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title: "Question time!! When propagating, do you put anything additional in…"
description: "Question time!! When propagating, do you put anything additional in the water to help its growth? just spitballing here, like rice water or sugar or whatever……"
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published: "2024-06-26T19:27:08.622257Z"
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# Question time!! When propagating, do you put anything additional in…

_Posted by Plant LadyLopez on 2024-06-26_

Question time!!

When propagating, do you put anything additional in the water to help its growth?

just spitballing here, like rice water or sugar or whatever… not that I know of any of those would work?

I have an avocado seed that refuses to sprout and other plants that just aren’t rooting at all…

## 7 comments

### Terrarimum commented on 2024-06-26

I put a drop or two of hydrogen peroxide in there to keep things from getting slimy… sometimes move things that are rooting into containers w stuff that’s stubborn when I change the water, but that’s anecdotal. I just think the rooting hormone one puts out might help the other.

### Kevin commented on 2024-06-26

A pothos cutting. Pothos produce a rooting hormone that will help jumpstart just about anything that will root in water…they are natures fertility drug…

#### Josie replied on 2024-06-26

Did not know this very interesting! I just use root hormone.

#### Plant LadyLopez replied on 2024-06-26

I’ve tried that. How long does it usually take?

#### Kevin replied on 2024-06-26

Depends on the plant, some start to root within days, some take weeks…also depends on how it’s cut etc…google is your best friend for these things

#### Brie replied on 2024-06-26

Do you dip the tip of the cutting in the powder or do you add it directly to the water??

### Plant Father commented on 2024-06-26

i keep either pothos, tradescantia, or spider plant cuttings in my prop bin at all times so that everyone else in there gets a boost from the rooting hormone these quick-growing plants produce. a bit of hydrogen peroxide can help stave off algae and aerate things, as long as you only put a drop or two of 3% strength per cup of water. too much and the chemical will begin to “eat” your cuttings.

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