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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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# I had to chop my mother’s dieffenbachia. Should I trim more the…

_Lagt ut av cam den 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 kommentar

### Ayhud kommenterte den 2025-09-08

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

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