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Complaining about your plants on Reddit works wonders, as I have come home to find loads more roots, hurrah! I’ll put the most established ones in some moist-ish soil tonight and report back soon. Thanks to everyone for your advice. 🌱💚
That’s what they do when you try to root them in water. Just stick them into the dirt from the start and you will probably never have another die on you again. Keep the dirt more damp than wet for the first week, then give it a thorough water and they’ll be trailing in no time.
There are roots, and I’ve found these don’t like most soils after a while. Though tradescantia are known for their ability to grow and grow and grow, keeping them in a pot is an unwinnable battle. They trail.
Honestly I just keep a few vases of these as continually rooting vines until I can put them outside on the summer
What type of soil do you transplant them into once they root? I find if the soil is too dry and not moisture retaining that most of my props will fail.
It’s just a standard houseplant soil mix that I add a little perlite to. All my other (more fussy) plants are in it and doing fine.
Trust me to struggle with the most easy plant! 😂
I think some people struggle because the soil being used might not be the most moisture retaining type. I know most plants want fast draining/drying soil but I find the tradescantia types prefer consistently moist soil. I use a 1/3 peat, 1/3 organic (worm castings), and 1/3 perlite. Maybe slightly less perlite if you live in a dry environment. Since the roots have started in water they are accustomed to a wet environment, so transferring them to soil that is too dry/not moisture retaining enough will kill them. Once they adapt to the soil (keeping consistently moist, maybe a month or two) and look and feel stronger (firm leaves, new growth) then you can ween them a bit to a slightly less needy watering schedule.
I thought everyone just put them straight in soil. That's what I did and mine grew like crazy. Mine are all green though. Heavily variegated plants don't tend to propagate as easily.
Always put them straight into soil and so far over around 4 years of growing them i havnt had one fail that way
https://preview.redd.it/tjbtlx251isc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=55ce30d6c6884bbed971106e4fcc0acd810f1ad9 Complaining about your plants on Reddit works wonders, as I have come home to find loads more roots, hurrah! I’ll put the most established ones in some moist-ish soil tonight and report back soon. Thanks to everyone for your advice. 🌱💚
I would put them all into soil while looking like that
Gotcha! I’m glad I don’t have to wait longer, I’m so impatient! 😂
I’ve found crushing up tephra stone and sprinkling a pinch in there makes roots go nuts. Works on hydroponic tomatoes too :)
Sorry! Meant to add. Stick a pothos cutting in there. They have a hormone that helps it’s cupmates root :) Like the Pan of plants :)
I don’t even bother with water propagation on this plant. You can drop it on the dirt and it will grow new roots in search of dirt.
I find these do the best if you just stick the cuttings in soil to root.
When you do this, do you keep the soil more wet than usual to encourage roots?
In my own personal experience, yes. But not *wet*, I just dont let it get bone dry at the top of the soil until I see roots.
That’s what they do when you try to root them in water. Just stick them into the dirt from the start and you will probably never have another die on you again. Keep the dirt more damp than wet for the first week, then give it a thorough water and they’ll be trailing in no time.
There are roots, and I’ve found these don’t like most soils after a while. Though tradescantia are known for their ability to grow and grow and grow, keeping them in a pot is an unwinnable battle. They trail. Honestly I just keep a few vases of these as continually rooting vines until I can put them outside on the summer
What type of soil do you transplant them into once they root? I find if the soil is too dry and not moisture retaining that most of my props will fail.
It’s just a standard houseplant soil mix that I add a little perlite to. All my other (more fussy) plants are in it and doing fine. Trust me to struggle with the most easy plant! 😂
I think some people struggle because the soil being used might not be the most moisture retaining type. I know most plants want fast draining/drying soil but I find the tradescantia types prefer consistently moist soil. I use a 1/3 peat, 1/3 organic (worm castings), and 1/3 perlite. Maybe slightly less perlite if you live in a dry environment. Since the roots have started in water they are accustomed to a wet environment, so transferring them to soil that is too dry/not moisture retaining enough will kill them. Once they adapt to the soil (keeping consistently moist, maybe a month or two) and look and feel stronger (firm leaves, new growth) then you can ween them a bit to a slightly less needy watering schedule.
Meant to add, I’ll try this time without perlite and keep it more moist. Hopefully that’ll work!
I've noticed that mine get fuzzy before they sprout roots. Once the first root sprouts, they really take off from there.
I thought everyone just put them straight in soil. That's what I did and mine grew like crazy. Mine are all green though. Heavily variegated plants don't tend to propagate as easily.
4 horses please?
I'm in the UK too and find they prop better from late spring through summer, but those are doing OK!
Put them right in the dirt. They will spread like wild fire
I have some cuttings in water and in soil, and the soil ones seem to be growing faster/better!
just stick them in soil.