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title: "These baby zebra plants were gifted to me, how long does it take for…"
description: "These baby zebra plants were gifted to me, how long does it take for them to grow roots? And do I keep it mostly dry? I’m seeing conflicting info on how much…"
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# These baby zebra plants were gifted to me, how long does it take for…

_Posted by Lo on 2024-12-20_

These baby zebra plants were gifted to me, how long does it take for them to grow roots? And do I keep it mostly dry? I’m seeing conflicting info on how much to water. I’m sure this isn’t the best type of soil but it’s all I had for now.

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## 2 comments

### 9s commented on 2024-12-20

less soil is better for haworthia imo. faster for it to dry out. should have roots in a few weeks but until it has roots, it’ll be better to keep it on the dry side to prevent crown rot (because the water isn’t being absorbed.)

#### Lo replied on 2024-12-20

I watered the soil pretty throughly yesterday, should I repot with dryer soil?

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