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title: "Hi all! I took this monstera cutting last night, anyone have any tips…"
description: "Hi all! I took this monstera cutting last night, anyone have any tips or tricks on propagating a large cutting to try prevent any rot? I have tried water…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Carly"
published: "2025-08-30T00:42:58.817743Z"
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# Hi all! I took this monstera cutting last night, anyone have any tips…

_Posted by Carly on 2025-08-30_

Hi all!  
I took this monstera cutting last night, anyone have any tips or tricks on propagating a large cutting to try prevent any rot? I have tried water propagating a large cutting before and I struggled with rot, especially with the aerial roots. I haven’t put this one in water yet, just trying to let it callous first. Any tips would be much appreciated!!

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## 7 comments

### Pa\_mela21 commented on 2025-08-30

The YouTube channel Jungle Haven took a pink marble and on the end put wax to seal it \& prevent root rot. Then the aerial roots can grow in water to the size you desire to plant. I would venture to say the same with your monstera. I did it with my pink marble \& this is what it looks like

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Y55CB5NU4f51IylE8tnFEbHHaFKLUJDfqn1GWzmNAQs/KaT5CI4qQRWRf0AxGY786w.webp?size=large)

### Yup commented on 2025-08-30

Just chang out the water every other day and it should hello a bit

### Plant Father commented on 2025-08-30

let it dry out. do not put wax on it as this will seal in moisture and potentially cause rot. after a week or however long it takes to callous, i would plant it right in a small nursery pot filled with a loose, airy medium in a semi-hydro setup (i like pumice or a perlite/coco-chip blend for this) and slowly wean off watering as it grows roots until you can treat it as you would a mature monstera rooted in soil. use one or two of those long arch-shaped stakes to secure it in place and maybe some rocks or a brick (lol) on top to keep the pot balanced since the leaves are so large. best of luck

### Jessica commented on 2025-08-30

Monstera was the first plant that I got a cutting of. Keep it in clear glass, change out the water frequently, and monitor the roots for any sign of rot. Keep the plant in a well lit and open space, don't crowd it too much. I included an old picture of mine, the jar was definitely too small and the photo is from the day I moved some of it into a bigger vase.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/QwN3oytXWqJXJvXoa7ZQyuGmqmJUCLt-_vqvHKAareA/BULuuhnKQ-q5PMCC2-h0zQ.webp?size=large)

### Cali Surfer commented on 2025-08-30

In my experience when I’ve propagated my larger plants like silver swords and philodendron bob cee, I’ve had the best luck when not letting them dry, and I’ll keep it further from a window in low light and switch out the water daily

#### Aisha replied on 2025-09-01

Same with low light. They cannot grow roots when taxed with photosynthesis.

### Plantginny commented on 2025-09-10

I be done some of these successfully. I let them callous over for about 3 days, then put them in water. Just enough water to cover the nodes. I had seen somewhere that the longer they are in water, the harder it is to adjust to soil, so, I started them off in water and when the roots were about 2 inches long, I transitioned them to soil. They’ve done well.

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