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title: "What’s the best option for these? Just put them in water, a wet paper…"
description: "What’s the best option for these? Just put them in water, a wet paper towel or soil? Let let sit for a bit? Just cut them today"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/byxZEKJuoDOaqGdBEmkzrI"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "brittrb"
published: "2025-11-18T22:06:03.880159Z"
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# What’s the best option for these? Just put them in water, a wet paper…

_Posted by brittrb on 2025-11-18_

What’s the best option for these? Just put them in water, a wet paper towel or soil? Let let sit for a bit? Just cut them today

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## 4 comments

### Dolan72 commented on 2025-11-18

Let them sit for a day or two. Cut the bottom in a V shape and plant in a cactus soil or well draining soil. Water sparingly

#### Rhus replied on 2025-11-19

This is exactly what I did. I cut a notch into the bottom and let it callus over, totally forgot about it for a few days, and finally remembered to put it in a well-draining medium. I used aroid media because I didn't have any succulent soil at the time but it worked fine. It took MONTHS but now I have a baby snake plant!

### Dolan72 commented on 2025-11-19

I've used good quality potting soil, sand and perlite to make a succulent soil

### 🌺 Thai Jade 🌺 commented on 2025-11-19

I’ve notched them, allowed to callous and placed them perlite. Very slow growing.

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