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title: "I have a pothos i would like to take some cuttings from and propagate…"
description: "I have a pothos i would like to take some cuttings from and propagate them. My question is.... is it better to root them in water..... or in the soil with root…"
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# I have a pothos i would like to take some cuttings from and propagate…

_Posted by Dolan72 on 2025-12-11_

I have a pothos i would like to take some cuttings from and propagate them. My question is.... is it better to root them in water..... or in the soil with root powder?

## 6 comments

### prayformyplants commented on 2025-12-11

I’ve never tried putting back into soil, water has always worked well for me but it wouldn’t hurt to try both and see which roots faster and which you prefer!

### Whit\_Y commented on 2025-12-11

You can root pothos in either water or soil, so you really can’t go wrong. I usually lean toward perlite / soil because the roots come in a bit stronger and the move to a pot is less stressful for the plant, but water works perfectly fine too. If you go with soil, keep it lightly moist; if you use water, just refresh it every few days.

### brittrb commented on 2025-12-11

I’ve tried water and that works well, and just yesterday I put one directly into soil , so we will see how it does🤷🏼‍♀️

### Tam’s Plants commented on 2025-12-12

I’ve always gone the water route and have been able to generate several new plants using this method!

### Dolan72 commented on 2025-12-12

Thank you everyone for the suggestion. I had several cuttings and decided to put half in water and half in soil.

### The Rooted Pothos commented on 2025-12-13

I have great success with pothos propagation! Root in water for several weeks (this works best in the summer or warmer climates). Then before transferring to soil in a pot, I add soil slowly over a couple weeks to the water and THEN pot it up. This helps it acclimate to the PH of the dirt without going into shock. Mine vine so fast when I do it this way. If I just stick them straight in dirt after rooting, they don’t grow much.

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