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title: "Came to my parents house and found this guy that my mom had taken…"
description: "Came to my parents house and found this guy that my mom had taken from my grandmas place to propagate. They had her in very wet soil with a paper towel over,…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Gray Gerbs"
published: "2024-06-12T18:18:26.247988Z"
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# Came to my parents house and found this guy that my mom had taken…

_Posted by Gray Gerbs on 2024-06-12_

Came to my parents house and found this guy that my mom had taken from my grandmas place to propagate. They had her in very wet soil with a paper towel over, and the paper towel was starting to mold so out of fear for root rot I threw her in here, recut and split into two. What do we think the chances of her making it will be??

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## 10 comments

### plant addiction commented on 2024-06-12

i meannnnn, it’s in water now so what can go wrong, but if you cut the end of the stem off, just a bit of it and make sure there is no rot, leave it out for a few hours and then put it back in the water, apparently putting cuttings in water when the stems still wet helps them to rot? i’ve tried doing it and mine are fine so i think it works

#### Gray Gerbs replied on 2024-06-12

Okay that’s super helpful!! Thank you!! It’s so beautiful and selfishly I want it to grow so I can take some of it one day hahaha

#### plant addiction replied on 2024-06-12

You’re so welcome! Good luck

### Gigi commented on 2024-06-12

Spray some peroxide on the part that goes in the water. It will be fine.

#### Sunny replied on 2024-06-12

Agreed. The bacteria is usually carried over from the soil, from infected hands/gloves and tools. Disinfecting everything before and after cutting will reduce the risk of infection.

### Sunny commented on 2024-06-12

I recommend cutting the longest into three pieces with 2 or 3 nodes per cutting. This will allow the plant to focus on putting out roots instead of trying to feed energy to leaves and long stem. Each cut section can grow its own root system giving you more starter plants to share!😄 That’s how I got several pothos Silver Swords and syngonium Three Kings!🍀🪴

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#### Sunny replied on 2024-06-12

Syngonium Three Kings

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/DsdvHS1DTVu8JIXy3ia-4Q.webp?size=large)

#### Gray Gerbs replied on 2024-06-12

Pretty!! Thank you!! I was debating splitting it more!

### Triple commented on 2024-06-13

Make sure the node is touching the water and not just stem.

#### Gray Gerbs replied on 2024-06-13

Thank you!!!

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