Hello all! I am propagating a philodendron and, while I’ve been waiting to give the branches to a friend, the roots have gotten a little…. Overgrown. I now am noticing these little white tufts (looks like little cotton balls?) that are lined up on the roots. Is this just more roots growing or is it something to be concerned about? Thank you!
I'm struggling to propagate my philodendron, the stem always yellows and never roots, how did you get yours to root?
0개 좋아요I stuck stems in that had a couple nodes/knuckles (no submerged leaves!). Leaves will contaminate the water. I did use alkaline water for these, so I’m not sure if that was the trick? Lots of people try with hard, city water which is not good for this. I did also add a single branch of pothos. The pothos branch provides some beneficial nutrients for root growth!
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Do you let the cuttings dry for a couple hours? If you don’t that’s probably the reason they’re rotting and not rooting
좋아요 1개 No I dont
0개 좋아요 Ok ima guess that’s your problem you can try letting them dry and see if that works
0개 좋아요 Huh, thanks I'll try
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If you’re really struggling you can try rooting hormone/stimulant like dip n grow or prop drops
좋아요 1개 Totally normal! I think they’re called root precursors but you were spot on, new roots!
3개 좋아요Oh thank God! lol
좋아요 1개 I tried that and they still turn yellow,brown or black and never root..
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