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…
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.
3 likesA pothos cutting. Pothos produce a rooting hormone that will help jumpstart just about anything that will root in water…they are natures fertility drug…
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Did not know this very interesting! I just use root hormone.
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0 likesDepends 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
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Do you dip the tip of the cutting in the powder or do you add it directly to the water??
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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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