Glad you found the video helpful! Try and follow all the steps (especially drying the cuttings before placing in water, and also cleaning the slime off like I mention in the video). Good luck!
Propagation will take place faster if you do not change the water. Changing it once to twice a week, should be replaced by once, one time, at the one month mark. And even then, if there is not a lot of visible algae, it may not need to take place at all during the root propagation period.
The reason behind it is enzyme release by the cuttings that repair the other cuttings and promote growth. The signalling of this by multiple cuttings is greater than by one alone. And is beneficial. If you change the water, you lose this benefit.
Have you dried out the cuttings for a couple days before propagating? That's a main tip, and if you're doing water propagation, it's important to change the water multiple times a week, and rinse off any slime that forms on the leaves, at least until root growth starts. Hope this helps!
When you make your cuttings, you should let them dry for a couple days first. This will help prevent rotting. Also, change the water frequently and rinse off any slime that forms on the leaves.
Question - do you have to cut the leaves into smaller portions?? I cut my leaves off bc the roots were destroyed from root rot, but they’re longer leaves so not sure if I should make them into smaller pieces??
I prefer water propagation. I like to watch the roots grow. I've had some cuttings root in 2 weeks. I didn't expect that. No joke on an upside down cutting not rooting! I had a few cuttings in water, all rooted in a few weeks except one. I put the other end in the water and it sprouted after a week. I like your idea of cutting a V shape on the end. There's no mistake on which end goes in the water.
I put mine in water a week ago and i cant remember if they're upside down. Any way to find out or just look at the texture? And how long do i have to revert this? Thanks!
Thank you for your video, I stuck a shoot in my fish tank when we were moving the pots in for Xmas [2021] to hold it in water somewhere and grew roots in 2 weeks. I believe the nutrients in the soil or water will definitely make a difference
Thank you! This has been a huge help as I just discovered my S. kirkii I had recently gotten had rotted at the base and now I'm desperately trying to save what I can! Fortunately, the leaves are still healthy. I've never propagated sansies by anything other than root division, so I'm super nervous--especially since I've wanted a kirkii for some time and now this calamity! This video has truly dispelled some of my concerns. Thank you so very much!
No they will not. But each leaf cutting produces pups and those are the ones that will grow. You can cut the cuttings off, or separate the pups and only plant the pups.
Great video and blog post, you're right about there being a lot of misinformation around, almost everyone online tells you to keep these in the shade but I live on the very south coast of the UK with a south facing window and my plants absolutely boomed in the heatwave we had last summer they would have got even bigger but I was away in Germany for 6 weeks and could tell they were thirsty when I got back, but much much bigger.
All this is is figure it out and observe when he said about putting Clips on it to hold it up from the bottom I thought about another way you could put a piece of tape on it👍🏽👍🏽
It has something to do with the genetics of the plant. If you want to keep the variegation, you would just have to split and divide your plant at the roots and pot up the divisions separately.
I tried propagating Snake Plant cuttings through the water method. The cuttings, each 2 inches long, were allowed to callus for a day & then the cut ends were placed in water. It is over 60 days and I see no root formation. But the cuttings are fine and have not rotted. I keep refreshing the water every 3 days. Do I have to wait longer for roots to form? How long does it normally take to root using this method? It's extremely hot & humid conditions where I live. Does this effect rooting? Pls clarify.
Give it more time :-). It's not unusual to take 2-3 month, or even more, before roots form depending on your conditions. As long as your cuttings haven't rotted, just keep waiting. It will happen!
Hi! Thanks for your video. My snake plant looks exactly like yours in the video (no yellow on the sides). I notice that the leaves are really tall and skinny. Is this normal?
So I know you uploaded this almost 5 years ago, but I have a question. So I have a, I guess you'd call it a leaf I found on the floor at Lowe's that I later found out was a Sansevieria Cylindrica. I stuck it in some dirt, and had no idea if it was growing or not. I assumed it was because months later and it hadn't shriveled or anything. Just looked very silly. Well recently it put out a baby! But what trips me out, is it's not cylindrical like the original. It looks more like a traditional snake plant with flat leaves in a circle. Is that, like, normal? I would have assumed it would grow out the same type, if it was gonna grow at all. Is this like how cuttings wont grow variegated? I'm so curious and I can't find the right combination of words on google for it to answer me hah
I'm thrilled that you like them! I'm going to try and upload more in 2020 and have more of a regular schedule! Two videos will be coming very shortly so click on the bell to be notified if you haven't done so already :-)
I just watched a YT regarding this. Here’s a quote from the gardening page on the Stack Exchange website. “Variegation is caused by genetic chimerism. This means that an organism is composed of cells with two different genotypes (genetic makeups). In this case one cell type has the normal (green) genotype, and the second has a mutated (yellow) genotype which causes the other color. If you propagate with cuttings, only one of the cell types (the green one) will grow into a new plant, losing the other cell type (with the mutant genotype). But when using propagation by division you keep whole parts of the roots intact (which are also chimeric), and the variegation stays. So, this method is used by cultivators to keep the variegation intact.”
Yes you can definitely grow them this way! I have done something similar and am growing them in pebbles. Take a look at my blog post if you're interested: www.ohiotropics.com/2020/09/14/grow-snake-plants-in-water/
hiii, thanks for making the video!!!! i have a question: i tried the water propegation for the first. time. did everything like you said but my leaves are rotting? any tips? thank you so much :))
Have you seen my follow up video? It may help and I describe why rotting sometimes occurs. Here you go! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2CW9Bd_pgbw.html&lc=UgyeVxZfoFu_8yxnvU94AaABAg
One of my plants was a double. The small one just fell out of the soil with no roots on it. It’s got new growth on it but I don’t know what happened! Can I save the cluster whole? What should I do?
You can just stick it back in the soil and it should grow! I've done that before as well. Just make sure it's secure and not flopping around. You may want to gently support it if needed with a little stake.
I've had my cutting in water for 4 months and no roots. It's not rotting and the water gets changed every 2 days. Also, I make sure to rinse off any slime that may get on the cutting. The cutting still looks exactly like it did when I started rooting it. Is it unusual for a cutting to take so long to root? Should I keep going with the water method or change to soil?
@@OhioTropics Thank you for replying! I kept it on a window shelf that gets bright light for 3 months. I put it in my greenhouse outside last month to see if that helps. Still no roots. The cutting hasn't rotted or shriveled. I'm at a loss what to try.
Did you let it dry out? I couldn't tell from your comment. Maybe let it dry out longer. 2-3 days. The important part after that is that you should change the water frequently initially, and regularly rinse any slime that forms on the leaves. Once rooting starts, it won't be needed as much. Hope this helps!
Hey great video. And that triangle idea is a super hack. I actually put three cuttings in water to propagate about 6-8 weeks back. I make sure to change the water every 3-4 days and the leaves look healthy and thankfully no rotting, but I can't see any roots yet and it's starting to bother me now. There is some fibre like thingy in two of the cuttings but I am not convinced that they are roots 😂 Anyway, now I am contemplating putting these cuttings into soil to maybe get better results but I am not too sure. Any thoughts? Should I let them be in water or move them to soil? And how long do u think it would take for the first roots to appear in water so that I can breathe in peace 😂 Really appreciate your views on this. Thanks.
Propagating these plants is a test of patience :-D It can take even a couple months or more before you see any roots. And even longer before you see any pups. I've propagated these in soil too, and you can have success both ways. You may want to experiment with both and compare the results! I personally love to watch the roots and pups form so I enjoy using water propagation.
I need help! I am hoping you can! I have 2 snake plants! I took them outside to get “sun” but it was HOT!!!! When I went back to get them some leaves were dropped😭😭 I let them for a day and a few more started getting weak ... so I cut the leaves 😭😭 now my whole plant looks sad! What do I do? Should I leave them alone? Or should I repot them? Should I separate the good ones from the not so good ones and repot the nice ones???😭
You have to really be careful anytime you move plants from indoors to outdoors. You have to acclimate them to stronger light (even plants that DO like sun!). Otherwise they will burn. Please read this blog post: www.ohiotropics.com/2019/04/18/the-absolute-best-thing-you-can-do-for-your-houseplants/ As far as what to do, you can only resume your normal care and give it some time to recover.
Thanks for sharing! I've had no problems with having more water in the glass. I change my water frequently and clean the leaves off to prevent rotting. (And of course, dry the leaf cuttings before placing them in water).
I just got some cuttings from my vets office their plants were dry and waiting Puggo needs to go back in a few days I'm going to try n bring them home to rejuvenate them and maybe just give back smaller more manageable planes they seem a little busy. Hopefully they'll let me swap them out for some Christmas cactus until I can get them looking pretty again there vet lady didn't even act like she wanted them so there's CHANCE!!! The cuttings are in a charge glad that I use for my water propspital and they parked up overnight soim thinking it'll need successful I only start seeds, props, cuttings with water that's been left out at least overnight to dechlorinate a little and germinate seeds in unbleached cardboard, blue shop towel, toilet paper roll. EVERYTHING germinates stringer and faster without chlorine in it's life!! Much love to all and many blessings thank you for the video! 🙏💕💫✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
Honestly, the sooner you get them into soil, once they start growing some roots, the better. I've kept them quite a while in water for fun, to take photos and to monitor progress for my blog, but in general, as soon as the roots are growing (maybe a quarter into to half an inch or so), you can transfer to soil.
@@OhioTropics also would like to know I've seen people propagating in a medium-sized pot with about eight or nine pieces in them or fewer if you start them in dirt and they root can you just leave them in there or do you still need to re transplant them into new soil ????
all plants propagating in water become so soft in he water.... I have to keep cutting the soft part and leave it back in water. Whats wrong with my plants???
Have you done anything differently than I showed in the video? Do you change the water frequently, clean off the slime on the cutting often, and dry the cutting before initially putting it in water?
Yes, you can. It may not be as vigorous as ones growing in soil, but you can. Be sure to add some fertilizer to the water though, and change it out with fresh water every week or two.
Hm, are you still having this issue? I'd have to see a photo. If you'd like, you can use the contact form on my blog (ohiotropics.com) and send me an email. When I reply, you can attach the photos.
Hi thank you for the video. Question: why when I propagate either in water water or in soil, after letting the cutting sit for a couple days before putting them in those two, do they later turn yellow after a couple weeks? They got all yellow and soggy
Where do you keep your cuttings in terms of light? Can you describe in detail your placement of the cuttings in the growing environment? Did you start off with healthy leaves that are green?
Are you sure that the pretty yellow rim doesn't reproduce in the pups, I bought one with it and I just looked, there are some pups that just popped out of the soil of the pot (without deliberate attempts from my part lol) and after a while, they also developed that yellow edge. I will try the water propagation method and will see how they come out (I will be happy enough if they make it at all, it is my first attempt). Thank you for the tips!
Yes, the pups will have the variegation while in the pot. But when I'm referring to losing the variegation, I'm only referring to when you cut the leaves off and propagate that way, if that makes sense.
I would definitely let the ends dry out first. It will help prevent rotting. Let me refer you to my blog post so that you can refer to it if needed. It has all the steps I take: www.ohiotropics.com/2019/09/18/propagate-sansevieria-water/
Depending on your conditions (temperature especially), it can take even a couple months or more, so keep waiting. As long as they are not rotting, they will root.
I had planted a pice of my plant that had broken off into some soil. I thought it wasn't doing anything so I went to put it in some water, then I noticed it had some pups already. Can I still leave it in the water at this point or should I put it back into the soil? I just liked the look of it in water. Thanks!
They almost always won't. If you have a variegated plant, the only want to really ensure that your propagations are variegated is to just divide the plant at the roots if there are multiple plants growing in the same pot.
In addition to letting the cutting air dry, it is important to change the water frequently in the beginning, and also rinse off any slime that forms on the leaves. This will help prevent rotting. Once rooting starts to take place, it won't be needed as frequently.
Ive watched your other video on propagating snake pkant. Im curious do i need to dry it out first for a couple of days before putting it into the water? Or just dump all the fresh cuttings right away into the water? Thank u.
You can really pot them up at any time. Sometimes people like to see the pups first because they're fun to watch, but you can do it before too with no harm at all!
I've had propagations keep the mother plant's variation! I've found the trick is either just pure luck or lots of light! I keep the cuttings on a very sunny window ledge and the cup grew tons of algae, but the resulting pups that popped up once potted were variegated! I was very please as it was the exact variegation you showed with the yellow exterior ❤
I did some leaf cuttings in soil. All rotted but one. It has.roots but no pups. Its been about 9 months. I keep the spoil somewhat moist. Is there something else i can do? The cutting seems healthy. Ive also heard about putting a bag over it at night? Would that help?
just give it more time. I would not do the bag. Are you giving it enough light? Is it right in front of a window? A bright, warm place will give fastest results.
If it's using sodium in the water, that's toxic to plants. I'm not sure what your system uses. If you've already rooted something else with it, then you're fine!
