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title: "can i get some advice please 🙏 it's my first real venture into…"
description: "can i get some advice please 🙏 it's my first real venture into propagating (i've successfully propped a pilea so far) and i'm trying to prop my rubber plant…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/Jz0puyyzVI4wxB9zuJEV1n"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Eden"
published: "2026-09-10T09:51:57.659215Z"
language: "en"
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# can i get some advice please 🙏 it's my first real venture into…

_Posted by Eden on 2026-09-10_

can i get some advice please 🙏 it's my first real venture into propagating (i've successfully propped a pilea so far) and i'm trying to prop my rubber plant and my string of hearts

for my rubber plant, ive seen no progress whatsoever in over 2 weeks and there are these white spots (are they roots? it is an infection? i have 0 idea)

for my string of hearts, do they develop secondary roots or is this how they grow? i've been propping this one for about a month now and this is the progress

any advice would be very much appreciated as i'm new to this and not sure if it doing it all right 😅

both are under grow lights and in an ikea cabinet

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/N7CQ5NmxbGadrUeUtZCltuMi4QIR53eCS2hHNgVxlk8/96Tb1yIORpeiFL9eAKXThg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/N7CQ5NmxbGadrUeUtZCltuMi4QIR53eCS2hHNgVxlk8/6FN1UzUoTUuIQFxeBcnS-w.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Brittany commented on 2026-09-10

The white spots are the beginnings of roots on your rubber plant

### Summer commented on 2026-09-10

More time in water! Need more roots.

### Plantingsherry commented on 2026-09-20

Add root boost hormone. All the people say wait until the roots have roots. It doesn’t hurt for it to stay in Water longer but if you plant it too soon it won’t survive.

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