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title: "What's the best propagation method? Soil ..moss...perlite...etc"
description: "What's the best propagation method? Soil ..moss...perlite...etc"
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# What's the best propagation method? Soil ..moss...perlite...etc

_Posted by Lin on 2025-12-17_

What's the best propagation method? Soil ..moss...perlite...etc

## 4 comments

### Debbie commented on 2025-12-17

I’m experimenting currently and they are all doing well. Puddle may be best so far. Moss, puddle, stratum/perlite. Just sticking stems in water does well also

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### Waspinator commented on 2025-12-18

Different plants have different preferences, but for unusually challenging species (side-eye at my english oak) I've had the best luck with water, rooting hormone, and sterilizing absolutely everything involved. Meanwhile ficus benjamina will work if you stick an untreated cutting in any old dirt

### Lin commented on 2025-12-19

What about pothos? I put mine in water and in 3 days it gets root rot :/

### MicAZ commented on 2025-12-20

My Hoya cuttings are doing great in just perlite. I did put some rooting hormone on the ends. Staying healthy and rooting!

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