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title: "Ok so I chopped up my Swiss cheese philo and put it in water. Will…"
description: "Ok so I chopped up my Swiss cheese philo and put it in water. Will the old nodes/aerial roots start growing again? Or do I need to put my baby in soil?"
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author: "Kayla"
published: "2024-06-20T18:41:10.1417Z"
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# Ok so I chopped up my Swiss cheese philo and put it in water. Will…

_Posted by Kayla on 2024-06-20_

Ok so I chopped up my Swiss cheese philo and put it in water. Will the old nodes/aerial roots start growing again? Or do I need to put my baby in soil?

## 2 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-20

I’ve seen people propagate nodes in either sphagnum moss or perlite. I would worry about nodes rotting in just water but it might still work

### Meowmy commented on 2024-06-20

Those propagate in water well. I've seen people on youtube doing it 🙂 they recommended to change water often! No need to put back in soil.

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