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title: "My string of bananas was accidentally watered from the top and now…"
description: "My string of bananas was accidentally watered from the top and now it’s all brown and dying. I was told to trim the green parts off and propagate it. How long…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Dusty"
published: "2023-07-16T15:10:28.44Z"
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# My string of bananas was accidentally watered from the top and now…

_Posted by Dusty on 2023-07-16_

My string of bananas was accidentally watered from the top and now it’s all brown and dying. I was told to trim the green parts off and propagate it. How long do you let the roots get before putting in soil for successful planting?

## 2 comments

### alex commented on 2023-07-16

Let it grow secondary roots before you put it in soil definitely

### GreenLeaf commented on 2023-07-17

Mine have done well when they are 2-4 inches long. But if you can wait for second roots, even better.

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