Free Plants for Everyone! Rooting Pothos in Water

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Propagate pothos with ease! This simple guide shows you how to root pothos cuttings in water for healthy, thriving new plants. Perfect for beginners!

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Supplies Needed to You don’t need much to multiply your pothos plants and this process could not be easier to do. – sharp pruners – pothos plant – bud vase with clean water

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Cut Clippings from the Pothos Plant Determine where to cut pothos to propagate from the main plant. If possible, find the pothos node. To do this, look for a mature vine and find a small brown bump before making any cuts. Try to keep a pothos node or two with the cutting.

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Using clean, sharp garden snips (I love these by the way) or pruners, cut about 1/4″ or so below the pothos node. Remove any leaves that are below the root node or that will be in the water.

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Add pothos clippings to water Fill a jar or bud vase with room temperature water and drop the pothos cutting in. Be sure to cover the nodes with water because that is where the roots will grow.

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Place in an area that gets bright indirect light. I have been growing mine on my kitchen ledge near the windows.

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Change the Water Regularly Replace the water every few days or top it off if it’s running lower. If the water looks dirty, change it.

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How Do You Know When Pothos is Done Propagating? It can take a few weeks to a few months for pothos roots to grow, so keep an eye on the cuttings. You’ll be planting pothos cuttings when the roots grow about 3-5″.

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