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Hello! This is my first time buying a cutting vs a rooted plant so I'm struggling to know if I'm doing anything right. I got this a few weeks ago. The seller cut this while I was there (after I admired the plant) and advised me to plant it directly into soil. She did say I could water prop if I wanted but that she would personally just pot it. So I put it in a mix of potting soil and perlite. It was in an old to go cup as I didn't have any small pots at the time, but I did cut drainage holes on the bottom. I posted some pics of it planted to see if it looked ok and someone said it looked fine. I kept the soil moist but not soggy (at least I think I did). But I noticed the topmost aerial root had kind of died off so I uncovered a bit of the next root down and the bottom half was mushy. So I pulled it out, which maybe I shouldn't have done, but I was concerned it was rotting. One of the longer roots was totally mushy on the bottom so I trimmed that portion off. One of the roots seems a little mushy in the middle but the bottom seemed ok so I left it. And the last root seems firm enough. The cut end of the stem was yellow, so I cut that off as well. Now I have it sitting in a glass like shown in the pictures, with just the end of the longer roots in the water (if I try to put the shorter root in the water, I can't keep the cut stem out of the water and I wasn't sure if that was a problem). I really want to do this right. Am I just overreacting and I should repot it in soil again? Should I continue keeping it in water until it grows more roots? What can I do to increase my chances of success here?

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  1. Wolfen 🐺

    You need to cover the node in the water. I'd suggest pulling it out and letting it sit in a 1:3 ratio of peroxide for a few seconds (5-10), then pulling it out. Sanitize this glass. Then put it back with water filled up just above the node

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    • Wolfen 🐺

      These do great just potted up too. I, like the person you got it from, prefer to just pot them up. If you leave it like this, with the roots not covered in water, it will die off. So itd probably be better planted, after you sanitize it

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    • Magz

      Second these thoughts!

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    • panda

      I tried potting it first like she said, but the roots started getting mushy and the bottom of the cut end was turning yellow. So I took it out and put it back in water because I was afraid it was dying. Is that expected?

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    • Wolfen 🐺

      It honestly sounds like your futzing with it to much. Just sterilize it and pick a medium and leave it to grow roots. The cut end will discolor as it calluses. The roots shouldn't get mushy, but the sterilizing should help whatever bacteria was causing it

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    • Wolfen 🐺

      You leaving the roots to dry out in this set up will contribute to them dying off and turning mushy though

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