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Forrest

I am trying to propagate this pathos in water. I can’t tell if it’s making progress or possibly rotting. I’ve changed out the water and sprayed the “ roots” with alcohol. Should I let it dry out for putting it back in water?

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  1. brittrb

    The very bottoms of mine sometimes holder mushy, they still grow roots tho! Sometimes takes several weeks or even months

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  2. brittrb

    You could cut off the mushy part if it’s at the end where no root nodes are

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    • Forrest

      It doesn’t feel mushy. It’s still hard. It just looks brown on the stems. It might be hard to see from the photo.

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    • brittrb

      It’s good that it’s not mushy anc I think mine get this way to, I’ll have to look closer at them

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  3. Madison

    If there’s nothing mushy, I doubt you have any rot. You can put them straight back in the water if you didn’t cut them at all. If you did just recently trim them, let them callous over for an hour first. I’d use hydrogen peroxide over rubbing alcohol on the roots as it’s gentler but will still help stop the spread of any bacterial or fungal issues if that’s the concern.

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  4. Wade

    Let em soak. Those roots will show up eventually. Mine took a while as well.

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  5. Belle

    Have you tried propagating drops?

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    • Forrest

      Yes, I use prop drops

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    • Belle

      They seem to really be speeding my root growth up, I didn’t know about them when I started but someone told me I should try them so I did. The first ones still took a while and from what I read not everyone will root so doing a few is better!! Don’t get discouraged they will root for you!!💚

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