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title: "I’m sure I’ve waited a little long but was really enjoying watching…"
description: "I’m sure I’ve waited a little long but was really enjoying watching the roots grow in water. How do I go about transferring to soil? Or is it possible to keep…"
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author: "Lo"
published: "2025-01-05T20:33:19.544975Z"
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# I’m sure I’ve waited a little long but was really enjoying watching…

_Posted by Lo on 2025-01-05_

I’m sure I’ve waited a little long but was really enjoying watching the roots grow in water. How do I go about transferring to soil? Or is it possible to keep in water indefinitely?

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## 8 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-05

You can keep them in water long term if you love the look

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-05

If you want to move it make sure it's watered really well the first day, and keep it more moist for a bit, so it transitions

#### Lo replied on 2025-01-05

Thank you! If I keep it in water, do I add fertilizer to the water every so often? Does it need anything else?

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-05

Yes, I'd add a liquid fertilizer occasionally. I just fertilize on the normal schedule for my plants in soil. And then the water usually needs to be changed in a few days after. I usually use the Instant plant food fertilizer since it's blue and not brown lol but purely esthetic. Shouldn't need anything different than your potted plants besides the water changes to keep it clean .

#### Carebearofdoom replied on 2025-01-11

Question! I’m in a similar situation but I messed up. I recently moved a water propped pothos to soil, but I didn’t know I needed to water it more frequently while it transitioned. So now it’s all droopy and sad with curling leaves. Now that I know I need to water it more, how often should I do that? I’m afraid going from under watering to overwatering.

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-11

Yea it's kind of a real balance. It came from almost 100% though, so i usually keep it pretty damp for a few days, then as soon as it looks slightly droopy water a bit again. I'd say i usually do that for week and a half, two weeks.

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