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   Ashlynn

   over 1 year ago

   You look like your going amazing💚🌷

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   Cait2k3

   over 1 year ago

   oveeee that arrowhead! Arrowheads and angel wings (caladiums) look similar and are my absolute two favorites! Here’s some a cool tip I’ve picked up since I began my plant journey a couple years ago. (apologies if you already knew this) Pothos/Philo prop water— I see you are on your way to propagating a Heart Leaf Philodendron “Brasil” in water. A hot tip I learned was that these small leafy philodendron like Heart Leaf as well as well Golden Pothos are pretty much the easiest and quickest to prop and grow good roots. Your first roots usually appear within a week, so long as you made your cut with at least two growth points or “nodes” above the cut and have them submerged. The more nodes the merrier. Some people say it’s best to change your props water at least once per week, but I’ve also heard the exact opposite: not to change the water, because, the prop will have released important growth hormones into the water it needs so don’t dump that. Personally, I just top off what evaporates. Make sure any roots grown already or nodes always stay submerged, though. You can also dump half of the water and refill with half fresh water. I apologize if your knew all this already. One last point about the water: once you have AT MINIMUM 2” root growth (but more is always better) it’s time to plant into soil and hope it survives the shock of the transfer. If it does not…sad times. BUT, here’s my pro tip: I dump the “used” Philo/Pothos “growth hormone water” into a mason jar. Because, it’s a fact that when it comes to trying to propagate cuttings of other types of plants that happen to have a much lower you could also just throw in a Philo/Pothos cutting in with the difficult prop if you don’t have any Philo/Pothos water on hand.

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     Katm3281

     over 1 year ago

     Thank you so much for the insightful information! I have propagated a few pothos but never philos so I’m just hoping for the best! I did notice sometimes my propagations would grow mold and algae any tips for that?

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     Cait2k3

     over 1 year ago

     Well, some people recommend changing the water weekly to avoid that, and every 4-5 days for snake plants especially. I might do that with my snake props since they always seem to mold, no algae. But like I mentioned before, I usually just too off the evaporated water and move on. I haven’t noticed algae to cause problems, besides being gross. But I’m still a novice at only two years into my plant passion with no experience before. However, once or twice I read a tip to put a few drops of hydrogen peroxide into your water prop. I’ve done this and not burned my props so far tho I’m unsure if if it has helped because I’ve never done a side by side experiment. Just make sure you research this and see what they say as to “how many dropper droplets of hydrogen peroxide oz/cup/gallon of H2O” to combine! One or two more good tips cuz propping is so fun: 1) use a sharp blade and cut into all of the nodes just a little (til you see green). Careful not to cut all the way through and break your whole stem/cutting in half like I have several times. You’ll want a very sharp and disinfected knife plus a steady hand that isn’t forceful. Stop here and let the new notches, as well as where you made the cut from the plant original plant, callous over 24-72 hrs (depending on the type of plant), then put in your chosen water vessel. I believe these notches seem to help guide the plant as to where the roots should make their way out quicker! 2) now, if you want to be EXTRA, like me.. go on Amazon and buy this tiny little jar called “Crazy Keiki Paste”. That’s the brand I bought and like. It’s $18.99 and lasts a long time! Also, snag a cheap paint brush or makeup brush and disinfect it to use to apply the paste. Keiki paste is a hormone rooting paste to encourage it to root better and faster. There are many hormone rooting pastes, gels, and powders out there but I like this one the best. Btw, I just researched and confirmed something I’ve been doing wrong the whole time lol..you definitely apply the keiki paste AFTER the callous has formed lol, not while the notch is still moist after it was just made! Oops. Here are some props I have going! Enjoy water propping!

     

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