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title: "part of my tradescantia broke off a few weeks ago so I went ahead and…"
description: "part of my tradescantia broke off a few weeks ago so I went ahead and put her in water and she’s finally grown roots!! any advice on how long I should let the…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Jas"
published: "2024-07-24T00:20:52.593793Z"
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# part of my tradescantia broke off a few weeks ago so I went ahead and…

_Posted by Jas on 2024-07-24_

part of my tradescantia broke off a few weeks ago so I went ahead and put her in water and she’s finally grown roots!!

any advice on how long I should let the roots grow before putting her in soil? thanks so much!

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## 4 comments

### Kylee commented on 2024-07-24

Go ahead and stick her in some soil! Once you have secondary roots, that usually a good sign you can pot! Or you can just grow her hydroponically, just make sure to keep up with fertilizing and changing out the water.

A tip I use when growing hydroponically is anytime Planta tells me to water, I just change out the water instead!

### Vexed commented on 2024-07-24

Typically the rule is let the roots grow til they are atleast 2-3 inches long but best if left til the start to have secondary roots (aka roots coming off the main root)

### Sunny commented on 2024-07-24

I usually wait until 2 inches of root appears on a cutting. But, tradescantia is like a weed that doesn’t need water propagation to thrive. You can stick it straight into soil at anytime. So, yours can go into a potting mix right now even with roots less than 2 inches long. 😄

### Jas commented on 2024-07-24

thank you for all the tips!!

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