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title: "This may be a dumb question but I’ve never propagated anything from…"
description: "This may be a dumb question but I’ve never propagated anything from stems it’s always had some leaves on it. Once these have plenty of root and I place them in…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Raquel"
published: "2024-10-10T00:04:37.809567Z"
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# This may be a dumb question but I’ve never propagated anything from…

_Posted by Raquel on 2024-10-10_

This may be a dumb question but I’ve never propagated anything from stems it’s always had some leaves on it. Once these have plenty of root and I place them in soil do I place them laying down the way they are in here or do I “stand them up”? I have some roots now but I want to make sure they have a stable root system before I transfer them.

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## 4 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-10-10

lay them so the roots are in but not these stem pieces. putting the stems in soil will likely result in rot

#### Raquel replied on 2024-10-10

So these won’t be able to be planted in soil?

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-10-10

the roots can be! but the stem parts will should stay above the soil

#### Raquel replied on 2024-10-10

Ok thank you!

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