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title: "I propagated her about a week ago and she hasn’t been doing good…"
description: "I propagated her about a week ago and she hasn’t been doing good since. Any advice? I’m new to keep house plants."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/1MA1ZnuIRz6AIIO9BcNwrA"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Ashlee"
published: "2024-06-16T19:26:20.848853Z"
language: "en"
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# I propagated her about a week ago and she hasn’t been doing good…

_Posted by Ashlee on 2024-06-16_

I propagated her about a week ago and she hasn’t been doing good since. Any advice? I’m new to keep house plants.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ZHd7S0ok-nyQ_OUdVwaihAUnbJHb6iqy4D8i_7STgTQ/z6t_bMv-TSmw9-dI3bWhcA.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### cheeley conservatory commented on 2024-06-16

are you saying you took cuttings from this plant and now it looks like this or these are the stems you propagated?

#### Ashlee replied on 2024-06-16

The ones I propagated.

#### cheeley conservatory replied on 2024-06-16

Okay, so they need to grow roots first before sticking them in soil. Once they have roots they will need a lot smaller of a pot than this. They will want to be in a chunkier soil as well. You can propagate in a few different ways.

### Timmyturner commented on 2024-06-16

Start with water to grow strong root system than plant in soil

### Shila commented on 2024-06-17

Agree with others on putting it in water first to propagate- but also want to add to make sure you let your cutting callous before putting it in water! If you just cut and put it in water, you’ll get root rot

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