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title: "how do i know when my plants are done propagating? like at what point…"
description: "how do i know when my plants are done propagating? like at what point are the roots enough to plant? i’m new to propagating sorry if this is a silly question :)"
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author: "Redscrawl"
published: "2025-06-09T18:44:21.859007Z"
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# how do i know when my plants are done propagating? like at what point…

_Posted by Redscrawl on 2025-06-09_

how do i know when my plants are done propagating? like at what point are the roots enough to plant? i’m new to propagating sorry if this is a silly question :)

## 3 comments

### GanethLey commented on 2025-06-09

2-4 inches before planting in soil is what I usually do for my spider and snake plants. What are you propagating?

#### Redscrawl replied on 2025-06-09

i’m propagating a rubber plant right now! i took a clipping of it from my local dead mall because i knew they were just gonna throw away the poor plants (the pot was way too big for me to take the whole thing). it’s been week or two but the roots are like a few centimeters right now

#### GanethLey replied on 2025-06-09

Oh fun! It seems like it’s working if you already have a few cm after a couple weeks; good luck! 🤞🏻

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