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title: "My succulent propagations have had no change. They have been under a…"
description: "My succulent propagations have had no change. They have been under a grow light getting about 60ppfd for 3 weeks. I haven’t watered the soil or used rotting…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Frank"
published: "2023-11-25T16:15:52.087Z"
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# My succulent propagations have had no change. They have been under a…

_Posted by Frank on 2023-11-25_

My succulent propagations have had no change. They have been under a grow light getting about 60ppfd for 3 weeks. I haven’t watered the soil or used rotting hormone of them. This is my first time propagating succulents as I am more into tropical plants. Can anyone give me any tips. Are they maybe not at the correct angle against the soil?

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## 5 comments

### GreenyGthegreenthumb commented on 2023-11-25

These can take along time to propagate. I have two that have been sitting for a month and are just now starting to root. And another batch that have little leafs showing but are like 2 months.  
Your host leafs look healthy so I wouldn’t worry these kinds of plants can be slow. If anything the only thing I do differently is I mist mine like 1-2 times a week. Nothing that will let the leaf rot but something to encorage some roots. As for position you can really do anything but I think what you have is fine. I usually just throw mine in the pots of other plants like my pathos and creeping silver and they seam to like that.

### Sunny commented on 2023-11-25

Patience, weekly watering and neglect is needed to propagate these. It takes forever! The layout looks fine. I water once a week with a calendar reminder until the water is about 1 inch deep when using shallow pots. I make sure water touches the rooting ends of the leaves. Then, I leave them alone. I make sure the soil is dry before watering again the following week. The props in the picture have been growing for months. It takes time.

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### Brianna commented on 2023-11-25

I don’t know if this is right, but in my experience I get single leaf jade props to grow best when I leave them in the soil with the mother plant and act as if they aren’t there. It does take a while to grow, but I usually see signs of growth (or rot) around a month

#### Brianna replied on 2023-11-25

You can kind of see how I stick the leaf in the soil at an angle. This one is maybe 2 months old

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### John3of3 commented on 2023-11-26

While jade plants can be propagated from individual leaves, they are more likely to propagate successfully if a small portion of the stem is attached to the leaf.

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