--- title: "It’s been SOOO HARD but I’ve left these props completely alone for…" description: "It’s been SOOO HARD but I’ve left these props completely alone for about 2 weeks now (?? maybe longer idk lol) should I start misting them? if so, how often?" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/64bfd9427d9b1221ed334661?language=es" community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle" author: "Joe Christine" published: "2023-07-25T14:16:34.714Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/nuzRO4yxcc4MszrZc7pK22yzhC85gKsGZtmuueo0Wlw/92a0eb368a084ff2a8de160b25b3c44d.webp?size=large" --- [Comunidad](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=es) / [The Cactus \& Succulent Circle](https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w.md?language=es) # It’s been SOOO HARD but I’ve left these props completely alone for… _Publicado por Joe Christine el 2023-07-25_ It’s been SOOO HARD but I’ve left these props completely alone for about 2 weeks now (?? maybe longer idk lol) should I start misting them? if so, how often? ![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/nuzRO4yxcc4MszrZc7pK22yzhC85gKsGZtmuueo0Wlw/92a0eb368a084ff2a8de160b25b3c44d.webp?size=large) ## 10 comentarios ### Molly 🪴 comentó el 2023-07-25 This is such a controversial topic in the plant community 😅 I don’t mist mine whatsoever. Someone can feel free to correct me or suggest a better method, but I just leave them alone until the parent leaves die. Mine have been chilling without mist for about 6 months and the props are doing well #### Joe Christine respondió el 2023-07-25 Thank you :) I’ve also heard mixed opinions! I’m new to succulent propagations so I’m super anxious for these to work out lol ### Plant Father comentó el 2023-07-25 i only start giving them water once the leaf starts to shrivel and i can see a sizeable pup growing. after that they get treated like any other succulent— i wait til the soil is completely dry plus a few days before watering. i’ve had nothing but success growing a few echeveria and sedum species this way #### Joe Christine respondió el 2023-07-25 Thank you soooo much! ### Danika comentó el 2023-07-25 Don’t mist. But as soon as you see babies start to form, its best to fertilize the soil right beneath leaves. You can add liquid fertilizer to water and put in a squirt or dropper bottle and carefully wet the soil without wetting the leaves. This will give them needed boost for roots to be put down. #### Joe Christine respondió el 2023-07-25 Perfect, thank you!! #### Danika respondió el 2023-07-25 \*mild fertilize. Don’t over-do. Babies. 😉 ### John G Amero comentó el 2023-07-25 I read all the comments and this is what I’ve leaned over the past year: \- Be thankful when one does take off with a pup. There could or will be many that do not. Do not feel like you did something wrong. \- I have found that misting depends on how dry the dirt is or was and how deep i planted the leaf. Some I literally just toss into any plant pot and where it lands it lands. (That has worked better than any other method.) Others I shove into dirt and what will be will be. And the last method, that has been the most frustrating, is the organized-lay nicely-check-on-maybe-mist-maybe-not- mist method. Looks like for these guys you’ve got nice roots. I look at the roots with some empathy for them. Root experiences. Hmmm. Me: Ouch! Dentist: Oh come on now. Man up. Your tooth root is exposed. No biggie. Me: Looking good. Friends: Yes as long as we’re not looking at your gray roots. Me: Look at the tiny roots. They’re so cute out here in the air and sun. Roots: OMG someone please cover us! He’s trying to kill us! Maybe roots have feelings too. 😁 #### Joe Christine respondió el 2023-07-26 I love this!!! Thank you 🥰 #### John G Amero respondió el 2023-08-03 Hi, I learned the toss method worked best, and no judging, when I moved my couch and found a leaf with roots reaching into my carpet. I looked at that leaf and thought to myself… \- Seriously? I give all of you you a nice bed of dirt and all you want is a dark, under the couch, piece of carpet? - That’s when I learned my lessons. Toss the leaves and let them be. And tell parents “See. Vacuuming less is better for plants than vacuuming more.” 😂 --- _La comunidad de Planta (https://getplanta.com). La lectura está abierta a todo el mundo. Para publicar, comentar y dar 'me gusta', descarga la app de Planta: https://getplanta.com/download_