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Hey Harli! Love you videos! I need to do this!!! Thanks so much for the idea! You mentioned the Hoya carnosa compacta and thought I’d just share how I have gotten mine to root. A big ziplock bag full of perlite, wet the perlite and blow up the bag. In a west window. And I got them all to root. I was shocked 😳 just thought I’d share my success in case it can help anyone else out
Ive just switched to perlite, It was recommended as a good way to overcome transition shock as the roots dont have to be separated from the growing media . I live in New Zealand and we make the world's top Sphagnum moss, and you can buy perlite and pumice from your local extinct volcano. I use sphagnum around the base of my hoyas in the summer and the have improved growth
I do this, but I mix some rooting hormone into my sphagnum and I keep right next to an East Window. They get. Little direct sun in the morning. I also air it out once a week.
I make videos too and when you said “this video is pointless”, I felt that haha. But rest assured its very helpful 😊 thank you! Can’t wait to try this method.
What Ralph just said. YOU are doing GREAT! You remind so many of us old timers - of ourselves when we were young, like you are now :) keep doing what you love to do! 💖🐦 we are you, but with decades of experience!!!
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I stopped your video midway, dug around in my plant supplies, and set it up. Went right back to the video and finished off by seeing your little man. It's a two-fer! Thanks!
Why is it babies always end up looking their dads after everything we go through for them 😂 You are both looking beautiful ❤️ Sending love from the UK xx
Not sure if you wanted a legitimate answer to this 😃but it's actually to make sure the father doesn't abandon the baby! So all babies look like the father in their early months/first year, to insure the father will love it and will stay around to take care of it. (Obviously not something that's very necessary anymore, but it's a cool primitive biological thing that is still prominent in present day babies)
@@PiquaLilly this is actually not true. There was a study done on it in 1995 but ultimately since we have found it inconclusive since. Funny theory though. And though you said it isn't useful anymore, I'd disagree. A lot of father's remain absent.
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I’m also obsessed with this prop method! Btw, perlite makes a great substrate as well. I briefly soak it in water sometimes with seaweed supplement and then drain it fairly well. Then into the chamber it goes! Works like a charm. :)
I love doing this method with strawberry boxes for small plants and grape boxes for a bigger cuttings..they are clear boxes that already have holes in them so it has work great for me Thanks for sharing 💚
“Oh this video is pointless” it’s not. I actually tried this method a year ago and my plant rotted and died. Now I know it’s because it didn’t receive any light. This video is very helpful, thanks for sharing.
Ash the Curly Blonde I feel the same way! I get most of mine as cuttings in swaps & stuff! I have great luck getting great hoyas on Facebook BST groups too!
This is crazy, I've been calling this, "my humidity trapping method" and its pretty much the exact same as yours!! haha - One thing about the direct sun, is that it heats up the interior of the container. I've found this to actually be very desirable as it causes the moisture to regularly evaporate and condense on the walls /lid of the container. I believe this has a great deal to do with stopping mold and rot because it means there is an actual "water cycle" occurring inside the propagation vessel wherein the water is never allowed to sit stagnant in the substrate.
I do this too! I was shocked how much faster it was than water. Definitely my favorite method for most aroids. peperomia are still easier in water for me
I've been doing this too and can't believe how well it works for things like peperomia prostrata or aglaonema. I also still use water propagation, but agree this is such a great method!
So inspired! Just went out and bought spagnum moss & found a big container box. Could you please do one with tips and tricks for taking the cuttings that you then put In here. Never done cuttings yet but am so keen.
Can we talk about how I get MORE useful information from your channel and have used more of your suggestions than any other and now I'm a better plant mom because of you.
Last Saturday I made up boxes of damp moss, and filled them with cuttings of Scindapsis, P Micans, Tradescantia and Heart Leaf Philodendron. I have roots. In one week. The cuttings have stayed happy, perky, green and healthy looking. I am beyond amazed, and telling EVERYONE that will listen about your method. Thank you so much for this info!!
Loved the video, propagation is so fun! I've been subscribed for years for your plant content but i would LOVE for more baby content :) He's honestly one of the cutest babies i've ever seen!
Harli, I finally got a box and put it out using everything from your video. I put in only the saddest of cuttings just to see. I didn’t have GREAT light for it so I was already worried, and I hadn’t checked the box for a MONTH until today, I was sure I messed it up. I have so many HUGE GORGEOUS HEALTHY rooted plants now, it totally rehabbed them!! Thank you so much for this video/technique! Doing my second round today! P.S. would love to show pics of the bounty, any place to post them? P.P.S. the moss is super wet and there is a lil green moss growing on some of it - do I need to pitch it and start over or discard the most part? It doesn’t smell and it obviously worked so well, I wasn’t sure. Thank you so much!!❤️
Dear Harli, thank you very much for this video. I can't wait to try it. The most helpful thing I learned was your throwaway comment about using the method as an 'ICU' for plants!!! Thank you! Kai has great timing, he woke up just in time for us to see him, bless him. :)
Great video Harli, I've been watching your videos every day after work and they help so much to melt away the stress of the day. You make me feel like I'm hanging out with a good friend and this is so helpful especially right now. So, in case you are in need of some validation, you are awesome and I/we are thankful for you and other creators now more than ever. 💚 from Vancouver
I came back and found this video because i’ve had sentimental cuttings i’ve been trying to root for MONTHS. they were starting to rot so i did this yesterday as my last attempt. THEY ALREADY HAVE ROOTS. thank you !!
This works, thank you Harli. The only method that has worked actually, for me. But I think it worked so well that my roots got too intertwined with the moss. Be careful and if the moss is not giving, then let it be... because you will just pluck the roots off of your cutting otherwise.
I’m so going to try this! I’m using a similar box with moss (not sphagnum, just the one i find in my garden) to germinate avocado seeds! A friend suggested it and it is working wonderfully 🌿
I've been doing this same idea for ages! It works SO WELL! I put leca in the bottom, then moss, so I dont have to water as often. Mine are on my seed starting mat under my grow lights, so to reduce the mold i take the lid off and let it air out one day a week. The only thing that works better for rooting is fish tanks. Lol
I love this video. I've been doing a sort of terrarium for propagating succulents, I was using an old clear salad container with a snap top. I have just had a paper towel in the bottom and I mist it with water occasionally. One of my biggest issues has been rooting into the paper towel. But using moss will solve that issue. Thank you for this video!
So, Harli, this method is no joke, and I'm super grateful to you for showing us how you do this. I've been using it for cuttings ever since you first posted it.
It’s amazing just how much I learn from you. The amount of information you give us is so appreciated. Sometimes I think I have exhausted all of my options and then I watch your videos and it’s nice to hear your way of doing things. I try some of the techniques that you use and it works well. I am always happily surprised when I succeed. Thank you for sharing your inspiration and insights much love and prayers for your family. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️
I've been doing it with old tupperware/plastic take out containers. Working good! And that's a great idea with keeping a jar of water with it for additional humidity. 🌿👍
I’m one week in with my prop boxes and everything is growing so so well! Silver pothos that I’ve had a really hard time rooting in water is FLOURISHING. I will say that whenever I use mosquito bits, they make the surface of my plants moldy, and the same is happening in these prop boxes because they’re so wet. No fungus gnats, but I’m still brainstorming a solution so that I don’t have to keep cleaning mold out of my plants/prop boxes! I’m going to try replacing the sphagnum and trying without mosquito bits and take care when I open them for air.
If it can kill a whole mosquito, it can kill the protective disease suppressive bacteria that tend to survive on dry moss. Pathogens don't do so well all dried out. I use black gold seed starting mix and either use it straight. I have lots of fungus gnats in my potted veriegated pothos with rich soil and compost but none at all in my propagation setups. Hope that helps.
Either use it straight or mixed with fresh spent coffee grounds* just don't be sterile or sanitized at all In there, but still be clean and tidy lol if that makes sense. Plants have bacteria and fungi inside them anyway so sterile isn't even an option. If u have sterile media, it's a buffet for the first mould spore to float in there. U want those spores to be outnumbered and eaten by lactobacillus and b. subtilis, pseudomonas, etc.
I am so trying this box method! I've just started air layering and am seeing results quickly, so it would be great to give this a go as a lower maintenance way to propagate 🌿
This is genius! My only regret is that I watched it a day too late 😑 I went to a local flower market yesterday and saw shops selling a bagful of moss but I didn’t buy it because I was thinking that it’s too early to build a moss pole to my vining plants. Didn’t know that it can be used like this. I have a few questions tho: 1. Will the propagations using this method adapt faster when placed in soil? (Compared to the water method) 2. I have a potted baby P. Brasil (just got it last week) and I think she’s not in her best shape so I’m thinking if I can also place her inside this without removing her from the pot or cutting it for propagation. 3. Can this method still grow leaves? I have few cuttings in water that has a shoot but it’s taking a while for it to develop. Thank you!
Somehow I came across your video and I'm so glad I did, my backyard like your room - I propagate and grow over 1,000 plants, I live in Florida and we just got hit by a hurricane and I'm seeing lots of stuff ( sadly/happily for the additional plant) that I can use your technique on! I have propagated succulents for about 10 years and a lot of other plants, I love the idea of creating more plants!!
Have you ever tried this method with a shrub, like a hydrangea? I have used the box method but always in pots of soil. Interested in your insight. Thanks.
The word is addict ! Lol. Just looked at those type boxes , and thought hmmm, I could use those for propagating !. Then, next day, here you are, must be a sign.😇 thanks
Harli, your excitement about the prop box is so cute. This is my second time watching this because there is some great information in it! I have learned a lot about plants from watching your videos. Thanks. PeterInHalifax.
I love water propagation too, but I always have issues with my plants going from water to soil (shock stress). I bet the propagation boxes may not have so many issues since spagnom is at least some sort of substrate.
i apologize if this is a duplicate question, i did try to scroll through and read them all before commenting. how long does the spag moss last before you should swap it out with new? i’ve ordered the stuff to make one and am just wondering how long it lasts once the prop box is made. thanks so much!!
@@suckiiiit9368 Yeah things that mattter lolll I needed that info bad and all I see is gossip!! Bahaha I actually wasted my money on that sphagnum Moss stuff didn’t work for me. Luckily I’m a fkn genius and I can clone anything now with tap water and my fogger. Don’t need anything else but nutrients might make my success faster. 🙃 👑
I love watching your videos because you act like you are confident about what you talk about in your perspective . You are adorable when you realize you spoke the reality of your taking care of plants many of us are emotionally attached our beautiful plants we get attached to. You are straight up about not having a standard formula data sheet with exactly a for everything and that is the only way to put it . Then you get even more lovable when you feel like you didn’t give your subscribers an explanation to what most people want to know. .
I tried this and after just 1 week my monstera adasoni has almost a half in root!!! No rooting hormone used at all. Love this method I’m officially converted.
I need to find someone selling a pink princess cutting, my 21st birthdays coming up and its my NUMBER ONE WISH LIST PLANT Im so sad i cant go look at nurseries this spring): Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!
I have seen some on Etsy but be prepared to pony up! But if it's your birthday and a big wishlist item, then go on and treat yourself! (ok I'm a bad influence).
I started a propagation box....oh my gosh...I’m addicted. So much fun and so exciting. I don’t even know what I’m going to do with all these babies but YAY for all the prop babies. 😀
Loved this video ❤️ Do you have any strategies for “hardening off” the plants once you’re ready to take them out? I’ve been doing this with a bunch of peperomia leaves but I found especially the peperomia Rosso don’t react well to just removing them from the humid environment cold turkey, I ended up having to put most of them back in to prevent them from going into too much shock.
I have a two step process - a rooting box and a "growing up" box for ones I've potted up but are still delicate. I keep it less humid and it doesnt sit on my seed starting mat, so it's not as warm. After a month in the growing box they do better in my plant room. Some very fussy ones may need to sit next the humidifier though. Lol
I find most plants are fine cold turkey if you dont disturb the roots. Pepperomia Rosso too, try moving it from moss to soil but leaving it in the prop box for a further couple of weeks, then take it out
So great! I do use this method for props but some just won' t agree root 😄, lost walliniana var. And struggling with Standleyana variegata, seriously Stan is the worst rooter of all plants!!
Hey Harli... just wondering if you are straight up throwing mosquito bits into the box or are you soaking them and rehydrating the sphagnum with the water? 😊
I have a question about transferring from the sphagnum to soil. Do you have to get the sphagnum that has stuck to the roots off before you pot it up? If so how do you recommend doing it?
New viewer here, hello! 🖐 You said that this method would work well to rescue plants on the brink of death. How exactly would you do that? Would you take the plant out of its pot and soil, and then put it into the moss? Just put the whole plant in its pot into the box? I have a prayer plant that needs help and would like to do this.
To rescue a plant, you need to gently rinse away the soil and then check the roots. Trim away any rotten, dead, or sickly areas. Then gently place it in the moss, taking care to "bury" any roots or nodes. This makes a little plant ICU so it can start repairing and putting out new healthy roots.
Help! I bought my first expensive plant. Strawberry Shake top cutting!! I tried moss propagation and I checked on her today and her leaves are droopy and her stem is shriveled. Her node looks great. I threw her in my water prop station but she was my first time trying moss. Which I got from a PPP cutting. Can i leave her in water until the moss comes in 4 day?
This is a curiosity I have had for a while. When you have a longer cutting like that brevialata and it gets roots in several spots along the stem like that, how do you pot that then? Are you laying it horizontally on the top of the soil? Maybe a video once that is ready to pot up would help me to understand.
Kyra D you can lay it horizontally on the soil, or you can actually just trim the roots from the stem section off & only plant the roots that are at the end of the plant! Hopefully that makes sense how I explained that? 😬
I am consider adding a little bit of watered down Clonex which is a hydroponic rooting hormone which is really great it gives great results in things like this and in peet pellets!
What if i used decompose coconut tree(it turns into soil) or coco peat? Coco coir? Like that, idk what is it called...and the Tupperware didn't have a holes? I put a giant pothos stem in it (idk if i cut it in a right way) is it okay? Will it turn out well? Help😟
Hello Harli 🙋 Thankyou for all your videos... you are really amazing , beautiful and talkative 🤣but we really enjoys watching you ...I am from the Philippines your No 1 fans here💕 Hello baby cute but not a baby now anymore , this video was 3 years ago 🤣🥰
I literally just moved a couple props I was trying in water to this after watching your video! I’m very new to houseplants and your videos are so helpful!
Thank you so much Hali, I really really enjoyed watching you talk about your sphagnum moss propagation. I’ve got some cuttings in a similar box. I’m hoping to get some more plants from it. Your baby boy is so cute and adorable too, and your black Lab who was in the background. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤❤
Great video, great energy. Our world is in such a learning fog it’s nice to see some with a clear passion and drive for nature. Plants are something that can change every person on earth for the better.
