWTH WAS EXPLOSIVE. Turns out it was 5 sprouts in 1 pot. I separated them and the next spring I put them in a spot in my yard where they got morning sun, afternoon shade and lived off rainwater. They ALL GOT FENESTRATIONS IN THE MORNING SUN IN ONE SUMMER. Since then I’ve been water propagating top cuttings on occasion and giving the Monstera offspring away - I lost track of how many plants that one has produced. They live inside from mid-October until May, and outside from late spring until the first Chicago cold snap in mid-October. Your tips about staking and soil have helped. Thanks!
Great stuff 👍
8:02 you need to change the water frequently to avoid this, it will clean off
Also add an air stone
I was going to just write this comment. Yes, you have to change your water frequently. The algae is not good and you’re also depriving the root of oxygen in the water.
Algae actually produces oxygen. Its a plant. Photosynthesis? Its stagnancy that you want to avoid. I have pothos covered in algae and they live in water unchanged for months.
@@timothytorres26algae are actually very bad for hydroponics. of course they consume oxygene. during the night for cellular respiration. this can lead to root rot.
Furthermore dead organic material will amplify the growth of pathogenic bacteria and funghi.
my monstera node shot out roots by the first week when i let it sit on top of my aquarium 🙌 82*F, and a constant supply of liquid fertilizer 👍
Bought a meter to test water . Thanks to you .. ill never over water again...
Great stuff 👍
The water one probably needs a dry section to sprout leaves. It's such a small stump it's covered in water and the plant doesn't want to risk sprouting leaves in water.
".. so exited he is busting out of his lunchbox" killed me 😂
Incredible video, thanks!
😁
My first pick was the soil. And like you said no transplant shock to worry about! 😊
That’s the secret
@@SheffieldMadePlantsThats true!😊
Love your sense of humor!
Much appreciated
Thank you for making this gloomy Saturday better!! I really enjoy your videos Mr Sheffield!!
Glad you like them!
So much drama about a few little stumps!
I am riveted
Have you considered changing the water weekly for your water prop cup? I do that to prevent algae and i find it helps
Only a few mins in but 100%! I propagate loads of things in water but you do need to change weekly to keep it healthy.
Yep I was doing that
I don’t propagate in soil or moss simply because I have ridiculously high failure rate. They all died except that one stick of rosemary I had placed against a wall… A few years ago I had some cuttings in a vase for display and noticed they didn’t die. A closer look revealed roots! I’ve done all my propagation since then in water, with only one failure. I’ve recently started experimenting with perlite and LECA because of how popular they are, really enjoying trying all these new methods.
*_"I don’t propagate in soil or moss simply because I have ridiculously high failure rate"_*
It's very simple, because you water it way too much. They have no roots, by adding water they'll rot and bacteria and fungus thrive. Use a pipet and only water wet the soil with a few drops ever couple of days and nothing more, until there is growth. Also cover the soil to avoid that the soil dries out too quickly.
Currently doing this right now with my BMF. It was a single leaf cutting with a node,hardly just a small little bump,notice the leaf was turning yellow, roots were rotting,so now left with a stump showing signs of life.
Wow......anyway you look at it: extreme patience is needed!!
Luvya Mistuh Sheffie 🥰😘👍🏻
For me, what I do with my plant cuttings is put them in water, in a brightly lit area, then change the water (filtered or rain) every 3 days. Also every 1- 2 days I use a battery-operated whisk thingy for frothing (the cheap ones) and whisk up or aerate the water. I find this helps. Also using a little cinnamon, on the newly cut ends (while the ends dry out a little) helps to stop fungal probs. This works for me.
I use organic honey, if I suspect I will have an issue OR if I catch a problem early enough. I'd say 85% success rate. Of course I've lost things. In the beginning, that is crushing. But, as time goes on you understand, sometimes things die. That's part of the cycle too. 💚
Sounds great!
Had a stalk that my cat sliced off with no node. I put it in water and got plenty of roots, but after 2 years I decided it was a zombie plant with no hope. The rest of the plant has been growing slow and steady, but no fenestrations. I've ordered a light fixture to mount a grow light to the wall above it.
Thank you so so much for the enormous effort you put in for this one 10 minute video. Creative, informative and directly to the point as always. Love you Sheffield!
My pleasure 😊
Yes he does put a lot of thought and effort into it his videos! And Im sure he'll be close to 1 million subs by the New Year 🎶🎉🌿
Wonderful experiment 🥬
Thanks!
Yes, it does work. I've done it as well.
Your "I'll be a father for 100th time in no time" cracked me up 😂
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Im 18 months in to my baby from a wet stick. Hes just over 30cm tall and has 11 leaves all with fenestrations. Hes called baby Chester as he came from a 6ft+ beast my brother has called Chester. One day he will be a giant too but until then i am enjoying watching the little leaves unfurl.
leca changes pH of the water, that's the reason I never use it... and the soil provides more natural light conditions - darkness for building the roots and new leaves are going towards the light. I'm pretty sure that the soiled monstera will be also the strongest one :) You should also try to put perlite into the darker place until the plant is rooted, it should work! Theoretically^^
I have plenty of perlite.... Do I need to soak the perlite before??? Or what?? Pls help
@@johannamaldonado5201 I keep the perlite constantly wet and it works very well^^ You should spray perlite with water before using anyway, as it's very dusty and you shouldn't get it in your lung :)
Perfect timing. I have 2x 1 leaf cuttings of variegated monstera and I am having kittens about looking after them - not cheap cuttings of course. I have 1 in soil and the other in water. I didn't think about trying perlite. fingers crossed. both have 1 fenestrated and well variegated leaf and an areal root so - good starter cuttings
Good luck! 🤞
You don't have to wait years for fenestrations. Just need a larger cutting. I've done this a half a dozen times now and I've seen a first leaf pop out with multiple fenestrations. so satisfying.
I've been a plant person since I was 10 years old a long time ago and I thought I knew a lot about houseplants but I have to say that I have learned a lot of things that I didn't know from watching your channel and I wanted to say thank you
Excellent
Wow, perfect timing! I have a chunk of stem sitting in water. I was just thinking of "the bin". I shall watch & prop😍
I think you should
I have often chosen to soften mine in water for a few days to remove the brown shell of aired roots, then once you see the white, take it to soil
Beautiful how it grew in soil! Such a fun experiment! 😇
Thanks!
Yes, Mr Sheffers, you can! I have six of them going right now!
Thank you so much Richard, I really really enjoyed watching you with your experiments and seeing the results. I have to admit I wasn’t quite sure what was going to work first, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the soil one came 1st 🥇. I’ve not had much success with any of my propagating so, I’m going to try the soil way next. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤
Thanks for watching 😁
I loved this video and I appreciate all the time you took. I'm so pleased that they are doing so well. I'm also secretly pleased that the soil was a champ. My plants are in different mediums. Soil, leca, water & even pumice. I do prefer a healthy soil mix though! 💚
Thanks!
I do love propagating - though more experienced in outdoor plant than indoors... But I've done a few wet sticks now, it so much fun watching them grow.
Seeing you soil 'moss' pole today reminded me, of you put a thin layer of moss on the top it will stop the soil falling out and will stay moist for longer because of the soil
This is an awesome video experiment! I'm very interested in seeing how these plants turn out 🙂In some cases, I've found water propagation good for getting roots going. Soil propagation almost always ends with a rotten cutting for me. Water doesn't have any nutrients in it that a plant can use to grow, so I usually move to soil as soon as I see roots.
Interesting!
Thank you for Sharing happy planting lovely video
Thanks, my ficus did nothing in water, so i may try a new cutting in pearlite. I've learned so much from you. There's hardly been a death, apart from the parlour palms, if youve got some advice please!
What’s the trouble with them?
@SheffieldMadePlants they get so far, then they just die. I think it might be too cold in my house for them. Reading your advice earlier though, they aren't actually dead, just in comas. Might be over/under watering. They are my nemesis.
@@ghengis430 light is the most important thing I’d say
@@SheffieldMadePlants and healthy friends! I've grouped them with 2 other plants who are big and strong, in indirect light.
I appreciate how simply yet thoroughly explain and deMONSTERAte the process 🌱 🤓
Glad it was helpful!
The soil one is doing best because most potting soils have fertilizer mixed in.
for leca, you could try to use smaller leca.. they may want to be more "fully" wrapped by the medium
I am not surprised. My first success with a wet stick started in moss, transferred to perlite, then moved to soil over the period of about four months. Soil and placing the wet stick horizontally in the soil was what my mini monstera rhapidophora tetrasperma wanted. Almost a foot tall and fenestrated now!
Great video Richard.
Totally caught those unintentional Puns 😂 You crack me up.
Anyway I have been prop'ing my wet sticks, for two plus months, in spagnum moss in my grow bin and have growth but no roots! I was hoping that you would have the answer as to why that is but you seem to have the same question lol... I also have a few wet sticks in perlite and those have teeny tiny growth but they do have roots. So perlite wins so far here in South Mississippi USA (what's left of it 🙄 FJB)
I guess I will snatch a couple of them out and try the soil method now and maybe I'll finally get a plant 😂
Such a slow process isn’t it
good stuff! this is why i have too many plants lol
I propagate tradescantia in water, but everything else I propagate directly in soil, including my African violets. It’s amazing how long you had to wait. It’s a good lesson in patience. My monstera had mealy bugs but I managed to get rid of them and it’s looking okay now.
Good job
I kind of love how most of the comments are these specific personal plant-person journeys. But we want/ need to share!!! I relate so much to that urge (don't get me started on my recently realizing a plant someone gifted as a red hoya is clearly a tradescantia purple heart 😅)
I planted a monstera in my back yard as a bit of an experiment and I thought it died in freeze back in January. (I'm in Texas so quite uncommon) And just a few days after I noticed some more green getting pushed out of the ground! Now it has 3 nice leaves and is happy! I'm always surprised at what they can bounce back from.
How long does your frosty weeks last?
@@SheffieldMadePlants it was only 2 or three days
I just love the Monsteras!
I frequently propagate in soil it’s pretty good if you don’t let it dry out and keep the humidity up with some kind of plastic lid
Worth saying that I do add a dusting of rooting hormone when propagating in soil
1:19 love all these tips!
Happy to help
My mom has been propagating her plants in loam soil (only) usually with some manure. No any other natural or chemical precautionaries to prevent infections but somehow, they all grow so well. Oh btw, it's always rainy in my country and those terracotta pots where she put them are all drowned with water. Takes hours for it to drain. She always tell me her secret was that they were handled with love. I mean, I love my plants too so why is the gap so huge 😭
Honestly, I only propagate only in Pot mix or even garden soil with sand from the beach here (nothing fancy just a simple cold dutch freshwater beach that used the be the bottom of the southern sea), Potting mix never let me down so far, i just started propagating stuff, got red beech, oak, weeping willow, cherry blossom, Japanese Maple, and some indoor plant cutting. Now I just want to propagate everything I see.😅
Edit: The Only reason I am going to step over to perlite is because the soil that we get is not treated heavily so there are spores of fungus in it so i'll get white stuff on the surface of the soil so now and then.
I had found propogating in soil is best in winter. The soil is moist but not wet and the soils temperature doesn't get too cold. I had all mine flourishing once summer arrived.
I got my first fenestrated leaf in a year when I used wetstick monstera deliciosa. First in sphagnum then transfer to leca.
“I didn’t even mean that innuendo” 😉🤭
I would change the water because if i been doing stuff in water then water gets glumpy and i am afraid for rotting but much i been messing with seeds like avocados are good example then some times wet paper works best and then soil works the best but sometimes i got mold one or other. most seeds i been failing was citrus and peach seeds. They always did go rot or mold but now i nailing every time and idk even what i do different and where i haven't got success is any nut tree. Peanut, chestnut, hazelnut, all of them getting mold and oh yeah succulence's. Most of thei stay weeks the same and nothing happens and then they just dry out or rot.Have a lot to learn but now i have baby monsteras too from seeds. 5 from 1 has put their tip out. Monsteras did come because you 😅 the second plant is on my target too what you showed beginning in video but i need to finds seeds.
I never thought about propagating in soil before, but I'll definitely have to give it a try now! Thank you for all the effort you put into your videos ❤
Thanks for watching 😁
Basically once the plant roots get long (at least 5cm), you should repot everything to soil, otherwise they will struggle with lack of nutrients, unless you made sure to water them with diluted fertilizer.
Great help since I’m a beginner with monsteras! 😅
i knew it would be soil 😁 (or well i was assuming it) putting it into soil to let it grow is the method i do too and like most. only difference is that I wrap it in a moist paper towel, put it in a plastic bag for 2 weeks or so, so that thr plant has a few minimal roots to start with. It made the growing process is soil slightly faster in my experience.
Interesting strategy. I'm chaotic as hell with my experiments so I don't keep good track of stuff. What I found is roots form very quickly when it's extremely moist. So putting it in water (or what you did) at the start until it starts to grow roots and then putting it in soil is probably that ultimate way to get these wet sticks going. It's like seed germination really.
Thanks for the tips!
Love the over time videos. I’m surprised by the water cutting, I’ve always used water as a medium to propagate. Although my props weren’t wet sticks 😀🇨🇦
Thanks!
Alot of local growers here in the states propagate in soil or moss. Mainly because they don't have room in their greenhouses for water props. I have had good luck with propagating the monstera genus in moss and perlite. I tried water and fluval but moss/perlite reined supreme for my monsteras. Its funny how different plants prop in different mediums. I'm propping my first ficus cutting in straight perlite. Its really taking off. I have hoyas in water, fluval and some have propped in moss. I transition the water and fluval cuttings to leca then their final resting medium coco choir and perlite. Its a process 😂 i'm actually really surprised some propped in moss honestly even without drainage in my mini greenhouse
Great stuff 👍
I’ve rooted a monstera wetstick in moss until well rooted, with one leaf, and then moved it to leca. It now has six leaves, the last one with one fenestration. All my big monsteras are in leca, with beautiful fenestrations and perforations. They just really love leca in my house. But you have to remember that you have to use nutrient solution when growing in leca. Water alone has no nutrients for plants!
I'm loving your video's, keep them coming. lol Love and Peace.
Thank you 😊
This is what I did in the short video on my channel that you said you couldn’t find! ❤ but I did it with my philodendron white knight because he’d reverted…but I’ve got an update video in the works!!!! It’s been 3 months since the big CHOP 🔪 lol
Currently "incubating" my monstera monkey fist "eggs" from similar pieces i had left after repotting the plant i was given. Poor baby was so hopelessly overcrowded and rootbound, i split her into 5 pieces with leaves and got 2 stumps left. Fingers crossed that they will do as well as yours did!
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The absolute madman
When I propagate in water, I change the water often. I never let it get so dirty that bacteria can grow on the water's surface.
I always used to prop in soil (water never ever works for me) until I watched your tip on propping in perlite :) seems to be doing well so far
Great stuff 👍
I'm on my way to meet a woman from marketplace, to purchase some plants. I'm very excited. I'll check back later with my purchases. So far she is holding me a ZZ, peace lily and goldfish plant. Back to watching. She also has a monstera but does not list which varity. Bye
How did it gooo?
@@RangeGleasry I leave in a few hours. I'll let you know. Peace.
I live in Ontario, Canada but I'm going by these helpful video's and I have grow lights.
I live in Quebec 😂 and I also follow Rich’s wisdom
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@@RangeGleasry Hello, I posted my new beauties above. I think I went crazy. lol
Perlite is definitely goated
Im also exited for your success after hard work good job mr Sheffield 😊
Thanks! 😃
Haha! Only 8 hours of sun in the winter... Welcome to Sweden, you'll feel quite content with your 8 hours. 🤣 In the south we're lucky to have 6 hours, but northern parts barely get an hour. In the summer it's the other way around. Not ideal for plant enthusiasts really. Either too little or too much light. Somehow we do it though. Nature is extraordinary. 🌱
I’ll take my 8 hours 😅
Leaf making magic ! Ha!
I'm trying to do this now. I cut up my monstera just days ago and the cuttings in the water are already growing roots. The sticks are starting to bud too.
Great stuff 👍
I chopped my monstera…did half the cuttings in water and half in soil. All did well but I didn’t have to worry about the switch from water to soil with the soil props.
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Fun video. Going to try this one of these days if I have the courage to chop.
I usually leave my cuttings to dry for a few hours before i put it in the medium, i've heard this reduces chances of rot. Not sure tho... Great Video either way!
Great tip!
Thank you! fabulous video loaded with much needed plant knowledge. I’m currently in a similar situation trying to propagate some stems. One of them is a cane begonia and I shifted the plant to water from soil and it seems to do good but one of the stems completely rotted and now there’s a nasty fungus on the water surface. I’m more confident in cutting stems now after watching your video so I’ll see what I can save. Will try your perlite experiment. I just missed how often do I have to spray the perlite one ? And do you cover the lid after the leaves are growing ? Appreciate any feedback
Probably once a week if it’s dry. Once they grow leaves and take the lid off. Can leave it on if there is room
@@SheffieldMadePlants perfect thank you. I will keep you posted
Leca would work better if you put it in high humidity like you did with the perlite.
Great vid. One of my old baby leaves has gone yellow after a year. It's winter here and I wonder if I have over watered. Otherwise it looks healthy with some really nice fenestrated leaves.
Thanks!
This is so cool I love Monstera a lot
I have one in my dining room
and the roots are popping out🙈
Do you need a moss pole to grow a monstera or can I just use like a support stick and have it in soil ?
A support stick will work
Thank you!
I thought you said you watch Gardeners World Mr Sheffield 🤦🏼♂️ most "outdoor" gardeners will propagate cuttings in a pot of compost mixed with some grit or pearlite type material. The extra nutrients from the compost will always give the cutting an extra boost over pearlite alone or water. That said I do all my indoor plant propagation in just water, doubled our monstera that way but had a proper cutting with a nice big leaf though.
I had an albo wet stick that took over a year to do anything!
The leca #1 could’ve come back!! Man! I wish I could show you my prop box and tell you what happened to me!!!
Surely that was toast
Im new to growing plants and propergating in general. Tho I recently put my pothos stumps in water as an experiment after i hacked my pothos up incorrectly😢for a few weeks the nodes didn't start growing a leaf until I put them in soil and now have 3 new babies growing 🎉
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LMAOO! Not the innuendo!! 😂😂
really hoping soil will win
I don’t really know why it happens, but I have seen the rosettes grow before the roots on succulent leaf propagations before.
I did the same and it’s growing in water in my window!
I pop my wet sticks in the trusty Tupperware with damp moss and wait.
The waiting stinks but it works 95% of the time
Like it
Have you tried propagating using sphagnum moss? I have a bunch of Swiss cheese propagations in a box with moss and it’s been four weeks and I already have several new roots ! Waiting for leaves.
Not yet. Not sure about the roots growing into moss
Although the leaves are the most efficient at photosynthesis, any green part of a plant is capable of doing it, and in the absence of leaves, will do so. This is how they can live, as you were surmising in the video.
Very good 👍
This was an informative vid. I have am onstera that is slowly dying because I overwatered it. I'd like to salvage parts of it but I have a question--I have some powdered rooting hormone. Do you think a bit of that on the sticks would speed up my monstera's root growth?
Worth a try. I don’t tend to use it
I'd have moved the water one into soil after the root was nice and lively. No reason to leave it in water. Also, it looks like you don't top up the water often and definitely never straight up replace the water -of course there'll be algae
IMPORTANT: Because of bugs crossing over I am planning on dipping all my new plants in dawn dish soap. Is this correct?
Knats: Earth will be switched out, roots inspected, some divided(earth and water)roots dipped in peroxide. Is this correct?
Do you use Neem Oil on your plant leaves? Is it a good investment time wise?
Thanks so much, you are a true inspiration. Have a excellent day! Cheers. Love and Peace.
Dish soap is good but don’t do it long term
I'm gonna try it
so what I got from this is that buyign 2 more fully grown plants its worth it
once i was in a Walmart looking at this huge monstera, it was $40 so i decided to just take a cutting and propagate it for free at home 😅 this was THREE years ago, and it just grew its first ever fenestrated leaf!
I have a young monsters that I bought for £1:99 about 1yr ago. She's looking healthy but I'm glad I now know how slow growing they are as it'll give me more patience. You must have patience coming out of your ears to make that video, well done Mr. Sheffield 😊x
@@GillNolan yes, dear; she's a slow one! although i’m sure your monstera won't take quite as long to mature as mine did! i think mine was incredibly stunted from the way i ripped it from its stalk in the store 😅 but if i've learned anything from this channel to help my monstera thrive, it's 1) as much indirect sunlight as possible; 2) chunky soil in small pots 3) they do NOT like transplants or root disturbance of any kind!
thank you, Sheffieldmadeplants for all of the help ! ☺️
how did you manage to get a cutting from the big box store? do you carry a switchblade on you? 😂🤭
@@thedustwhispered lol i wish :( i went for what i thought was a small/younger stem, but it was SO tough and it took me at least a minute or two to completely rip the cutting from the plant. i didn't know much about plant care at the time 🤷♀️ but it was sort of easy to kneel behind ones of the plants and do all of this somewhat discreetly, without drawing the attention of any employees. lol
This is awesome
Thank you 😊