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title: "How do you know when its time to put the cuttings in soil? I have a…"
description: "How do you know when its time to put the cuttings in soil? I have a spider plant cutting and some pothos cuttings"
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author: "Khushi"
published: "2026-09-26T15:37:57.601887Z"
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# How do you know when its time to put the cuttings in soil? I have a…

_Posted by Khushi on 2026-09-26_

How do you know when its time to put the cuttings in soil?

I have a spider plant cutting and some pothos cuttings

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## 8 comments

### Jess commented on 2026-09-26

Once the roots have roots, when you can see the small roots that grow off those first roots that are there

#### Khushi replied on 2026-09-27

Thank you🤗

### Kal commented on 2026-09-26

I always wait until the roots are at least 2-3 inches

#### Khushi replied on 2026-09-27

Thanks thats helpful

### Dondoo52 commented on 2026-09-26

I also wait for secondary roots (as Jess explained above).

#### Khushi replied on 2026-09-27

Thank you

### Plantingsherry commented on 2026-09-27

I wait until there is a lot of roots because it never hurts to wait longer, but if they’re not established enough, the plant won’t make it.

I’m new to Plants right now, but when I was a kid, I had tons of plants always growing from clippings from my mother’s plants so I’m not exactly new to that.

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#### Khushi replied on 2026-09-27

Yeah, i have had some experience where i put them in soil too early and it never took

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