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title: "👋 Plant Newbie here! At what point do I plant cuttings? These Coleus…"
description: "👋 Plant Newbie here! At what point do I plant cuttings? These Coleus cuttings have rooted about 1 inch so far. Also, any recommendations to not shock the…"
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author: "Plant Newbie"
published: "2025-11-08T02:40:28.207343Z"
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# 👋 Plant Newbie here! At what point do I plant cuttings? These Coleus…

_Posted by Plant Newbie on 2025-11-08_

👋 Plant Newbie here! At what point do I plant cuttings? These Coleus cuttings have rooted about 1 inch so far. Also, any recommendations to not shock the plant in soil is appreciated. Thanks!

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## 7 comments

### felicity!! commented on 2025-11-08

I would wait until there are secondary roots! :)

#### Plant Newbie replied on 2025-11-08

These are my first propagation’s ☺️ - what is a secondary root? Like a tap root?

#### harper replied on 2025-11-08

a secondary roots is a little root that grows off of a bigger, main root. here's a picture :)

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/oaZUO_xIh-5fPpOSxFMMp2r0M3VpQoSvdviTwpcqEtE/KTRY69hZST27CP_FKYHVfQ.webp?size=large)

#### Plant Newbie replied on 2025-11-08

Thanks a bunch! I have to force my excitement to wait then, haha!

### Snowstorm commented on 2025-11-08

I’ve been successful with 4-5” roots and a small pot (depending on the plant usually a 4” pot)

#### Plant Newbie replied on 2025-11-08

Thanks for the advice!! These are growing so well I bet I’ll be able to transfer soon! I picked Coleus to be my first attempt at propagation, because I heard they are pretty easy and faster. 🪴

#### Snowstorm replied on 2025-11-08

The roots look super healthy!! Hope you can get them in soil soon! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 if you have a pothos you can add a node to your props and it will release the rooting hormone and help your other prop root quickly since pothos are such prolific rooters.

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