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Lauren

I have two aglaonemas I’m trying to propagate and have been for a long time. I had them in water then switched to perlite prop. Any helpful suggestions?

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  1. Adrian

    Water propagations can take an eon, especially for some species. If you’ve tried water and perlite methods, I’d recommend patting the props dry with a paper towel, then picking up some Bonide’s Rooting Hormone Powder and covering the nodes in it, then sticking it in some fresh soil in a small pot, and letting it grow from there. I know plenty of people love water propagating, but starting off with a soil propagation helps remove the risk of transplant shock when trying to transfer a prop developed in water to soil, where roots develop to be hardier to begin with to survive. By starting it in soil, you’re less likely of the plant losing its nice new roots if you want to add it to a new pot or with the original plant it came from. Hope this helps! 😊

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    • Lauren

      I have done this method with a diffenbachia and I don’t know why I didn’t just try this method first bc I would not be so worried nothing was happening since I can’t see below the soil line! I may move these props to this method if they don’t do something soon!! Thank you!

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    • Adrian

      No problem 😉

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