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title: "What should I do about this? Am I able to propagate in soil or should…"
description: "What should I do about this? Am I able to propagate in soil or should I put it in water?"
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author: "Princess Petal"
published: "2025-09-07T20:02:51.053887Z"
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# What should I do about this? Am I able to propagate in soil or should…

_Posted by Princess Petal on 2025-09-07_

What should I do about this? Am I able to propagate in soil or should I put it in water?

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## 3 comments

### Manic1 commented on 2025-09-07

I’ve put a couple of broken Tradescantia branches in water and they take well. They can also be stuck straight into a pot.  
Either or either they propagate nicely.  
Good luck 🤞🏼

### Sunny commented on 2025-09-07

They grow well in both. Soil roots tend to be stronger. Plus, no need to transfer from water to soil. I would put it back into soil since it already started out that way. Be sure to fertilize. 🪴🍀

### Random Strands commented on 2025-09-08

Either or just preference- I am lazy and just use my chop stick and stick it in a hole in same pot.

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