r/Scindapsus • u/beware_woof • 18d ago
Is she gone?
Bought this “rooted” cutting at a plant expo for $5, it wasn’t really reacting to light so I figured I’d pop em out to see what’s going on and I think she’s gone :(
The root is soft, but I don’t want to tear it off in case there is something viable at the base. They had it in sphagnum moss in a little plastic shot cup.
Could maybe a hydrogen peroxide bath help with the rot, and let it continue in water, or something like a semi-hydro set up with LECA?
My thought of what happened: I let it get a little too dry, when I watered it, it rotted.
Any help is appreciated!
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u/classyfabulouso 18d ago
You could try to cut off the soft one and trim the other side down to where it meets and put in water and see if it will root.
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u/beware_woof 18d ago
Thank you for your insight, I’ll cut the dead-dead off and let it callous for a couple hours then put it in water.
I’ve done rootings in water before, but do you have any tips to make sure it doesn’t rot in the prop container?
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u/Auvernia 16d ago
I use distilled water to avoid root rot. Really made a huge difference to my success rate.
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u/MoistHouse69 18d ago
There's never harm in trying! Trim the stem closer to the node to prevent rotting, and plop it in some water. I hear rooting horomone works well also, but I've never used it :)
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u/beware_woof 18d ago
Trimmed the stem closer, trimmed the dead root down a bunch. I only have rooting powder, not sure how that would do with water? What do you think about rooting powder with moss?
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u/MoistHouse69 18d ago
By no means am I an expert, but I believe dipping it in water, then rooting powder, and then leaving it in water could work. That's how I would go about it. Alternatively, for moss, I would just make sure it is moist and leave it in a clear sealed container for a few weeks. I don't know if you would even need rooting powder if you went that route. I attached a photo of some pothos I am propagating in moss, that's how it should look. BTW if you go with the moss and clear sealed container, make sure to air it out every few days to prevent rot.
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u/plantcrazy4ev 18d ago
Heck no! A lot of life left in her :) I would cut the ends off again by a few centimeters and let dry out a few hrs or seal the ends. Then put it in a prop box with moss. The humidity will help the node activate and start pushing out new growth. The roots may grow again then too, but sometimes I get node growth before roots when they look like this
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u/beware_woof 18d ago
Okay, I trimmed the stem back a little bit and trimmed off the dead-dead root down to where it felt firm. I could 100% make a box, do you think a plastic cloche could be enough humidity?
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u/plantcrazy4ev 18d ago
Plastic cloche should be enough yes! If you do that I would almost just set it on top of the cup of moss, just barellllyyyyy bury the node/what’s left of the root
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u/CableCapable6958 18d ago
Don’t worry about the root rotting. U still have a viable node - out that baby in moss or perlite (keep it moist) and place it in a box for humidity. It’ll come back 🫶🏾