Propagating plants in water | 7 tips for SUCCESS

Propagating plants in water is a fantastic and cost effective way to propagate your plants. This guide shows you how to propagate plants in water and share propagation tips to help you take cuttings more successfully. There are a few key tips to follow when growing from cuttings, and by following our beginners step-by-step propagation guide you will be rooting your plants in water with ease. Propagating plants in water is great because your can actually watch the plants roots growing, showing that your plant propagation is a success.
IN THIS VIDEO:
00:00 Intro to water propagagion
00:45 Choosing propagation material
01:51 Never place leaves below the water
04:03 Changing the water for propagation
04:50 Propagating in the right lighting
05:33 Check for pests and rot
06:21 Don’t let the roots grow too long
07:12 Don’t mix anything in the water
08:00 Good containers to use for propgation
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[@jewbacca5399]

holy propagation batman! this has been the most in depth video about water propagation. SUBSCRIBED!

[@gr-1123]

Fabulous video. Thanks for the gardening tips!

[@ludwig-vi6pi]

Great video thank you for sharing 👍🏼

[@geriannroth449]

Both enjoyable & informative thanks

[@jessiep319]

Love the details in your explanation and the pace of your video. I’m excited to try the tips you’ve provided. Thanks for your advice!

[@iwalford]

Inspired me to try this initially with coleus. Thank you

[@orchiddo1]

Your ways of propagating is direct and useful and if what you've talked about is original then it's wonderful to do my own. Thanks for explanation.

[@1105kevin]

Thanks for this great information👍🏾

[@GrowParadise]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

[@Tea_and_thyme_2012]

Absolutely brilliant and straight forward video thank you so much. I actually propagated my pothos using this method and now I’ve got 3. I’m currently trying to do it again with about 20 cuttings.

[@GrowParadise]

Wow! You'll have a jungle 😁 Thanks for watching 👍🌱

[@sansidea59]

Is the very good ,thank you.

[@GrowParadise]

Thanks

[@swedishrainbow_garden7672]

Great easy to follow video! I tend to cover my rooting jar with a plastic bag or upside-down clear cup. That helps retain the moist environment for the leaves before they root. It’s worked great for vining plants like ficus pumila and lysimachia for example.

[@GrowParadise]

That's a very sensible suggestion 👍 Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@rikityrik]

I’m just beginning this hobby with some trees I’m trying to propagate. I have a bunch of old Powerade bottles I thought I’d put to use. Hopefully it’ll work, they are quite sturdy so thought they would come in handy for this. Not sure.

[@craiginbatonrouge8161]

Dude, who are you? Man you are so easy to understand, it’s appreciated…

[@charliebrown9188]

OMGA Craig, I was waiting for the herbs glass and the bottle bottom, you are the only other person I've seen doing it. I once told my boss that I use bottle bottoms as over pots, and he laughed and told me that I'm like his mother 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 But it works, its free and effective, I often also go to charity shops and see if there any glass items that are cheap and I fancy the look of for my plant shelve. Great video indeed PS: OMGA = oh my giddy aunt 🙈

[@GrowParadise]

Thanks bud! Cheap is best for sure. That way if things don't work then the loss doesn't put you off trying again 😁

[@foodpetalswithsatyam3683]

Great New subscriber

[@GrowParadise]

Thank you 😁

[@annragsdale8847]

New to your channel and an curious, can I do a Crepe Myrtle like this in just plain water?

[@John-of6ch]

What is a good water temperature to shoot for? Thanks

[@acts.412]

Thanks for these tips :) Question - what is an ideal temperature for root development? I'm assuming during the winter time will be hard for cuttings to develop roots.. ?

[@John-of6ch]

Yes... I was wondering the same thing , what is a good water temperature? Should I use a heating mat?

[@tarahj2375]

How to treat the rot if it started . I didn’t let the plant dry after cutting. I put it straight in water and dealing with some darkening of cutting that’s working its way up . But roots are growing rapidly

[@kedist1978]

Is that in the UK ? You have done really well I am struggling with some plants.

[@GrowParadise]

Yes I'm in the south of the UK 😁🪴

[@pamelaapgar8184]

If the roots do get too long can you cut them down a little and it will be ok? I have done that and the plant seemed fine

[@GrowParadise]

Absolutely. Take care to use clean tools and you should be absolutely fine 👍🙂

[@kevinwilkes5969]

I've got a shefflara been in water since last August. Got big thick roots but no top growth. What's going wrong?

[@GrowParadise]

Some Schefflera will only put out new leaves once a year, it depends on the species. If it has enough roots it might be time to pot it into compost.

[@ynottony1andonly900]

I have found the water is better if left alone!

[@devbachu7072]

Bro sometimes the stem melts in water I put algomenia also monsteras

[@GrowParadise]

Sometimes, yes. These tips will help it happen less often 👍

[@slippinjimmy527]

I put a house plant in the top of my fish tank some of the roots look maybe like they are dead are starting to go but there is long healthy new roots growing all the way down to the gravel. Would it be ok to clip the non good looking roots off and leave the good ones or will it kill the plant?

[@slippinjimmy527]

There is a bit of algea on the couple spots that it looks like that too so it makes sense what you said it could promote it to rot

[@slippinjimmy527]

I shouldve watched the whole video before i commented my bad lmao

[@skajdius8056]

what plants can i water propagate please? Thanks :)

[@GrowParadise]

Most plants with soft green stems, not woody ones. Some succulents will root in water too but you will need to let the open cut callous over for 2-3 days first.

[@skajdius8056]

@@GrowParadise ok great, thanks, ill see what i can find :)

[@pusatkarya]

come my friend, greetings, bro

[@GWorxOz]

20cm is double 4 inches.

[@dropbacknaga]

Always manage to get my cuttings to root really well in water, but the minute I pot them up into compost they start to die. Lost a few a luxurians this winter after potting on.

[@GrowParadise]

Yes, some plants are better at this method than others. Begonias often have very fine roots that are susceptible to stress. I find that putting the newly potted Begonia luxurians on a heat mat helps a lot.

[@rajeshwarichaganti6450]

Just thinking, adding soil little by little to the water may prevent stress🤔

[@user-kz1tr6nm2i]

have you ever had success or tried to root colocasia or alocasiain water?

[@GrowParadise]

No, I have only ever propagated them from corm offsets.

[@khari83637]

How about a drop of 3% hydrogen peroxide?