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title: "I had to chop my mother’s dieffenbachia. Should I trim more the…"
description: "I had to chop my mother’s dieffenbachia. Should I trim more the cuttings for a better propagation? Maybe : cut in half and put in soil? Or lay down…"
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author: "cam"
published: "2025-09-08T11:27:35.735295Z"
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# I had to chop my mother’s dieffenbachia. Should I trim more the…

_Posted by cam on 2025-09-08_

I had to chop my mother’s dieffenbachia. Should I trim more the cuttings for a better propagation? Maybe : cut in half and put in soil? Or lay down horizontally? Any other advice ? Thanks a lot!!

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## 1 comment

### Ayhud commented on 2025-09-08

I was successful putting stem cuttings with 3-4 nodes in water to propagate!

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