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title: "Got these plantlets for Christmas! Their roots were very small, the…"
description: "Got these plantlets for Christmas! Their roots were very small, the biggest one was about probably two inches and the others were a fraction of that. I didn’t…"
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author: "Freedomskai"
published: "2023-12-25T06:13:16.564Z"
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# Got these plantlets for Christmas! Their roots were very small, the…

_Posted by Freedomskai on 2023-12-25_

Got these plantlets for Christmas! Their roots were very small, the biggest one was about probably two inches and the others were a fraction of that. I didn’t have any tiny pots to put them in (they were gifted to me in a wet paper towel) so I tried to clean off as much soil as possible and I put them in water for now until I can get a baby nursery pot. Is this ok? And how do I move forward from here? This is a friendship/money plant.

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## 2 comments

### Plant Father commented on 2023-12-25

i highly suggest sticking them in perlite or a sphagnum moss and perlite blend to root instead of water. i’ve had lots more success with this method and pilea can be a bit difficult to prop

#### Freedomskai replied on 2023-12-27

Thank you! I’ve never actually tried sphagnum moss but I’ll try it!

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