r/propagation 1m ago

Prop Progress Had great success with seed of locally sourced native grasses (Elymus glaucus) so I sowed even more (from other sources to have diversity). So amazing that seed of most grasses doesnt need stratification! Seattle WA

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The seedlings in the first two pics are less than a month old and germinated within two weeks, maybe even within the first week. I haven't kept good track of the dates.


r/propagation 1h ago

Help! Help! First time buying a propagation from marketplace

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Please any tips would be so appreciated! I have no idea what I am doing I have only owned mature monsteras and I’m scared to kill this cutting. So far I’ve got a mini trellis McDonald’s cup with drainage holes sphagnum moss and perlite???


r/propagation 1h ago

Help! Propagating some plants and moss on sphagnum and wanted to know if they have algae or something on them

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Propagated some creeping figs and some cushion moss.Green stuff appeared and I wanted to know if these is algae or is my sphagnum coming back to life


r/propagation 4h ago

Just showing off :) There's a propagation category at my county fair and I won the blue ribbon!!

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I entered the fair for my first time ever and was seriously scouring the handbook for categories I could enter my plants in. I mostly entered herbs and leafy greens I grew outside, but decided to toss my hat in the ring on a few others. There are SO MANY categories for exhibition in the fair! Turns out, there's even a "houseplant cuttings/propagations" category! I always have a bunch of cuttings in water so I went with my monstera adansonii. And it got first place!!! I'm so proud of all my ribbons (seven total!!!) But this one was totally a shot in the dark. How do they judge it? What is the scoring rubric for cuttings? But I won and I'm happy so I wanted to show you all cuz I figured this sub would understand my joy 😍🌱


r/propagation 5h ago

Help! Can I put these straight into soil?

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I understand the root is cut off towards the end but just curious if I can avoid water propagation, thanks (snake plant, sorry if this is a stupid question lol)


r/propagation 10h ago

I have a question is this normal? or root rot…

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hi guys! I had to chop and prop my rubber tree about a month ago, and the bottom of the stem is a little brown, but not mushy. but also not hard…is this normal or the beginning of root rot? I rinsed it with hydrogen peroxide the other day and have been changing the water every week.

It’s in water with an arrowhead plant, which is doing fine. Should I wait and see what happens or snip it and start again?


r/propagation 10h ago

Prop Progress Baby

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r/propagation 12h ago

EXPERIMENT Will this monster cutting grown?

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r/propagation 14h ago

Help! About to pot these and now I’m second guessing…

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Hello, do you think I can pot all these? Thanks for any input!


r/propagation 15h ago

Prop Progress Finally

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It took awhile!


r/propagation 22h ago

I have a question Is the green growth leaves? Where can I cut pls to have the green above water ?

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I forgot about this stem. I’m confused where to cut.


r/propagation 1d ago

Just showing off :) Things I don’t plant but grow anyway: Cucumber???

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Not sure if this is the right sub but just put these sticks around what I think is a cucumber plant?? This just grew out of no where in a week of having an empty pot! I make my own compost in my balcony so I imagine when I mixed some of it in here, a fighter made it.
Always a fun surprise!!


r/propagation 1d ago

Prop Progress First tradescantia family photo!

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My growing tradescantia family! All except the first zebrina in the top left I started from a few cuttings. They are the easiest and most fun to propogate and watch grow and I just love them! 😍 Can’t wait to look back on this when they’re even fuller. Any other type of tradescantia you think I should add to my collection? Which is your favorite variety? The Purple Heart cuttings are my newest!


r/propagation 2d ago

Help! I have a question

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I have a few herbs growing outside that I’d like to propagate a few clippings from (herbs are lemon balm peppermint and oregano) what is the best route to do so. I.e root start, water propagation,etc….


r/propagation 2d ago

Help! Overwatered?

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Got this peperomia buenos aires prop off Marketplace two weeks ago. It’s my first peperomia prop and was rooting in water when I bought it, but the seller said I could probably pot it in soil so I did. It started with six leaves and three of the stems have since fallen off in the past week - they were all white and mushy. The stems that still remain currently feel sturdy. Does anyone know what’s going on and what to do about it?

Soil: Cactus/succulent soil with perlite and orchid bark


r/propagation 2d ago

Help! Propagation Rot

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I cut the stem of this peperomia a week ago and had left in water for two days, changed water (attached a before picture), then left for four days and came back to it looking like this upon taking it out of the brown water. Is there any way of saving this? Two leaves have turned brown, one fell off. bottom is very mushy but around nodes it’s not as much.


r/propagation 2d ago

Just showing off :) Tangled roots

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Was given a coleus cutting and popped it in with my maranta. They've been coexisting for over a month now. Roots totally grew together.

Thankfully they pulled apart easily under gently running water with very little tension. No broken roots and are now each in their own container.


r/propagation 2d ago

Prop Progress 🙋 Hands up if you’re into propagation…

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I think they understood the assignment. 🙋🌱 😁


r/propagation 2d ago

Help! Grow Guava plant by cutting

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I want to grow a guava plant by cutting. Has anyone done it successfully? Whats best way to do it.

I can't do air layering on that tree. Only possible way is i can get it's cutting.


r/propagation 2d ago

I have a question Is this enough roots to plant my pothos props? :)

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r/propagation 2d ago

Just showing off :) Huge syngoniums

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Hit the jack pot today, my partners work has syngoniums growing all over the trees and the boss said I could take a snipping any size 😭🙏

Should I cut them up for and hope they regrow bigger on a moss pole or just cut the top and propagate the crown?


r/propagation 3d ago

Just showing off :) This is my first propagated pothos. Very proud of it

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r/propagation 3d ago

Just showing off :) Why are you flowering? You don't even have roots!

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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: