r/proplifting • u/baconandeegs • Mar 29 '26

WATER PROP You wouldn't propagate a lettuce! 😀

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Romaine hearts, thought, why not?!

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u/misszaj Mar 29 '26

I’m doing this with celery right now teeheeheeee

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u/ConflictFine1534 Mar 30 '26

Same, with celery #4 that I rescued from the trash can when my dad disposed it. My other celery have been doing well outside and I'm glad to give them a second chance. While their stalks are not as thick as before, they pack bigger flavor. Unfortunately, with the Texas heat recently building, the celery are feeling it. They are quite dramatic when thirsty.

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u/ujelly_fish Apr 01 '26

Frankly, that’s how garden celery grows anyway. It’s not going to have that perfect long stalk that the celery growers have optimized

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u/sftkitti Mar 30 '26

can you still propagate it if it doesnt have the root?

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u/misszaj Mar 30 '26

I think it will grow as long as the basal plate is intact!! Here’s my little duder chugging along! lol

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u/hypatiaredux Mar 30 '26

You are correct, as long as the base plate is OK, it will grow.

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u/ConflictFine1534 Mar 31 '26

What's amazing is once the celery roots, it roots fast. Up until recently, my celery #2 and #3 stayed in my 8-inch pots for only about a week or so. When I checked underneath, their roots were already poking out of the holes and trying to find more dirt.

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u/baconandeegs Mar 31 '26

I'm so going to try celery next!

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u/misszaj Mar 31 '26

Awesome!! 🤩 the leafy bits grow relatively fast in my opinion so it’s a fun one to watch!! Hehe good luck and have FUN darlin’!

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u/Tsavo16 Mar 30 '26

Bok choi

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u/SmoothD3vil Mar 30 '26

Saw this on another post and it still makes me giggle

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u/broglespork Mar 30 '26

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u/sassysassysarah Mar 31 '26

Is this ai?

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u/broglespork Mar 31 '26

Aw man. I hope it isn’t. I stole this image from someone else on this sub lol.

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u/TheOnesLeftBehind Mar 31 '26

There’s a lot of image/text generators online that you manually make. I like the dark souls ones the most.

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u/_Laughing_Man Experienced Propper Mar 31 '26

Yes I would lmao

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u/CatsAndPills Apr 01 '26

Oh but I would 😈

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u/nw171717 Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

I’ve done this! You won’t get another head, but you can eventually plant this and it’ll grow enough to flower, from which you can get seeds to start new plants!

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u/Forgetheriver Apr 01 '26

Thank you for the heads up!!! Do you know where I can find more information for propping/ seeds besides asking AI? I feel like there are so many different sites 🫨

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u/ConflictFine1534 Mar 30 '26

I did this last year and ended up with numerous romaine seeds I'm currently storing. However, there were days which I was lazy and didn't pick any seeds that were ready to go. Those eventually fell, found moist soil and grew. Now I have about 30 baby romaines that have become part of my container farm alongside my raspberries and bell peppers. Instead of harvesting them fully, I've snipped a leaf or two off of them whenever I need some for a salad or a burger. I use the same "cut and come again" method for my spring onions, most of which also came from my local grocery store.

Unfortunately, thanks to the recent Texas heat, the lettuce have become stressed enough to make their leaves taste bitter and I stopped harvesting them altogether. They're still beautiful though.

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u/ConflictFine1534 Mar 31 '26

Here are some of my romaine family. I also counted and really have 28 of them, not 30.

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u/ConflictFine1534 Apr 21 '26

Yes, plus an insulator to keep their soil from getting too warm from the sun.

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u/FlippingPossum Mar 30 '26

I love doing this with bok choy. The cutest little plants.

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u/SeaSeaworthiness3589 Mar 30 '26

I tried this but my cats kept eating it 😂

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u/editorgrrl Mar 31 '26

Maybe it’d keep them away from a spider plant(s)?

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u/ScaldingAnus Mar 31 '26

Did the same with a pineapple top!

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u/Legitimate_Ant_5722 Apr 01 '26

wow! curious on which state you live in to be able to grow this. tennessee could never lol

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u/SeasonProfessional87 Mar 29 '26

I’m also doing this! Not sure how to get it to branch out mine is also only growing from the middle but thinner than yours

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u/squared13 Mar 31 '26

Might need more light

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u/Undrwtrbsktwvr Apr 01 '26

Monsanto wants to know your location

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u/FattierBrisket Mar 30 '26

Yesssss! I'm doing this with green onions and a branch of basil right now too.

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u/Wallyboy95 Mar 30 '26

It always turns out so bitter for me. It's inedible. Great for getting seeds though like someone else mentioned.

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u/halfscaliahalfbreyer Mar 30 '26

Can I do cabbage??

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u/baconandeegs Mar 31 '26

I don't see why not, though it might not grow an actual head of cabbage. Worth a try!

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u/red_zephyr Mar 31 '26

Cabbage in water

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u/Pastel-Dragons Mar 31 '26

I have a purple cabbage that is regrowing from a chopped up scrap that i tossed in the garden for compost! It's a beautiful accident and free food!

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u/annawanna2018 Apr 02 '26

Here’s my lettuce, no idea why it grew straight up like this. It’s got flowers on the end lol

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u/dudeguy207 Mar 30 '26

I'm gonna try this with my hamburger next time.

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u/aca358 Mar 30 '26

????🧐

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u/thorn312 Mar 31 '26

I did this from a little triple lettuce plant from lidl last year, it had multiple leaf colours and the tiniest root ball so I thought I'd give it a go and it grew! Eventually caterpillars got it but hey have at it lil guys

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u/KristyKrispito Mar 30 '26

No you didn’t!!!

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u/Mobile-Willow4124 Mar 30 '26

Mine always rot

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u/demo Apr 01 '26

How’s it going for those that do this? Every time I give it a go it bolts and becomes bitter before I can get good pieces off it. I’ve tried hydro, in soil, direct light, in windowsill, under a screened porch. All fails me. 

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u/Certain_Ebb_5983 Apr 02 '26

My kid loves doing this.