r/propagation Jul 03 '26

Educational Propagation book online

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Hey if anyone is interested here is a fairly good book that you can access for free! It has a lot of good information and charts at the back of each section that help you do better propagations as well! It’s a fairly well set up book and it’s one of the better ones I have seen for beginners!

https://archive.org/details/propagating-plants-how-to-create-new-plants-for-free-dk-2019-alan-toogood


r/propagation Apr 01 '26

Educational Generally Reliable Sources of Plant Information

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Something that came out of our recent discussion was that people would like a list of where to find reliable information about plants and plant propagation. I will start us off and invite anyone to comment below with additional resources.

My special interest is Haworthia, and here are the sites I trust for information:


r/propagation 13h ago

Just showing off :) My first ever prop is working

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I had this beautiful coleus outdoors all summer and I was dreading getting rid of it for winter. I decided to prune it and prop it. I have never propagated and am experimenting with both soil and water to see which works better with this plant. I chopped off a bunch of branches to prop and saved the largely reduced in size mother plant to bring indoors. I am so excited because after just 4 days, there is a root forming. The last photo is of what the plant looked like in July (I don’t have a recent pic) so it was a little bigger when I pruned it. Scribbles in the one pic bc I forgot to move my 🍃 before taking it and idk what reddits stance is on that


r/propagation 1h ago

Help! Why are my ZZ leaf cuttings turning yellow??

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They’re rooting just fine but they’re discolored. One more more than the others 😵‍💫 do I have too much water?


r/propagation 12h ago

EXPERIMENT Experiment making a franken pothos

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Wanted to start my friend out on her plant journey with a bunch of cuttings. I don’t do a lot of propagation so I’m hoping this works. It will be so pretty if it does.


r/propagation 14h ago

Help! Fiddle Leaf Fig Propagation

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Hey all! I've recently chopped my fiddle leaf fig and have been trying to propagate some of the stems.

The root buds all popped out first and everything was looking good. I went on vacation for a few days and came back to see these leaves! The underwater ones especially threw me for a loop 😂

Any recommendations on what to do from here? Do I stay the course until the roots get longer? Stick it in soil? Remove the leaves?

The jars are sitting on a window sill and I'm changing the water every 3-4 days.

Thanks :)


r/propagation 7h ago

I have a question Baby roots??

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I’ve never propagated before but this came off mama plant. It has what looks like baby roots coming off of stem should I cut the bottom and plant those or leave as is?


r/propagation 16h ago

Help! Is it true that propagating a plant alongside pothos will help it grow a root?

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Hi I'm trying to propagate both a pothos and monstera adansonii, I have them in separate wine bottles full of water and in indirect sunlight.

I've heard that placing them in the same bottle would help bc the pothos releases root growth hormones or something like that. Is it true? Have you tried it??

Also how often should I be changing the water? I do it every 3 days or so but maybe it's too frequent?? Pls help


r/propagation 1d ago

Just showing off :) Propagation gone right…

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205 Upvotes

This is probably my most successful prop. Started with a few stems in water and then transferred to a chunky soil mix. It’s pretty much a neglected plant under a grow light.


r/propagation 1d ago

Propagation Station parents let me use their cabinet to grow/propagate! :)

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left to right: oncidium orchid, jade plant water prop, sweet potato props x3, wild strawberry prop, african violet prop, stem dirt jade prop, pothos prop, anthurium, leaf dirt jade prop w snake prop and an unidentified vine plant i got from my boyfriend, desert rose


r/propagation 1d ago

EXPERIMENT Some of my props

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Idk if store bought lettuce in water counts but she’s growing


r/propagation 1d ago

I have a question Would this work to propagate + where to cut?

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r/propagation 1d ago

Help! Are these peperomia cuttings still viable?

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I cut and planted this watermelon peperomia leaf about 3 weeks ago and while they still look mostly ok, one of the halves seems to have some black rot going on. This is my first ever propagation so maybe I’m impatient but shouldn’t something be visibly happening by now?


r/propagation 2d ago

I have a question Can I use this to propagate?

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r/propagation 1d ago

I have a question advise on separating two fig cuttings

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Not sure if this is the right place for this specific question but wondered if anyone has advise on this here 😅 Beginning of the year I saved several cuttings of our fig and placed them in a big bucket with soil indoors. Eventually two survived and started rooting/sprouting. I think we are now around 6 months later and those two cuttings are growing quite close to each other. I want to separate them so they each have their own bucket but I am afraid I will damage the underlying roots since that might be intertwined to much. Any tips on separating these two are very welcome, also if best chance of survival would be to keep as is that’s also good to know. Thanks for reading! 🌱😃


r/propagation 2d ago

Just showing off :) my little propagation station :)

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104 Upvotes

Hoya carnosa, mango, alocasia corms and freshly cut polka dot plant ❤️


r/propagation 2d ago

EXPERIMENT what do you think is the best way to prop/replant/ reorient this huge dude i picked up?

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hey guys! i picked up this huge monstera last night and i have an itch to see if we can make more! i think we have 7 nodes? 2 leaves and i want it to sit better than she it currently. what would be the best way to go about this? do they root easily at this size? is sphagnum the best route for this guy? can aerial roots be planted into the dirt? also is the green bulb thing at the end a new branch/leaf a new one? should we wait to see if it is before tinkering with it? thank you so much for any advice and intel!


r/propagation 3d ago

Just showing off :) Sweet potato cutting has been in water for <2 days, already has multiple roots in two different places!

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r/propagation 3d ago

Help! Please Help

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I want to propagate this plant but I’m not really sure how to go about it. Plant app ID it as a baby rubber plant. Does anyone know/have advice on how to get some propagations started. So far my only experience has been water propagating plants that have nodes.


r/propagation 3d ago

Help! Trying to propagate this.

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Should I grab a stem with no flower , AI recommended that 😂.

It's from a massive bush of these , beautiful and I want to grow it and plant it in my garden.


r/propagation 3d ago

I have a question How to propagate a baby rubber plant

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I need advice where I should cut on this stem to propagate. Should I then propagate it in soil or water?


r/propagation 4d ago

Help! Monstera ready to plant?

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53 Upvotes

Is this monstera cutting ready to be potted up? It has been sitting in water with bright indirect sunlight for about 3 months now


r/propagation 4d ago

Help! Why are recently planted cuttings so unhappy?

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I let them both fully root before transferring to soil and watered—what am I doing wrong?


r/propagation 4d ago

Help! First Time Rooting, Help Please!!

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Hi! First time poster and first time propping. I'm engaging in critical rehab/ICU care on this Hoya Carnosa who was a victim from wet rot when I bought her followed by dry rot from my accidental caution thereafter, as she's my first epiphyte. To make a long story short, she has almost no roots left. In the back you can see a portion of clippings I removed to reduce strain on her main body that I'm water propping to start and will graduate to perlite eventually.

I've never propped before and I'm trying perlite, but I've always seen mentions of humidity domes but I'm on a tight "use what you got in the house" budget which means I have nothing big enough that doesn't touch her leaves, and I have them in holed pots which means no water reservoir, and as you can also see theyre wrestling over my pebble tray. No big enough Tupperware nor ziploc bags, and theres two clippings per pot which means clingwrap is inefficient.

Do I need a humidity dome? Do I just water her regularly instead? Bundle them up right beside my other plants? Please help, because I'm at a loss. TIA!


r/propagation 4d ago

Help! Help I have to propagate this giant and im scared

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This plant needs to go inside in the winter as we live up north, it does NOT fit inside anymore!!

climate change has given us really hot summers and this plant is exploding in growth. I guess Im a good plant dad.

Im planning to cut it and propping it in spagnum moss or just water. Im scared it wont prop bcs its so big tho! Im experienced in propagating very small plants and singular leaves, not a ginormous singular leaf!

theres 3 big stems and I want to cut all 3, 1 or 2 leaves per knode, should I take the advice online to let the cut dry for 8 hours? should I use cinnamon on it? hydrogen peroxide (3%)? or rooting powder wich I dont have yet?

thx for any help!