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title: "This is my 2nd go at this…dipped in rooting powder and change water…"
description: "This is my 2nd go at this…dipped in rooting powder and change water every few days…what am I doing wrong? Totally new so don’t hold back. I just wanna get it…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64a43741f72948e66286ebd2"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "AprilA"
published: "2023-07-04T15:14:09.835Z"
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# This is my 2nd go at this…dipped in rooting powder and change water…

_Posted by AprilA on 2023-07-04_

This is my 2nd go at this…dipped in rooting powder and change water every few days…what am I doing wrong?  
Totally new so don’t hold back. I just wanna get it right lol

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## 8 comments

### iambijoux commented on 2023-07-04

These can take months to root. Two suggestions: 1) try rooting in sphagnum or 2) put the cuttings in an opaque vessel. It may still take a while, but not as long as in a clear container!

#### Lala, Dr. Greenthumb replied on 2023-07-11

An opaque vessel works faster to root? WHAAAAAAAAAAAT!? Omaiga

#### Jenny replied on 2023-07-11

I found that my pothos cuttings root faster in a dark vase I have than in clear jars… the algae that grows in the clear jars could explain it, as the transparent glass lets all the light in!

### April F. commented on 2023-07-05

I change water once a week. Time… First time I propo’d my monstera it took weeks to get a root.

### Cherrybergher commented on 2023-07-05

Rooting powder is typically used if putting directly into soil I think. I don’t know if it works if you use it in water only.

#### Emily replied on 2023-07-06

It works great in water because it actually reduces instances of root rot and the like. :)

#### Cherrybergher replied on 2023-07-06

So you put the powder right in the water then?

### Cherrybergher commented on 2023-07-05

Also is it an Aglaonema? They take forever to root in water. As long as the leaves look good and the end isn’t rotting they will eventually root with just water and time.

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