Propagation advice 🙏
I'm pretty new to the propagation game and recently got my first propagation station/rack ✌️ I was planning to start only with easy plants to get practice but nothing ever goes as planned 😅 I've inadvertently got two propagations going that I'm nervous to screw up so looking for some help from all of the experienced propagaters here on Greg
1) I walked into the room one day to find a branch of my mini FLF lying on the ground 😱 I snipped the tip of the stem and threw it in a water tube immediately. First it made a bunch of white gunk on the submerged stem and I wasn't too hopeful. After about two weeks in the water suddenly he is sprouting tons of roots and they are growing at an alarming rate! I was gonna let them grow awhile longer and get nice and hearty but all but one of the roots that sprouted came out at the top of the water but instead of going down they are reaching up and have grown up above the water, today I saw they have continued to grow up well out if the water and are trying to climb out of the tube??? I'm not sure what's going on and if I should throw him in some dirt or if that's fine and I should let the roots get more established? Pictured out of water and in
2) My friendship plant suddenly began to bite the bucket for unknown reasons a couple months ago after putting out a flurry of flowers 😓 I snipped the one remaining healthy looking stem and threw it in some water as I'd heard they are incredibly easy to propagate in the hopes of saving/regrowing him. I've had this stem in water for at least two months now and all I've gotten are these teeny tiny dark spikes that I thought were roots coming in but they have not gotten any bigger in a month. I expected quicker roots out of something supposedly easy to propagate, especially now that I've seen my mini FLF cutting going ham?
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1) I walked into the room one day to find a branch of my mini FLF lying on the ground 😱 I snipped the tip of the stem and threw it in a water tube immediately. First it made a bunch of white gunk on the submerged stem and I wasn't too hopeful. After about two weeks in the water suddenly he is sprouting tons of roots and they are growing at an alarming rate! I was gonna let them grow awhile longer and get nice and hearty but all but one of the roots that sprouted came out at the top of the water but instead of going down they are reaching up and have grown up above the water, today I saw they have continued to grow up well out if the water and are trying to climb out of the tube??? I'm not sure what's going on and if I should throw him in some dirt or if that's fine and I should let the roots get more established? Pictured out of water and in
2) My friendship plant suddenly began to bite the bucket for unknown reasons a couple months ago after putting out a flurry of flowers 😓 I snipped the one remaining healthy looking stem and threw it in some water as I'd heard they are incredibly easy to propagate in the hopes of saving/regrowing him. I've had this stem in water for at least two months now and all I've gotten are these teeny tiny dark spikes that I thought were roots coming in but they have not gotten any bigger in a month. I expected quicker roots out of something supposedly easy to propagate, especially now that I've seen my mini FLF cutting going ham?
#propagationstation #plantaddict #friendshipplant #fiddleleaffig
4” pot
Last watered 3 years ago
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Best Answer
Hey! I’m no expert but this is what I would do for the FLF. I’d be sure to rinse the roots once a week and scrub them a bit between your fingers so it keeps the bacteria off. I personally would move it to a bigger piece of glass and let it keep rooting! I would want roots at least 3 inches long before potting. When in doubt, don’t rush it. 🌱☀️
Yes, @RealSimpleMama is right on the money for your FLF. Bigger vessel, roots will still grow upward, but will stay in the water.
Don’t loose hope yet for your friendship plant. So@e take much longer than others to root. Clean the prop vessels and cut ends weekly and give fresh water.
Don’t loose hope yet for your friendship plant. So@e take much longer than others to root. Clean the prop vessels and cut ends weekly and give fresh water.
@BuoyantFord Hello Katie, Happy New Year!
On your FLF propagation, congratulations on its rooting progress. I would change out the water every 5 days and rinse the roots off as well. It will need a bigger vessel to continue rooting is as their roots grow upwards. You want the roots to be 3 inches long before potting up.
I don’t own a friendship plant so I’m not able to help there. #Pilea
On your FLF propagation, congratulations on its rooting progress. I would change out the water every 5 days and rinse the roots off as well. It will need a bigger vessel to continue rooting is as their roots grow upwards. You want the roots to be 3 inches long before potting up.
I don’t own a friendship plant so I’m not able to help there. #Pilea
@KikiGoldblatt wow their roots do grow upwards! Seems bizarre but I guess it fits their generally bizarre temperaments 😅