Could someone please tell me if this ivy propagation died or still has hope? Ive been really trying to make it work. When i take a cutting and put it in water it actually always grows healthy roots and pretty leaves and everything. I usually wait until the roots are a bit long or there’s plenty of them until i try to put it in soil, but AS SOON AS i put it in soil it immediately dies. In like two-three days tops. I tired keeping the soil moist- grew a fungal infection. I tried watering it every other day basically only when i poke the soil and it feels dry. Died. I tried immediately planting the cuttings in soil. Died. If i put it on the windowsill the sun even if it’s indirect kinda kills it. So ive kept it exactly where it worked for the water propagations but they still die.
This one was perfectly healthy and got a nice root system when i had it in water, so i switched to soil. Watered only when the soil was drying. The roots rotted like two days after. So i cleaned it, cut the damaged roots (literally all of them) and put it in water. Now i cant tell if its dead in there or if theres still hope she stands back up again. Any tips would be greatly appreciate 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Last pic is the current state
by moonxface
6 Comments
This pot is too big and it needs more roots before moving it.
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What type of soil are you using? Maybe a chunkier mix? And maybe instead of burying it, kinda pin it to the soil? Then cover it once it starts to root into the soil
Sometimes I do like other commenter said and lay/pin it on the substrate (chunky mix), but with the addition of a bit of damp sphagnum moss around the roots. This helped me transition monstera Adonsonii from water to soil successfully every time.
Sand propagation is the way to go!!
https://preview.redd.it/93te4tt35dpf1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d568c0e1a445956b38edc021da40f023859b2ee4
Look at my azaleas, and azaleas are supposed to be hard to prop.
Your soil looks too heavy and dense. Are you able to repot with perlite or coir in a MUCH smaller pot?