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title: "I am attempting to grow these little sprouts that snapped off my…"
description: "I am attempting to grow these little sprouts that snapped off my porthos, I just have them in water and I put a teeny bit of fertiliser in there too. They are…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Katie"
published: "2024-12-28T13:49:47.265631Z"
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# I am attempting to grow these little sprouts that snapped off my…

_Posted by Katie on 2024-12-28_

I am attempting to grow these little sprouts that snapped off my porthos, I just have them in water and I put a teeny bit of fertiliser in there too. They are currently in the window that gets all the morning sunlight. Am I doing this right?

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## 8 comments

### GreenLeaf commented on 2024-12-28

Yup! Except you don’t need to add any fert until its grown a root system. Without roots it won’t use any of it. I usually wait till secondary roots are forming to start adding fert to the water.

Also, only the one with the node will grow roots (hard to tell if that’s one or two in there).

#### Katie replied on 2024-12-28

That makes sense, I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing 🥲 thank you!!

#### GreenLeaf replied on 2024-12-28

Well pothos are a great one to start with! I usually change my water out every 10 days or when its getting a little gross. Pothos produce their own type of rooting hormone, so as long as the water is clean you don’t need to change it.

#### Buffy replied on 2024-12-28

That makes sense! Thanks

### YinDeezy commented on 2024-12-28

Looks like a Scindapsus, not a pothos. Water propagation process is the same.

#### Katie replied on 2024-12-28

Good to know, thank you!

### Kades commented on 2024-12-28

Correct me if I’m wrong but the one leaf on the left doesn’t look like it has a node. If not it won’t root but the one of the right looks perfect!

#### Katie replied on 2024-12-28

No I think you're right there! Thank you :)

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