I tried propagating a bare patch of my golden pothos in perlite, and it’s gone well! I’ve never done this before so I have a very simple set up with a piece of Tupperware covered in cling wrap that I have sitting in a mini greenhouse and on a heat pad. I’ve been opening it up to let it breathe every couple of days.
I realize now that I should have started with a deeper container so the leaves would have room to develop.
Is there anything special I need to do to move these cuttings to a deeper container? Should I keep the current perlite and just add more, or swap to all new perlite? Does it have to be a certain depth for the roots to develop well?
I know another option is to transition to sphagnum moss, would that be recommended at this stage?
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When I do this, I will let the first leaves grow and then place in a more permanent setup. Spag, or perlite and fluval, or potting soil amended with extra perlite. I like mother earth and Fox farm soils.
You should be able to transplant these to a larger container no problem. I find that when propagating in perlite, the roots hold on to the perlite really well, making it easy to replace in the perlite.
When you pull these cuttings out of this container, leave the perlite that is stuck to the roots intact. Put a bit of perlite at the bottom of your new container, then place your cuttings, fill perlite around roots.
You honestly may not need to transplant this to a new container, the roots will do their thing and grow where there is room in the container. However, they may get tangled and become difficult to separate, so thats something to consider.
You should be fine to reuse this perlite if you haven’t have issues with rot or pests. If you have had issues with either of those things, it can be safer to use new perlite.