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title: "Help! One of my plants big stems broke off, is it salvageable??"
description: "Help! One of my plants big stems broke off, is it salvageable??"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Fernie143"
published: "2025-09-01T18:24:23.433903Z"
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# Help! One of my plants big stems broke off, is it salvageable??

_Posted by Fernie143 on 2025-09-01_

Help! One of my plants big stems broke off, is it salvageable??

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## 5 comments

### Fernie143 commented on 2025-09-01

Came off this guy

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### Yup commented on 2025-09-01

I don’t think so unless its a baby but do some research

### Sunny commented on 2025-09-02

That stem is similar to an umbilical cord. The stem won’t root. The spider babies need to grow out aerial roots before they can be propagated. 🪴🍀

### Fernie143 commented on 2025-09-02

Ok thanks guys

### CorranQ commented on 2025-09-02

If you have any sphagnum moss you COULD try hydrating it and laying it out on a tray where you could then leave the little plantlets out on top of. Just keep spraying the moss as it dries out and as long as the plantlets aren’t dead, they might spring roots. You can also put a lid on the tray or whatever you have to trap humidity in.

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