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title: "Hi there my plant is getting long. If I take the long strand and…"
description: "Hi there my plant is getting long. If I take the long strand and place it in the soil will it propagate?"
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community: "Plant Pro Tips"
author: "Nathalie"
published: "2026-11-01T15:24:59.339039Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi there my plant is getting long. If I take the long strand and…

_Posted by Nathalie on 2026-11-01_

Hi there my plant is getting long. If I take the long strand and place it in the soil will it propagate?

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## 5 comments

### Magic Maddie commented on 2026-11-01

Instead of putting it in soil, you should put it in water! Water propagations are a super easy and low maintenance way of propagating and they are also super aesthetic! Just make sure that the cutting you put in water has atleast one node and you should change the water every 1 to 2 weeks or whenever the water starts to look discolored. Good luck!🖤🌱

#### Nathalie replied on 2026-11-01

Thank you for your advice. I will do that!!

### Tracy Lee commented on 2026-11-02

Yes it will! Yes you can propagate but you can also make the existing pot fuller. 💚💚

### Pthomas commented on 2026-11-02

This looks like a pothos. You can definitely stick that piece in the soil to make a fuller plant like mentioned above. I recently did that but I didn’t have a clip to put it in the soil so I used hair pins and it worked perfectly!

#### Magic Maddie replied on 2026-11-07

omg i have to go through a pack of hair pins every week

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