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title: "How should I propagate this offshoot? Cut it off from the base? Or…"
description: "How should I propagate this offshoot? Cut it off from the base? Or leave it?"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Ntm"
published: "2025-07-06T13:07:40.077919Z"
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# How should I propagate this offshoot? Cut it off from the base? Or…

_Posted by Ntm on 2025-07-06_

How should I propagate this offshoot? Cut it off from the base? Or leave it?

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## 3 comments

### BlondeinBrooklyn commented on 2025-07-06

I'd cut (close to soil but in between the nodes - see pic) and prop in perlite. After cutting let it sit in cool/dim area on a paper towel to dry out (callous over). After about 24hrs dip end into rooting powder, let it dry for about an hour. Get a thin glass/plastic vase, fill so that about an inch of the stem is submerged. Pour in water till about the bottom 1/3 of perlite is in water. Put it in bright indirect light (shown location looks great.) Refill water periodically.

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#### BlondeinBrooklyn replied on 2025-07-06

In a few weeks give stem a gentle tug up \& if you feel resistance that means she's rooting. I'm using this method for a Monstera cutting.

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### Ntm commented on 2025-07-07

Thanks! I'll try

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