Planta
Back to Propagating & Sowing

Should I use wet perlite or just stick them in water?? They don’t… | Propagating & Sowing | Planta community

Shalaceleah🪴

Should I use wet perlite or just stick them in water?? They don’t seem to love being in soil after they’ve been in water for a long time! Or should this be my new water forever baby?

Attachment 1 of 1
7 likes 7 comments

7 comments

  1. Denise

    My experience has been that if in water for quite some time the roots aren’t strong enough to tolerate soil & they struggle to adapt. She looks healthy….maybe she prefers being a “water” baby 😄

    2 likes
    • Shalaceleah🪴

      I actually think I will because I have so many cute jars!

      0 likes
  2. Alexis Barrow

    Get some Lecca. That will allow her to get more nutrients and still stay more air/water til she gets stronger

    2 likes
    • Shalaceleah🪴

      Okay I have some lecca I tried it once and they got moldy!

      0 likes
    • Kourtneynichole

      I’d try the water bc I had to try many times before they’d even form roots. You have to bury them pretty deep.

      1 like
  3. Kourtneynichole

    I also got moldy roots bc they weren’t buried deep enough.

    1 like
  4. nepenthomancer

    In my experience with this exact cultivar …I just chopped it when it got too long and shoved the chops into the soil and they rooted in a week or less. straight into soil. And kept it a bit moist. Rooted super fast in medium light. The soil was kinda icky and old too idk the purple wandering tradescantia is tough.

    1 like