Hello everyone. I've recently been a very casual plant owner, and I tried my hand at propagating some pothos stems. I've had these guys in water for around 4 weeks and there has been no root growth. I switch out the water once per week. Other than that, they seem happy. Do you think that these stems are too long to propagate in water, or is it normal for them to take their time?
by LunaMoonCustoms
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I wonder if the color of the glass is affecting the growth rate?
I personally would trim a leaf or two and get a few more of those nodes in the water.
If the cuttings have too many leaves it will try to keep them instead of making roots. That’s why in general, you remove the extra leaves.
Sometimes even the stem will dry before it can “drink” water. Golden Pothos easily can be prop by individual nodes with only one leaf (I’ve noticed that if it’s only a node it will grow first a leaf before the roots). I think you should divide one of them into multiple cuttings and let the other as is it’s now.
* I’m not an expert.
Not an expert but I’m wondering if the bottle itself has something to do with it? That’s a small opening so maybe don’t fill it up as much. Let it get some circulation. Also cutting the leaves like suggested would allow you to put more of the stem down in the bottle and less water.
Bottles are too narrow to get roots out, beware!
Don’t change pothos water, cuttings make their own rooting hormone which stays in the water so you’re wasting it
For quick rooting your cuttings should have 2 leaves max, too many leaves