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title: "Recently propagated my pothos for the first time. The cuttings have…"
description: "Recently propagated my pothos for the first time. The cuttings have been in water for 2 weeks now. How long should I wait for the roots to get before potting…"
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author: "Beau"
published: "2025-07-19T23:59:57.910959Z"
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# Recently propagated my pothos for the first time. The cuttings have…

_Posted by Beau on 2025-07-19_

Recently propagated my pothos for the first time. The cuttings have been in water for 2 weeks now. How long should I wait for the roots to get before potting in soil? Do I have too many cuttings in the glasses (15-20)? Thanks.

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## 8 comments

### reese commented on 2025-07-20

I would wait longer for the roots. I still haven’t planted mine and they’re considerably long, with several offshoots. I think you should spread the cuttings out a bit more to another jar if you can, so the roots don’t tangle and so they all get enough sun.

### EllaBea’s Forest commented on 2025-07-20

You can wait a long time to put them in soil if you want. How many separate plants do you want? The roots could get tangled up enough it’s hard to untangle them.

#### Beau replied on 2025-07-20

I was planning on putting them in two 6 inch pots. I am being impatient \& wanting to plant them as soon as I can

#### EllaBea’s Forest replied on 2025-07-20

Waiting a couple more weeks is probably a good idea. It is a forgiving plant though. You can leave them in the glasses they’re in if they’re all going into the same pot.

### BlondeinBrooklyn commented on 2025-07-20

Wait until they grow secondary roots \& those roots are an inch or two long.

### N Klepczarek commented on 2025-07-20

I think I’ve seen pothos live in water before. Has anyone else seen that?

#### Dorian B. replied on 2025-07-24

Yes I keep mine in just water and they do great!

### Beverly commented on 2025-07-22

I need to get this plant. It's so beautiful 😍 Yours look very healthy

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