If you are curious how water and soil propagations compare for a different plant, I just did a similar experiment for spider plant! Feel free to check it out here: ruclips.net/video/mAHtrg5fUAk/видео.html
As a new plant owner, I'd neurotically Google what's best for my plants. Everyone just said water and soil are two different options, but they didn't go in depth about how well the plants grow from each method. Thank you so much for doing this experiment and showing the results 😊
Be aware that filtered water or even better, rain water is the best for your plants. Tap water is fine, but usually slows down propagation. I use RO or Distilled water for my rarer or finicky cuttings to be safe.
I propagate my pothos in my fish tanks. My fish love to hide in the roots. The pathos are happy because they’re sucking up nutrients from the fish. Plus they help filter the tank
Woahhhh I even used chat gpt and google said that would hurt the fishies. Trust me I didn’t understand why though but I went ahead and used regular water for my pothos lol
If I propagate cuttings directly into soil, I use small clear containers and place them around the perimeter of the container. That gives me the advantage of monitoring the root growth. Love your video, thanks
THIS. Too many oversharers showing what they DO instead of what they've done. We need apartment scientists who show us what they've done, and enlighten us on what they've learned. Thumbs up.
I had previously considered using water but when I take cuttings I typically take 20 or 25 and arrange them in a large hanging planter. It seemed like too many to fool with by adding an extra step. I've never had a Pothos cutting fail to thrive, these things are true to their name and pretty much unkillable :D
Yo, people forget humidity is a very important factor in propagating. If you live in a dry place with low humidity your soil props will mostly fail. Water prop is a fail proof method in that case. When the humidity is high, transpiration pressure is low on the cuttings and they can survive in soil without roots.
I think it would be cool to have a visual comparison of the overall root growth between the two propagations, despite a root poking out from the bottom of both pots.
Keep in mind, water roots will often have a significant shock period when repotted in soil. There's usually less oxygen in water roots will have less subdividing. Root hairs are the feeder roots where thick roots are for stability. Keep that in mind when comparing roots with different propagation methods. On a side note, using a small amount of Superthrive mixed in the initial watering after repot helps reduce repot shock. Many commercial nursery use this method along with a dose before shipping.
Video looks clean and professional, not only shows the differences between two kinds of propagation but also shows the develop of the mother plant, not many videos show this part. Glad to watch and learn.
I just did my first water plants 2 hours ago, 3 jars. They are sitting next to the mother plant in soil. I hope this works for me and i don't kill them. Soil is just too messy for me in an apt.
This was an awesome experiment thank you so much!! I have only ever propagated and left my trimmings in water. After watching your video I have the confidence to take some new trimmings, grow them in water and transfer them to soil. Thank you for all this great information.
A bit late to the party but for new viewers: normal houseplant potting soil has to much nutrient for newly rooting cutlings, which will make it harder (and sometimes impossible) to form roots. If "cutling/seed starting soil" would have been used, things might likely have gone a little different. Just my 2 cents
Plant and us are alike. We need TIME, LOVE and CARE. Yes, it's a nature thing we need to bent down before leaping high above, right? Great experimental video! 😉👍
Loved this video, and your voice and music choice was so chill and calming! Learned a lot and feel a bit more confident: appreciated the side-by-side comparison plus checking in with the mama plant!
This is the video I was looking for. Currently, I've put my cuttings in a bowl of water, as I couldn't get the right soil mix and was panicking already. Relieved a lot. Thank you❤
You got a new subscriber today. I love how you made this video, you not only did an accurate comparison of the end result but also showed what the main plant looked like after the cutting! 👍👍 I'm always for water propagation, like you here, I've had better success with it than soil propagation. 🌱💚
I love water propagation! I am currently propagating string of hearts, monstera for the first time and pothos. It really does make a difference in the growth of the plant.
I bought a class on March 10th and I got a little bit of cutting today out of it and I put it in the water I got two or three note in there so hopefully that'll work
Thank you for the experiment & results. I generally keep about 10 plants rooting in water. To me, they are as decorative & soothing as your voice & jazz!
I saw mine was producing little roots from nodes so I trimmed my plant then separated each root with node and planted eight in to one pot for a thicker fuller plant hopefully. subscribed 😀
I wonder - how come when cuttings are in water they are fine and form roots and can last in water for months but when planted to soil a plant can become sick from overwatering 😢 like - how??? It is not rotten in water but can rotten in a soil that is dry 2 days after watering????
Roots rot after they die, when they stay wet. Roots grown in soil are adapted to pulling oxygen in from the air around soil, water suffocates them so they die, and dead roots can rot. Roots grown in pure water adapt to pulling oxygen directly from water from the beginning, so they won't die unless the water loses oxygen at which point they will die and rot as well. This is why hydroponics is a thing. Roots can also die and rot if you don't water a plant for a very long time - the roots go too long without water, they die, and next time you water the plant you are watering dead roots, which will rot.
Hello, I'm She'Dell I'd like to Thank You, for taking the Time to Educate those of Interest in the Methods of Propagation. Past I've used only the water method. Personally I find, it fits me. Again, Thank You... She'Dell Shall follow You, My Lady
Richard,.i was given pothos cutting and a baby spider plant from a lady friend but in the process i got to liking plants.thanks for sharing this information.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍.take care.
I got a cutting yesterday. I put it immediately in a cup of water in my car.. after 4hrs. It already had a one inch root. I guess the greenhouse effect of my warm car made them happy
This is exactly the video I needed!! I have money plant and I put few cuttings in the water. Also wanted to grow some in soil separately and needed this info 🥰 Thank you!
Interesting! I've done both with success but never at the same time to compare. Making propagation pots out of clear takeaway containers or something like that to see the roots might be a fun experiment too 🌿
Fun vid! I recently did something similar with rubber tree cuttings. We didn't have enough 'proper' pots so used clear, colourless plastic soup containers. It turned out to be really handy, as we could see the roots growing from the soil-based ones :) Plus it was cheaper than buying more pots, given that we'd already eaten the soup!
@@BudgetBotany ah yes, always drainage. We had some eye-hooks with a tread, which we used to start the holes, then we wangled them bigger with scissors. Perhaps don't tell our Health and Safety team 😅 But yeah, a drill and a screw should work too - anything sharp to make that initial attack. Good luck!
@@BudgetBotany To easily make drainage holes in ANY type of plastic container, all you need is a soldering iron. They're less than $10 USD. Plug in; melt as many holes as you need, any size you want. That's how I make all my "net" pots for orchids and for semi-hydro!
im super late but i've been doing my own experiments, i had some old fluval stratum ( an aquatic soil that has some fertilizer inside good for growing roots) vs just water vs soil vs purely perlite/clay balls, nothing seems to encourage growth like good old water, also as a fun little side experiment, i've been leaving cutting hanging inside my aquarium to propagate, and they seem to really love the airated fertlized water, root shoot out immediately
I just stuck a bunch of pomegranate cuttings, first batch went almost immediately in soil, second batch i chopped up and stuck in water for a couple days. I think just that good soak first made a big difference. Soak batch is much healthier looking. Don't think you need to wait for roots to show but soaking for a while helps ease the stress on the plant and split up the job.
Well that's awesome! Thank you for the cool video and knowledge. I always wondered how the difference would be in the end. I have always been a fan of propagating in water. Now I know that's the right way 🤔😊👍🏻
@@BudgetBotany Success! I now have 2 pothos, the mother is already sporting at least a 2 foot vine. The daughter? 😆 is healthy, bushy and has 2 leggy vines of her own! That water tip did the trick 👍
I happy to see that there were no complications due to the difference between soil roots and water roots in your investigation. That seems to be an issue with some plant people. Good job! 👍
tq for the video. good to know that water propagation seems much better and its easy to see the growth of root. Still, i think its only fair to transplant the plant thats been propagate in soil, if to see the difference in growth.
Putting a bit of nutrients into the water and not using tap water which contains fluoride and chlorine (standing water chlorine evaporates) will result in faster propagation. When progagation in soil use plastic wrap to keep moisture and humidity levels up or put/keep it in a 70% humidity level environment. Great video comparison was looking for something to send to a friend who understands better that way.
@@BudgetBotany Thank you for the amazing video soil typically comes enriched with NPK so it was great watching the results vs regular water. Truly shows the Resilience of plants.
I have two Pothos a Marble Queen and a Global Green Pothos. They where both getting quite leggy so I propagated both into a two jars of water yesterday. This is the fist time I’ve ever tried propagating.
@@BudgetBotany It’s been less then two weeks since I propagated both my Pothos in water and I already have new roots growing out and on some I have another root growing out from further along the same cutting. So this morning Monday 11th September 2023 I put most of the cuttings into a large pot with the leaves draping over the sides and I still had some good ones left so I filled the middle in with more Pothos cuttings. I hoping in about two weeks I will start to see new growth coming out 🪴🤞🏻
My favorite and easiest way to propagate is to fill a sanitized sealable tub (I like the ones at target/walmart) and fill with slightly damp sphagnum moss. You can mix sphagnum and perlite to save some money. Keep the "terrarium" near a window and come back in a few weeks. Ezpz.
@@BudgetBotany works great, use distilled water and rooting hormone for even quicker results. Went from low success rooting swiss cheese philedendron to 100% suceess rate.
Water is faster and better. Been doing it in my fish tanks for years. But I assume the fertiliser I use in my aquariums helps. I have pothos coming out my ears.
I only prop my pothos cuttings in soil. I place in sunny area and create a mini green house by placing a ziploc bag around the plant until rooted. Always turns out full.
Interesting, I did this experiment myself. My main plant was dying to I took all the healthy cutting I could, put half in water, half in pots. The healthiest one for me by far were the compost propagation. It really depends on how much effort you want to put in. Remember to change the water vs watering the pot...
I’ve always left mine in water for a stupid long time and they still thrived after I moved them to soil… I’m good about keeping soil moist and I have great south facing windows and get tons of sun .. maybe that helps?
That's great to know! When I get busy and distracted with other things, I also end up leaving the cuttings in water for a very long time. So it's reassuring to know that they can still do well when moved to soil. Thanks for sharing!
I was trying to water propagate a snake plant cutting for past two months. it wasn't doing anything but it didn't die so I put a cutting of a pothos in the same container past week and it started to grow roots along with the pothos putting out roots as well. from now on i am gonna put a cutting of pothos in the same container as some cuttings who are hard to root.
I haven’t had much success propagating in soil. Could be the composition. But I’m having reasonable success with sphagnum moss. Might try perlite next. But I’m still gonna check this one out. Thanks.
I feel with water I can have an oversight on what is happening with the plant. I example I had a cutting in water recently. For a month I was scrubbing the rotting parts. Each week, religiously. And voila in week 5 it starts a tiny white rots! In soil it would be dead!
I prefer water propagation, with Hoya at least. It is easy to rot the cuttings in soil, as I tend to hover over them and be too generous with the watering. You can't overwater cuttings in water 😄 Once the cuttings are rooted I no longer suffer from the urge to overwater, so that's good.
I'm new to plants and started with cuttings 4 weeks ago. After this video I decided to plant even without roots because oddly some cuttings were getting mushy from over water in water propagation method..
Because I’ve alway found fooling with soil so intimidating I’ve only propagated in water…and never planted.😬 I’ve been doing it that way for years. I’m looking to branch out, so to speak. Thank you for this!
I prefer water like you. It's exciting to see stuff forming. I've only done pothos. But I do like your soil mixture so I might try your recipe. I love how big your leaves are. I have one pot that is starting to trail and she is getting full and I'm thinking of propagating. It's facing north. Thanks for the info. Any other plants you propagate. New subscriber to your channel!! Happy new year!!!
i prefer water but some plants like snake plant and geraniums only root in soil for me. I heard that geraniums need a dark tinted glas or cup to root in water, but still no luck for me.
i root in stratum, roots in 3 days lol, and then once there’s enough roots the pothos goes in my 55gal aquarium and climbs the wall behind it or hangs off the sides
I like to wait until the roots are about 1-2 inches long to pot them (I don't like the roots being too long because the more time they spend in water, the harder it may be for them to adjust to being in soil). Hope this helps!
I’m new to this and starting to collect plants, and I got the Queen Pothos all the leaves with the white variegation colors seem to be dying in the soil. They seem shocked to be taken from mother plant and shriveling and turning yellow “seem to be dying” not perked up at all. Any ideas what I’m doing wrong or does it take about 10 days to perk up in new propagating pot?
Amazing, thanks for sharing. So good to see start to end too. 🌿 I'm wondering if you can help, I have some fairly well grown vines (up to 1m) that look like they have developed some rotting from overwatering (vine has gone dark at the base)...... I am thinking to cut it back to a healthy part and propagate to get new roots formed then re-pot with new soil.....Do you think it's better to water or soil propagate in this situation ??
No problem :) it depends on which method you find work better for you. I usually find water propagating to be the safer way to go for me. It's reassuring to see the new roots grow in water whereas I don't know if soil propagation is working until weeks later. Good luck!
@@BudgetBotany Thanks, what I meant was that the part I was planning to propagate would've been quite long so I did not know method would be better........ However, in the end I decided to snip the vine into small cuttings and they are currently sitting in x3 water pots. 🙂 🌿
Depends on the soil....I found out that the soil in my backyard stays wet longer because it's super thick. i mix it with potting soil and all i have to do is just spray. I have a fan blowing on the plants also because they love airflow. when i water, i use rain water and soak it. in my grow room, it gets dry fast because i have so many fans but it feels like outside. my plants love it.
I tried propagating a branch off my 35 year old pothos in water for my bedroom. I cut a five leaf stem and put it in a half a glass of water. Beyond the first two weeks, two of the leaves turned yellow and the stem at the base also started turning yellow. I was disappointed but didn't lose hope and I snipped the yellow part of the stem, removed the yellowed leaves and put the stem back into the water. This time around, within a week's time, a tiny root appeared at the bottom of the stem. I knew the plant's going to survive now and two yellow leaves later, I had a new leaf spring from the base that was submerged in the water. I removed it from glass and placed in bottle with the new emerging leaf above water and by the nozzle of the bottle. Four weeks later, I have four new leaves on emerging in a chain like sequence from the same single leaf that emerged. Only one leaf has survived from the original cutting but with this new chain of leaves, my plant is clearly thriving now.
Thanks for sharing, The cutting is producing growth at the top but no roots at the bottom, it's been sitting in the water a quite a long time, also the stem at the bottom is black, I change the water quite frequently, why is that for these issues?
Hi! I'm not sure exactly why that is, but whenever I propagate in water, there's always a small number of cuttings that produce growth at the top first instead of growing roots first. When you say the stem at the bottom is black, do you mean it's rotting? As long as it isn't rotting, I would keep waiting for the roots to grow. Other things to check would be making sure that the room temperature is warm enough and the cutting is getting lots of light :)
If you are curious how water and soil propagations compare for a different plant, I just did a similar experiment for spider plant! Feel free to check it out here: ruclips.net/video/mAHtrg5fUAk/видео.html
Thanks! I'm propagating both philodendron and spider plants in water at the moment, love seeing the root growth!
@@ARTintersect That's awesome! I hope they continue to grow well :)
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As a new plant owner, I'd neurotically Google what's best for my plants. Everyone just said water and soil are two different options, but they didn't go in depth about how well the plants grow from each method. Thank you so much for doing this experiment and showing the results 😊
No problem! I also spent so much time searching on Google when I got my first few plants 😅
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Be aware that filtered water or even better, rain water is the best for your plants. Tap water is fine, but usually slows down propagation. I use RO or Distilled water for my rarer or finicky cuttings to be safe.
Crush an aspirin and put it into the water.
@@40daydreamer77 why?
I propagate my pothos in my fish tanks. My fish love to hide in the roots. The pathos are happy because they’re sucking up nutrients from the fish. Plus they help filter the tank
That's amazing! I've heard that pothos do great in fish tanks :)
that's what I'm planning on doing.
That’s so cool! I don’t have fish but I might consider them in the future🤔😅
Woahhhh I even used chat gpt and google said that would hurt the fishies. Trust me I didn’t understand why though but I went ahead and used regular water for my pothos lol
@@Strength_In_Wisdomit doesn’t hurt fish. It’s actually very healthy for the tank and fish
If I propagate cuttings directly into soil, I use small clear containers and place them around the perimeter of the container. That gives me the advantage of monitoring the root growth. Love your video, thanks
That's a great tip, thanks for sharing!!
@@BudgetBotany you're welcome, it's so fulfilling watching a plant start from a single seed or cutting and grow to it's fullest potential
So glad to see a RUclips video that is complete from beginning to end to show actual results. Thanks for sharing you experiment.
No problem!
THIS. Too many oversharers showing what they DO instead of what they've done. We need apartment scientists who show us what they've done, and enlighten us on what they've learned. Thumbs up.
I had previously considered using water but when I take cuttings I typically take 20 or 25 and arrange them in a large hanging planter. It seemed like too many to fool with by adding an extra step. I've never had a Pothos cutting fail to thrive, these things are true to their name and pretty much unkillable :D
Yes that extra step can become too much when you are propagating so many cuttings!
Yo, people forget humidity is a very important factor in propagating. If you live in a dry place with low humidity your soil props will mostly fail. Water prop is a fail proof method in that case. When the humidity is high, transpiration pressure is low on the cuttings and they can survive in soil without roots.
I think it would be cool to have a visual comparison of the overall root growth between the two propagations, despite a root poking out from the bottom of both pots.
Thank you for the feedback. I'll include a visual root comparison if I make a similar video with a different plant in the future!
Keep in mind, water roots will often have a significant shock period when repotted in soil. There's usually less oxygen in water roots will have less subdividing. Root hairs are the feeder roots where thick roots are for stability. Keep that in mind when comparing roots with different propagation methods.
On a side note, using a small amount of Superthrive mixed in the initial watering after repot helps reduce repot shock. Many commercial nursery use this method along with a dose before shipping.
@@BudgetBotany pppppp
Video looks clean and professional, not only shows the differences between two kinds of propagation but also shows the develop of the mother plant, not many videos show this part. Glad to watch and learn.
Thank you so much for the feedback!
I subbed simply because of how pleasant your voice is and also the smooth jazz. Love and peace ✌ 😌 💕
Thanks!
i been growing pothos for 45 years and it always grows better in water to start,
thanks for this! currently rooting a few babies in water and this just doubled my morale! can't wait for the coming weeks ☺️🤞🏾
No problem, good luck!
How did you go? 🤞
I just did my first water plants 2 hours ago, 3 jars. They are sitting next to the mother plant in soil. I hope this works for me and i don't kill them. Soil is just too messy for me in an apt.
This was an awesome experiment thank you so much!! I have only ever propagated and left my trimmings in water. After watching your video I have the confidence to take some new trimmings, grow them in water and transfer them to soil. Thank you for all this great information.
Thank you and I hope the transfer to soil goes well for your cuttings!
A bit late to the party but for new viewers: normal houseplant potting soil has to much nutrient for newly rooting cutlings, which will make it harder (and sometimes impossible) to form roots. If "cutling/seed starting soil" would have been used, things might likely have gone a little different.
Just my 2 cents
Yeah most people would use a peat moss and perlite mix
That's a good point!
She started them in mix not soil. Is there an important difference?
Your information helped me decide to use water first. Appreciate you ❤ (because I only have potting mix, out of seed starter)
Yeah I tried it once and my cuttings died 😢
Plant and us are alike. We need TIME, LOVE and CARE. Yes, it's a nature thing we need to bent down before leaping high above, right? Great experimental video! 😉👍
Well said!
Loved this video, and your voice and music choice was so chill and calming! Learned a lot and feel a bit more confident: appreciated the side-by-side comparison plus checking in with the mama plant!
Thank you so much!
Nice video. Nice editing and sound effects. This comparison was well done and is informative. Thank you for the time and effort to make it.
Thank you so much!!
This is the video I was looking for. Currently, I've put my cuttings in a bowl of water, as I couldn't get the right soil mix and was panicking already. Relieved a lot. Thank you❤
No problem and good luck!
You got a new subscriber today. I love how you made this video, you not only did an accurate comparison of the end result but also showed what the main plant looked like after the cutting! 👍👍 I'm always for water propagation, like you here, I've had better success with it than soil propagation. 🌱💚
Thank you so much! Making this video has led me to use water propagation more than before :)
I love water propagation! I am currently propagating string of hearts, monstera for the first time and pothos. It really does make a difference in the growth of the plant.
I love rooting them in water too, and good luck with your propagation!
@@BudgetBotany thank you!
I bought a class on March 10th and I got a little bit of cutting today out of it and I put it in the water I got two or three note in there so hopefully that'll work
someone did the same experiment with plain water , and water with small amount of fertiliser in it , the difference was noticable again
Thank you for the experiment & results. I generally keep about 10 plants rooting in water. To me, they are as decorative & soothing as your voice & jazz!
Thank you so much!
same here
I love to keep my plants in water
A lady that loves jazz and growing plants ❤
Thanks for this. From Uruguay you saved me an experiment.
No problem!
I put in water 3 cutting i got from a neighbor yesterday, i wasn’t too thrilled about putting it in water but now am so exited and cant wait🤞🏽
Good luck, I hope they grow well!
Nice experiment..there is so much to learn from every plant mom
I saw mine was producing little roots from nodes so I trimmed my plant then separated each root with node and planted eight in to one pot for a thicker fuller plant hopefully. subscribed 😀
Eight should make it a full plant, good luck!!
I have glass vessels that hang on the wall that are filled with pothos all kinds and they stay in water all the time and they’re doing great
That must look really pretty!
Great experiment. Results may be different depending on the type of plant. But at least for pothos, it is very clear water propagation wins over soil.
I wonder - how come when cuttings are in water they are fine and form roots and can last in water for months but when planted to soil a plant can become sick from overwatering 😢 like - how??? It is not rotten in water but can rotten in a soil that is dry 2 days after watering????
Roots rot after they die, when they stay wet. Roots grown in soil are adapted to pulling oxygen in from the air around soil, water suffocates them so they die, and dead roots can rot. Roots grown in pure water adapt to pulling oxygen directly from water from the beginning, so they won't die unless the water loses oxygen at which point they will die and rot as well. This is why hydroponics is a thing.
Roots can also die and rot if you don't water a plant for a very long time - the roots go too long without water, they die, and next time you water the plant you are watering dead roots, which will rot.
Maybe the soil promotes fungus/plant diseases. They love constantly damp areas.
Very interesting information, thanks! Always nice to see that someone has patience to do this kind of tests :)
No problem, it was an interesting experiment for me to do!
Hello, I'm She'Dell
I'd like to Thank You, for taking the Time to Educate those of Interest in the Methods of Propagation.
Past I've used only the water method.
Personally I find, it fits me.
Again, Thank You...
She'Dell
Shall follow You, My Lady
Thanks!
Richard,.i was given pothos cutting and a baby spider plant from a lady friend but in the process i got to liking plants.thanks for sharing this information.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍.take care.
I got a cutting yesterday. I put it immediately in a cup of water in my car.. after 4hrs. It already had a one inch root. I guess the greenhouse effect of my warm car made them happy
Wow that's really fast!
That's a lie 🤣
This is exactly the video I needed!! I have money plant and I put few cuttings in the water. Also wanted to grow some in soil separately and needed this info 🥰 Thank you!
Glad to hear that and you are welcome!
I've only ever propagated my pothos plants in water. I'll definitely try soil propagation next time. Thank you
No problem and good luck!!
Interesting! I've done both with success but never at the same time to compare. Making propagation pots out of clear takeaway containers or something like that to see the roots might be a fun experiment too 🌿
Using clear containers is a great idea!
Hello!i am propogating my pothos in water and it's been a week but then i see black spots and tiny tear near the leaf base . where I'm going wrong?
Omg... I'm so glad your video appeared on my feed! It's so helpful and your videos are so cozy ☺️🧸 SUBSCRIBED!!
Thank you!
This is an excellent video! I like your editing a lot, I found the video very informative but also relaxing at the same time.
Thank you and I'm glad you liked it!
I keep my pothos in the bathroom, the light is dull but consistent and the moisture seems to make them grow huge
Very nice video. What's better in this video than in others is the updates on later time points.
Thanks! I love including updates :)
Fun vid! I recently did something similar with rubber tree cuttings. We didn't have enough 'proper' pots so used clear, colourless plastic soup containers. It turned out to be really handy, as we could see the roots growing from the soil-based ones :) Plus it was cheaper than buying more pots, given that we'd already eaten the soup!
That sounds great!! I want to try that too, but I haven't found an easy way to make drainage holes yet. Is that something you had to deal with?
@@BudgetBotany ah yes, always drainage. We had some eye-hooks with a tread, which we used to start the holes, then we wangled them bigger with scissors. Perhaps don't tell our Health and Safety team 😅 But yeah, a drill and a screw should work too - anything sharp to make that initial attack. Good luck!
@@BudgetBotany To easily make drainage holes in ANY type of plastic container, all you need is a soldering iron. They're less than $10 USD. Plug in; melt as many holes as you need, any size you want. That's how I make all my "net" pots for orchids and for semi-hydro!
Im a gardener and i live in South East Asia and i planted my pothos in water and it grew roots in less than 5 days.
Thanks for sharing! Glad to hear it works well for you
im super late but i've been doing my own experiments, i had some old fluval stratum ( an aquatic soil that has some fertilizer inside good for growing roots) vs just water vs soil vs purely perlite/clay balls, nothing seems to encourage growth like good old water, also as a fun little side experiment, i've been leaving cutting hanging inside my aquarium to propagate, and they seem to really love the airated fertlized water, root shoot out immediately
Good old water works like magic!
I just stuck a bunch of pomegranate cuttings, first batch went almost immediately in soil, second batch i chopped up and stuck in water for a couple days. I think just that good soak first made a big difference. Soak batch is much healthier looking. Don't think you need to wait for roots to show but soaking for a while helps ease the stress on the plant and split up the job.
I've never tried pomegranate cuttings but that's very interesting!
Well that's awesome! Thank you for the cool video and knowledge. I always wondered how the difference would be in the end. I have always been a fan of propagating in water. Now I know that's the right way 🤔😊👍🏻
You are welcome :)
I've got a vine hangin over my face already. Thanks for the clear tips and method, time to snip this pothos and make some more 😀 👍
Haha I wish my pothos vine is that long! Good luck :)
@@BudgetBotany Success! I now have 2 pothos, the mother is already sporting at least a 2 foot vine. The daughter? 😆 is healthy, bushy and has 2 leggy vines of her own! That water tip did the trick 👍
I happy to see that there were no complications due to the difference between soil roots and water roots in your investigation. That seems to be an issue with some plant people. Good job! 👍
Thank you!
I stumbled upon your video today and it just happens to be June 22!
I like to add them to water as I love to see the roots grow!
Yes that is a fun part of propagation!
tq for the video. good to know that water propagation seems much better and its easy to see the growth of root.
Still, i think its only fair to transplant the plant thats been propagate in soil, if to see the difference in growth.
Putting a bit of nutrients into the water and not using tap water which contains fluoride and chlorine (standing water chlorine evaporates) will result in faster propagation.
When progagation in soil use plastic wrap to keep moisture and humidity levels up or put/keep it in a 70% humidity level environment.
Great video comparison was looking for something to send to a friend who understands better that way.
Thanks for the tips!!
@@BudgetBotany Thank you for the amazing video soil typically comes enriched with NPK so it was great watching the results vs regular water. Truly shows the Resilience of plants.
I have two Pothos a Marble Queen and a Global Green Pothos. They where both getting quite leggy so I propagated both into a two jars of water yesterday. This is the fist time I’ve ever tried propagating.
Good luck!!
@@BudgetBotany It’s been less then two weeks since I propagated both my Pothos in water and I already have new roots growing out and on some I have another root growing out from further along the same cutting. So this morning Monday 11th September 2023 I put most of the cuttings into a large pot with the leaves draping over the sides and I still had some good ones left so I filled the middle in with more Pothos cuttings. I hoping in about two weeks I will start to see new growth coming out 🪴🤞🏻
I would use water because it is fun to see the roots grow! Also you can see if something bad is going on with the roots.
Yes that's an advantage indeed!
My favorite and easiest way to propagate is to fill a sanitized sealable tub (I like the ones at target/walmart) and fill with slightly damp sphagnum moss. You can mix sphagnum and perlite to save some money. Keep the "terrarium" near a window and come back in a few weeks. Ezpz.
That sounds amazing for keeping the humidity up!
@@BudgetBotany works great, use distilled water and rooting hormone for even quicker results. Went from low success rooting swiss cheese philedendron to 100% suceess rate.
Very well done video! I love this type of experiment content. New subscriber here. Are you in Canada 🇨🇦?
Thanks! I'm Canadian but I'm living in the UK right now.
@@BudgetBotany I saw Canada under your profile information. Where in Canada are you from? I'm in Regina Sask.
It's great to meet another Canadian! I grew up in Alberta and then lived in Montreal for a long time.
Again fantastic watching the way you grow your pothos house plants
Thank you so much!
Water is faster and better. Been doing it in my fish tanks for years. But I assume the fertiliser I use in my aquariums helps. I have pothos coming out my ears.
Ooo I haven't tried putting fertiliser in the water yet - I think I'll try that next time I propagate. Thank you for sharing!
I only prop my pothos cuttings in soil. I place in sunny area and create a mini green house by placing a ziploc bag around the plant until rooted. Always turns out full.
That's awesome! Thank you for sharing :)
After 2 yrs, can we see an update? 🥰🥰🥰
I wish! I no longer have these plants because I moved overseas :(
Good, good, I’m doing water propagation for neon and silver Anne pothos right now. Also scindapsus exotica. Excited for new growth and roots.
Hope your propagation goes well!
@@BudgetBotany thanks
Interesting, I did this experiment myself. My main plant was dying to I took all the healthy cutting I could, put half in water, half in pots. The healthiest one for me by far were the compost propagation. It really depends on how much effort you want to put in. Remember to change the water vs watering the pot...
Thanks for sharing!
I’ve always left mine in water for a stupid long time and they still thrived after I moved them to soil… I’m good about keeping soil moist and I have great south facing windows and get tons of sun .. maybe that helps?
That's great to know! When I get busy and distracted with other things, I also end up leaving the cuttings in water for a very long time. So it's reassuring to know that they can still do well when moved to soil. Thanks for sharing!
I was trying to water propagate a snake plant cutting for past two months. it wasn't doing anything but it didn't die so I put a cutting of a pothos in the same container past week and it started to grow roots along with the pothos putting out roots as well. from now on i am gonna put a cutting of pothos in the same container as some cuttings who are hard to root.
That's so cool and I might do that too! Thanks for sharing :)
Snake plant takes to root on my end as well. From what I know they take at least 6 weeks min to months before they root.
I haven’t had much success propagating in soil. Could be the composition. But I’m having reasonable success with sphagnum moss. Might try perlite next. But I’m still gonna check this one out. Thanks.
Thank you for making a video of this experiment!
No problem, it was a fun video to make!
Thanks for sharing such an informative video
Thanks for watching!
I feel with water I can have an oversight on what is happening with the plant. I example I had a cutting in water recently. For a month I was scrubbing the rotting parts. Each week, religiously. And voila in week 5 it starts a tiny white rots! In soil it would be dead!
You were so thorough. Such a great video! Thank you so much! 🙏🏽 😊
Thank you and no problem!
I prefer water propagation, with Hoya at least. It is easy to rot the cuttings in soil, as I tend to hover over them and be too generous with the watering. You can't overwater cuttings in water 😄
Once the cuttings are rooted I no longer suffer from the urge to overwater, so that's good.
Haha I see, thanks for sharing!
I'm new to plants and started with cuttings 4 weeks ago. After this video I decided to plant even without roots because oddly some cuttings were getting mushy from over water in water propagation method..
Because I’ve alway found fooling with soil so intimidating I’ve only propagated in water…and never planted.😬
I’ve been doing it that way for years.
I’m looking to branch out, so to speak. Thank you for this!
I prefer water like you. It's exciting to see stuff forming. I've only done pothos. But I do like your soil mixture so I might try your recipe. I love how big your leaves are. I have one pot that is starting to trail and she is getting full and I'm thinking of propagating. It's facing north. Thanks for the info. Any other plants you propagate. New subscriber to your channel!! Happy new year!!!
Thanks and happy new year to you too! Good luck with your propagation :)
i prefer water but some plants like snake plant and geraniums only root in soil for me. I heard that geraniums need a dark tinted glas or cup to root in water, but still no luck for me.
That's very interesting, thanks for sharing!
I have snake plant parts in water and in soil, but they did nothing for months now... Still not dead though. Would you have any tips?
What a great video! Thank you for this comparison.
Thank you so much!!
i root in stratum, roots in 3 days lol, and then once there’s enough roots the pothos goes in my 55gal aquarium and climbs the wall behind it or hangs off the sides
Very gooooood... And light music good feels...waaaw
What temperature needed for pothos!????
Can I do this if the old stem don't have any leaves on them? But has that brown part to start a root?
The ones in water interacted with you more. Likely a huge contributor
how do you know when they're ready to potted after water propagation?
I like to wait until the roots are about 1-2 inches long to pot them (I don't like the roots being too long because the more time they spend in water, the harder it may be for them to adjust to being in soil). Hope this helps!
@@BudgetBotany thank you so much I have a cutting from my grandmothers pothos so I really want to gro it out
@@TristanBach Good luck!!
Bonjour, je voudrais faire des bouture en eau avec des cyprès de leyland avec des bouture diamètre 1cm c'est possible ??
Awesome experiment!!! I appreciate this video.
Thank you.
Thank you!
How many cuttings would you recommend to put in a 4in pot after water and roots? Ty
Like the pursuit.. . Well sorted??.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video. Thank you for showing us the experiment.
No problem!!
Your voice is SO soothing!
Thanks!
I’m new to this and starting to collect plants, and I got the Queen Pothos all the leaves with the white variegation colors seem to be dying in the soil. They seem shocked to be taken from mother plant and shriveling and turning yellow “seem to be dying” not perked up at all. Any ideas what I’m doing wrong or does it take about 10 days to perk up in new propagating pot?
My cuttings sometimes are droopy at first too, but they don't usually turn yellow :/
great video , as a beginner i am grateful
Great to hear that!
Doesn't the roots that grow in water become more fragile?
Can I ask what was the weakness of your experiment
Amazing, thanks for sharing. So good to see start to end too.
🌿 I'm wondering if you can help, I have some fairly well grown vines (up to 1m) that look like they have developed some rotting from overwatering (vine has gone dark at the base)......
I am thinking to cut it back to a healthy part and propagate to get new roots formed then re-pot with new soil.....Do you think it's better to water or soil propagate in this situation ??
No problem :) it depends on which method you find work better for you. I usually find water propagating to be the safer way to go for me. It's reassuring to see the new roots grow in water whereas I don't know if soil propagation is working until weeks later. Good luck!
@@BudgetBotany Thanks, what I meant was that the part I was planning to propagate would've been quite long so I did not know method would be better........
However, in the end I decided to snip the vine into small cuttings and they are currently sitting in x3 water pots. 🙂 🌿
Whenever I do soil they always die. I want to make one of my pothos more fluffy and I just want to pop it back in the pot and they just die.
Depends on the soil....I found out that the soil in my backyard stays wet longer because it's super thick. i mix it with potting soil and all i have to do is just spray. I have a fan blowing on the plants also because they love airflow. when i water, i use rain water and soak it. in my grow room, it gets dry fast because i have so many fans but it feels like outside. my plants love it.
Thank you for sharing!
That was so helpful Thank you so much for making that video.
Glad it was helpful!
You can use the repot meat orchid pots they’re clear so you can see all the growth in soil
Can they survive in strong sunbeam ?!!
I tried propagating a branch off my 35 year old pothos in water for my bedroom. I cut a five leaf stem and put it in a half a glass of water. Beyond the first two weeks, two of the leaves turned yellow and the stem at the base also started turning yellow. I was disappointed but didn't lose hope and I snipped the yellow part of the stem, removed the yellowed leaves and put the stem back into the water. This time around, within a week's time, a tiny root appeared at the bottom of the stem. I knew the plant's going to survive now and two yellow leaves later, I had a new leaf spring from the base that was submerged in the water. I removed it from glass and placed in bottle with the new emerging leaf above water and by the nozzle of the bottle. Four weeks later, I have four new leaves on emerging in a chain like sequence from the same single leaf that emerged. Only one leaf has survived from the original cutting but with this new chain of leaves, my plant is clearly thriving now.
That's amazing, and it's great that you didn't give up! Thanks for sharing :)
Wow thank you, greats difference. I love photos so much, will propagate in water 💛💛💛 thank you for your time you give to this experiment 🌱🌱🌱🙏
Ni problem! :)
The background music is so relaxing 😌😌💕
Thanks for letting me know!
Thanks for this, may I ask in water is just good for root growth right? and soil is for stem / leaf growth, is it correct?
Thanks for sharing, The cutting is producing growth at the top but no roots at the bottom, it's been sitting in the water a quite a long time, also the stem at the bottom is black, I change the water quite frequently, why is that for these issues?
Hi! I'm not sure exactly why that is, but whenever I propagate in water, there's always a small number of cuttings that produce growth at the top first instead of growing roots first. When you say the stem at the bottom is black, do you mean it's rotting? As long as it isn't rotting, I would keep waiting for the roots to grow. Other things to check would be making sure that the room temperature is warm enough and the cutting is getting lots of light :)
Maybe if I use warm tap water may help, could be because the water has been cold which may have put them in shock.
Spagnum moss... you'll see roots within 3-4 days... its amazing.