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title: "Trying to save these. I hope I’m doing it right. My cutting never…"
description: "Trying to save these. I hope I’m doing it right. My cutting never survive 🤞 but I keep trying!"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "LadyBeeeeee"
published: "2025-06-07T16:31:15.853055Z"
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# Trying to save these. I hope I’m doing it right. My cutting never…

_Posted by LadyBeeeeee on 2025-06-07_

Trying to save these. I hope I’m doing it right. My cutting never survive 🤞 but I keep trying!

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## 6 comments

### Cake🌻 commented on 2025-06-07

Some tips that may be helpful coming from a novice plant person:

1\) The cuts at the bottom are best at an angle that’s not too diagonal, but not straight across either. Like a very slight diagonal angle, but not too much.

2\) If the cut can be directly under a node without it being too short, that is good too.

3\) It’s good to change the water every 3-5 days. Definitely at least once a week.

4\) You want the roots to have grown at least 2 inches before trying to plant in soil. Sometimes moving from water straight to soil can be a big shock for the plant \& it can die. A way to prevent this, is as roots are growing you can slowly introduce more and more soil into the water. This makes the change more gradual and less shocking for the plant when you do plant it in soil.

5\) Lastly, try to use filtered or distilled water if you can. Regular water from the faucet can have stuff in it that’s not good for the plants.

You may already know all of this, but I hope it can be helpful in some way 🫶🏻

#### LadyBeeeeee replied on 2025-06-07

Thank you!!

### Sunny commented on 2025-06-07

Ensure at least one node is under water at all times. This container might be too shallow or you can trim 1/2 inch or an inch off the end of the cutting to place it deeper. Roots wont grow at the cut. They usually grow out around the leaf node or from aerial roots.

#### LadyBeeeeee replied on 2025-06-07

Thank you!

### Oksana 🥎🍦🌱 commented on 2025-06-07

Remember to change out the water often! But not too often, the plant releases root hormones and if you change it out too often it gets rid of those.

#### LadyBeeeeee replied on 2025-06-07

Thank you!!

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