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title: "My dad has had this cutting for about a year and a half and it is not…"
description: "My dad has had this cutting for about a year and a half and it is not growing at all. The cutting is sentimental to him and I want to know if there’s any way…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Just a person"
published: "2025-02-03T00:30:29.434079Z"
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# My dad has had this cutting for about a year and a half and it is not…

_Posted by Just a person on 2025-02-03_

My dad has had this cutting for about a year and a half and it is not growing at all. The cutting is sentimental to him and I want to know if there’s any way to make it grow.

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## 9 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-02-03

Moss has zero nutrition. So ideally say it could probably use a diluted fertilizer. And more light (gradually Increase to avoid scorching)

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-02-03

The other ossue may be if it doesn't have a node

#### Just a person replied on 2025-02-03

I’m not good at this does it look like it had a node to you?

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#### Just a person replied on 2025-02-03

Has\*

#### Plantsmybeloved replied on 2025-02-03

That looks like it has a node :)

#### Just a person replied on 2025-02-03

Yay

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### FriendofVeg commented on 2025-02-03

Heating pad and lots of light

### Sunny commented on 2025-02-03

I’m assuming it’s a pothos. That’s probably why it survived like a weed with no roots for so long.

The nodes at the base of the leaf have to go under water or under soil to sprout roots. Thats why it has not grown out roots in the moss. I would remove it from moss and put it in water. It’s easier to see the progress in water.

My pics show short cuttings in water. The Callisia Fragrans (Basket Plant) was growing at an odd angle. So, I placed it horizontally in a small container to get the nodes underwater.

I fertilized with diluted fertilizer and SuperThrive plant vitamins after the roots appear. I changed the water when it got too cloudy.

Bright light and warm temperatures help a lot as already recommended.

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