--- title: "So I am using perlite in a jar to propagate my cuttings. How and when…" description: "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 the glass even though they have roots." url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64c6c23b5e8808349e8885a5" community: "Propagating & Sowing" author: "Planta member" published: "2023-07-30T20:04:11.525Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/propagatingAndSowing.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Propagating \& Sowing](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg.md) # So I am using perlite in a jar to propagate my cuttings. How and when… _Posted by Planta member on 2023-07-30_ 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 the glass even though they have roots. ## 9 comments ### Mag commented on 2023-07-30 Really depends on what you’re propagating. #### Planta member replied on 2023-07-30 Well I am propagating: lucky bamboo and golden pothos. ### Zan~ Anxious Planter commented on 2023-07-30 Some people like to wait till there is no water left I’m unfamiliar with propagating in just perlite tho so I can’t be for certain what’s the prop your doing? #### Planta member replied on 2023-07-30 Well lucky bamboo and golden pothos. The bamboo has one root and the pothos has two #### Zan~ Anxious Planter replied on 2023-07-31 Proping lucky bamboo, is easy I have mine growing in water. Pothos as long as it has a node, I belive it should prop. Both should be fine if there’s barley any water, then I’d refill. ### Plant Father commented on 2023-07-30 i wait until there is barely any water left at the bottom. i’ve propagated snake plants, pothos, monstera, spider plants, peperomia ‘hope’, and string of hearts this way. the snake plants and string of hearts i usually wait a few more days (until the perlite is mostly dry) since they’re succulent #### Planta member replied on 2023-07-30 Thank you ### Mr Plant Guy commented on 2023-07-31 2 plastic cups put 1 with wholes and half fill the other place the one with wholes in it ### Mr Plant Guy commented on 2023-07-31 propagations like to always be wet --- _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_