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title: "Hey yall! I’m new to leca substrate and looking for advise on if…"
description: "Hey yall! I’m new to leca substrate and looking for advise on if moving my pothos water propagations to leca is a good idea or not as a further step. The roots…"
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# Hey yall! I’m new to leca substrate and looking for advise on if…

_Posted by Ashlynn on 2025-05-20_

Hey yall! I’m new to leca substrate and looking for advise on if moving my pothos water propagations to leca is a good idea or not as a further step. The roots are huge so that’s not the problem, I just don’t know if they will grow well/better now that they have developed, in that substrate. Any advise on leca in general? I’ve seen people say put it in glass jars?

## 7 comments

### Tina commented on 2025-05-20

Pothos do excellent in Leca!  
Propagations will have an easier transition by far in comparison to just switching a soil potted plant. Just make sure you wash the Leca very well (do it outside, you don’t want clay grime in your pipes) and soak for a an hour or two. You could just do a glass jar or you could do the Leca/plant in a pot with a ton of drainage holes and put that in a larger pot that acts as your water reservoir. Just make sure the water only comes up about 1/3 in length; you don’t want to submerge the roots completely in the water when using Leca.

#### Ashlynn replied on 2025-05-20

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!! Super helpful haha

### Bb commented on 2025-05-20

Hi there, a couple of great resources for learning about LECA transitions: The LECA Queen on YouTube and the LECA Addict website :)

#### Ashlynn replied on 2025-05-20

Thank you so much!!!

#### Bb replied on 2025-05-20

No problem! I’ve moved nearly all my indoor plants to LECA and I find it much easier to take care of them :)

#### Sarah replied on 2025-05-26

LOVE THE LECA QUEEN FROM YOUTUBE 💓

#### Bb replied on 2025-05-26

Yes! She’s so clear and detailed!

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