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title: "I had a rather bulky snake plant w/lots of pups I needed to separate.…"
description: "I had a rather bulky snake plant w/lots of pups I needed to separate. Ive never had success with propagation (soil or water). Any suggestions? In Ohio Zone 6…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Buckeye Girl"
published: "2026-10-24T21:45:39.946111Z"
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# I had a rather bulky snake plant w/lots of pups I needed to separate.…

_Posted by Buckeye Girl on 2026-10-24_

I had a rather bulky snake plant w/lots of pups I needed to separate. Ive never had success with propagation (soil or water). Any suggestions? In Ohio Zone 6 (they are inside).

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## 3 comments

### Leela commented on 2026-10-25

Long process takes months in water. !!

#### Buckeye Girl replied on 2026-10-25

Thank you!

### Tessa commented on 2026-10-25

I separated my jumbo snake plant, just cut it through the root system, ensuring that each separate plant had its own portion of developed roots. I then plopped them in well draining soil mix. It takes a LONG time before they start growing well. They need light and time really. Cold windows slow them down bad. But after like 6 months, they all started pushing new leaves and pups of their own. Some of the them did get sick and killed some leaves, but primarily they did well at the 6 month mark. I live in Ny and am also zone 6a.

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