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title: "Is this just calloused or could it potentially be root rot? I thought…"
description: "Is this just calloused or could it potentially be root rot? I thought I cut it far enough to be ok to propagate"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/U29e_WESTbyQf3Y4U10VcA"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "leaf"
published: "2024-02-27T18:18:46.327935Z"
language: "en"
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# Is this just calloused or could it potentially be root rot? I thought…

_Posted by leaf on 2024-02-27_

Is this just calloused or could it potentially be root rot? I thought I cut it far enough to be ok to propagate

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## 1 comment

### GreenLeaf commented on 2024-02-27

Is it soft and squishy? Or dry and hard? It doesn’t exactly look like rot, more like a weird callus, but if its squishy then I’d cut it off.

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