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title: "I helped my grandma trim her rubber plant. She told me I could keep…"
description: "I helped my grandma trim her rubber plant. She told me I could keep the stuff I cut off. Is water the best way to go about it? Is the piece too big? Do I have…"
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author: "Lauren"
published: "2024-11-11T01:10:57.843807Z"
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# I helped my grandma trim her rubber plant. She told me I could keep…

_Posted by Lauren on 2024-11-11_

I helped my grandma trim her rubber plant. She told me I could keep the stuff I cut off. Is water the best way to go about it? Is the piece too big? Do I have enough nodes? Should I cut it into smaller pieces? Thanks for any and all responses!!

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## 3 comments

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-11-11

Water or soil. There isn't really a too big for propping. The main part is having a node in the water or soil. And removing the leaves from the node you want roots from so they don't rot in the water or soil

### laura 🩷🪴 commented on 2024-11-11

Plenty of nodes here and I’d just plop it in water! Maybe add a pothos cutting if you have one, for the rooting hormone they release :)

### Kades commented on 2024-11-11

I struggled with rot on the last cutting I took, I’d suggest letting it callous for a bit before sticking it in water

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