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title: "I just took a clipping of my Pothos & put it in water! How long…"
description: "I just took a clipping of my Pothos & put it in water! How long should it stay in the water/when do i know that it’s time to put it in a pot with soil?"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "3ls"
published: "2025-08-25T00:28:36.387615Z"
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# I just took a clipping of my Pothos \& put it in water! How long…

_Posted by 3ls on 2025-08-25_

I just took a clipping of my Pothos \& put it in water! How long should it stay in the water/when do i know that it’s time to put it in a pot with soil?

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## 7 comments

### Eli commented on 2025-08-25

It depends on the plant itself it would take 3 weeks to 2 months to get roots but for me once the root is atleat 1 or 2 inches I pot it into soil

### Dez G commented on 2025-08-25

When propagating I wait for Secondary roots so the new sprouted roots will shoot additional roots then I go ahead and pot in soil so I know my root system will be stronger/abit mor resilient with the new change.

### Max Grzelak commented on 2025-08-25

Is there a node at the end of that cutting?

#### 3ls replied on 2025-08-25

as far as i’m aware, yes

#### Max Grzelak replied on 2025-08-25

Okay, it’s just hard to see in the photo so I was worried that it was just leaves in water.

### Max Grzelak commented on 2025-08-25

You can put plant food in the water to speed up root development. Let me know if you want a recommendation

### Andy🌻 commented on 2025-08-26

Hydrogen peroxide helps aerate roots (promotes growth) and prevents rot, just make sure it’s dilluted

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