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title: "Hey all! Should I practice more patience and leave him in the water…"
description: "Hey all! Should I practice more patience and leave him in the water or would it be good to plant now? There doesn’t seem be anymore sign of new roots 🤷🏽‍♂️ -…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/GCiiEuz7S86INLXdQQyAtg"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Dakota the plant guy"
published: "2024-05-10T19:11:12.817279Z"
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# Hey all! Should I practice more patience and leave him in the water…

_Posted by Dakota the plant guy on 2024-05-10_

Hey all! Should I practice more patience and leave him in the water or would it be good to plant now? There doesn’t seem be anymore sign of new roots 🤷🏽‍♂️  
\- Monstera Esqueleto -

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## 6 comments

### Dakota the plant guy commented on 2024-05-10

Has been in water since April 22!

### Lisa commented on 2024-05-10

Personally I would say you FINALLY got what u need. Plant that baby!!!

### Catnip commented on 2024-05-10

If ur nervous, try moving to perlite first. But it’ll probs be ok

### Riley commented on 2024-05-10

I would wait until those roots are at least 3 inches long

#### Dakota the plant guy replied on 2024-05-10

The angle is definitely misleading, they are about 2.5-3in… i wont lie I planted it 😳

### Sydnei commented on 2024-05-10

i’d wait until it has secondary roots but the plant is resilient.

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