Camelia
How do I prevent the bottom from getting black like this? Or is it normal?
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Planta-Mitgliedwhen you take a cutting you should let it callous for around a day to prevent rot,if it gets long enough roots and you plant it in soil it should be fine
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So should I let it rot a bit and before I put it in soil chop the rot off?
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Would that kill the growing roots?
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- Abbi
If you leave it out of water now for a while the roots will die. If its actually rotting, id cut it off, maybe put it in a peroxide/water mix for a couple hours, and then put it back in water and hope for the best. Changing the water more often might help. Also I will sometimes use tap water because I've heard it can prevent rot because of some of the chemicals in it. I haven't researched it to be sure its true, but it seemed to make sense🤷♀️
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Now that I looked it up, it says that tap water has chemicals that can harm growing roots and all that. I've used it without any problems but idk, there might not be any benefit either.
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This is the solution I’ve come up with lmao… hopefully it works
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- Abbi
🤣good luck, I don't see why it wont
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🌿 coffeewitch 🔮Everyone that’s commented is pretty much right. I’m not sure how to stop it, but you could cap it with a colored wax like they do for lucky bamboo? 🫣🙌🏼
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Would regular wax work?
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Yes! I’m not an expert at all, I only have like 45 plants, but I’ve checked a few websites and some Reddit threads and they say the same thing. You could also use canning wax, paraffin, or just melt a crayon down 👌🏼 weekand.com/home-garden/article/kind-wax-use-seal-bamboo-plant-18019715.php plantsforallseasons.co.uk/blogs/propagation-guides/how-to-seal-the-ends-of-a-houseplant-cutting
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Awesome I’ll try that then
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I’ve come back to say that I just learned that honey works well for this too! 😯
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Sydneiis it soft? if it is not mushy, it’s fine. if is, cut back just the brown bc the roots are fine. then let it dry out a few hours and place krazy glue where the brown was. (trust me) it will be fine otherwise
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Yeah it was very soft.. I cut it off, I’ll try the wax and if that doesn’t work I’ll try the crazy glue like you mentioned.
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nickHaha I love your solution to only put the roots that have grown in the water. I had a similar issue with one of my plants recently. Sprayed her with water diluted peroxide after scraping off the gunk. Put her in a pothos water prop and she's good as new.
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I couldn’t think of anything else to do at that moment lol… we always try our best for our plants
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