--- title: "Propagating & Sowing" description: "The seed and cutting group" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg" language: "en" modified: "2023-05-04T12:13:58.337Z" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/propagatingAndSowing.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) # Propagating \& Sowing Connect with other plant enthusiasts to learn about the art of propagating and sowing, and gain insights on how to grow new plants from seeds and cuttings. Misc. 48717 members, 3541 posts ## Posts - [Hi!! Update on my string of pearls propagations!! They have grown roots! Well a few of them! No signs of new growth on…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c7ed219d3e3543ec8ec7d3.md) (by Planta member, 2023-07-31, 6 comments) - [My secret to not get stuck when repotting cactus. Make a plant ice cream cone by gently pouring the plant out into…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c7ddd04b52924b9d7dc41f.md) (by Dave\_opuntiaface, 2023-07-31, 5 comments) - [am i the only who sometimes feel guilty proplifting? there was a huge handful of string of pearls on the floor and i…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c6f5054d899cf197491e93.md) (by Nancy ♡, 2023-07-30, 8 comments) - [So I am using perlite in a jar to propagate my cuttings. How and when do I water bc it will just sit in the bottom of…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c6c23b5e8808349e8885a5.md) (by Planta member, 2023-07-30, 9 comments) - [My weeping fig grew so many roots!! Time to put it in some soil 🪴 ◡̈](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c6aed4076d33c1b39d0701.md) (by Abby ʚїɞ, 2023-07-30, 4 comments) - [Completely new to gardening and wanted to start with Lemongrass, a little stressed about the seeds cause i’ve never…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c67f66a3377d4e11e03028.md) (by Mashimellowss, 2023-07-30, 8 comments) - [First time attempting to propagate hoping this goes well!](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c60457c09783437183e587.md) (by Pauline, 2023-07-30, 3 comments) - [Update on the cactus babies! Around seven have sprouted I think. It’s difficult to tell when they’re brand new if it’s…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c5a70d0a61da304d1b3d65.md) (by Anya, 2023-07-29, 3 comments) - [Wanting to chop and prop my Batwing Begonia anyone have experience with these hard stem begonias. I’ve read that it…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c578bca78ad900d7c63012.md) (by Memmish, 2023-07-29, 6 comments) - [i’m propagating a bromeliad pup! the mother plant has always been on the verge of death, but in the middle of awful…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c56821abde103bdc1fe838.md) (by Mushroom, 2023-07-29, 1 comment) - [I want a few leaves from my jade plant to propagate in another pot (none have fallen off for a while) but the bottom 4…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c560f1ba6b204c03b8ea87.md) (by Angel, 2023-07-29, 3 comments) - [Save your wine bottles!!! Dark, tall bottles provide a great propagation container. They protect the roots from the sun…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c527d13ee1dc5c5e1c72f8.md) (by Mal, 2023-07-29, 1 comment) - [Hi! Does anyone have experience with crape myrtles? I planted mine as a tiny cutting (like an inch tall) and it rooted…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c4467e7e2936119f8bd4ca.md) (by Ada, 2023-07-28, 6 comments) - [These little cuties are coming right along ❤️](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c41e9ebd97e6b95eddab2b.md) (by Tiffany, 2023-07-28, 2 comments) - [update on my cucumbers!! i’ve been growing them in their separate containers for about a week and a half now, and the…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c3e4351a5cfeb89bc2b485.md) (by Mushroom, 2023-07-28, 3 comments) - [Has anyone succeeded in using the notching method to promote branch growth on their rubber tree? And if so, how long…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c2dc90e998aa4e407fd1a1.md) (by GreenLeaf, 2023-07-27, 3 comments) - [Trying to propagate some of these succulent leaves. About half have been in here for over a month… the other half I put…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c2a7ea8c09ed87b4ea35f8.md) (by PlanterJared, 2023-07-27, 6 comments) - [I’ve been propagating a Chinese evergreen in water. Two nodes have started growing roots and easily broken when I went…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c23b9ea78ad9cd612e5ac5.md) (by LayaB, 2023-07-27, 3 comments) - [I’m thinking about giving one of my fiddle leaf’s the chop and prop treatment. I’ve never done this with a FLF before;…](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c1c0aabb7cdd6282d28dbd.md) (by Iplantevenrightnow🪴, 2023-07-27, 0 comments) - [I’ve decided only to do water and pearl propagation. Here they are now. (I know it is so dirty) 😥😥](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c1bbb62c738945c8cac220.md) (by Planta member, 2023-07-27, 2 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg.md?cursor=wE2Rz06SdRdQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQBx4CD-wbHjGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_