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you can use a paper towel with water, or I like to use water with a bit of white vinegar in a spray bottle!

Thanks so much for the support :) I'm glad to hear it worked for you!!! 💚

I’m working on editing it right now! Coming soon 🩷

@@MyGloriousLeaves yay 💚 thank you!!

finally edited and posted!!

I did apply diatomaceous earth as well! Worked like a charm! thanks for the info!

So glad it helped!

Thank you ☺️ that’s good to know!

I haven’t personally used it with cacti, but for the purpose of mite and pest prevention I think it would work just fine, just keep in mind sulphur makes the soil’s pH lower (more acidic) so if a specific species can only handle certain pH levels it could affect that, but I think you’d have to add a lot in order to lower it to a point where the plant wouldn’t be able to adapt to it!

Yeah! Damp soil works, personally I like sphagnum moss because it gives a bit more airflow than soil but it totally works as well, as long as they stay pretty humid while rooting!

Good luck! I hope it works well for you!

I’ve got better camera equipment now, so hopefully some better angles coming soon!

Aw thanks ash!! :)

Good question! That's why I made this video! It lays out all the steps for you! If you have any more detailed questions, I'd be happy to answer them :)

Glad it was helpful!

im new to propagating and houseplants. i took cuttings that had 2 butterflies on them (very small, like 1 mature butterfly and 1 very new butterfly) and i used rooting hormone, then propagated in water. it took a looooong time for roots to grow (3 weeks prob longer). also only 3 of the 5 cuttings grew roots. it is possible but may not be always successful, lesson learned lol. the cuttings tht formed roots i planted them downward in the soil of a more mature string of hearts plant. fingers crossed it grows a root ball. i wish i read your comment before doing this lol i also did this in the winter……..

Great observation! I do cut a bit longer sometimes, however with personal experience, one butterfly per "cutting" is optimal for a fuller plant. There is actually the exact same amount of energy in each node no matter which way you slice it (lol). When you have more than one "butterfly" per string, it only activates the bottom node, so the new growth is only coming from one place and only one node is using energy. (over time the other nodes will eventually grow but being cut is what initiates growth in most plants). I have had success doing it your way as well, but if there isn't optimal conditions and the cutting dies (sometimes it's not out fault), and losing all three butterflies is worse than losing just one!

There's so many wonderful ways to propagate plants! Perlite and water is also a great choice to get roots started fast. I used your water method years ago when I first started trying to prop string of hearts, and found this moss method way better! Each type of plant you propagate will have certain methods and mediums that help them root better and faster!

@@MyGloriousLeaves the purpose of the larger cutting is a greater success rate. I've never had a 3 butterfly cutting die. I can't say the same for single butterfly cuttings. Also, all 3 butterflies should root if you do it as I had described. You can still cut the segments that connect them after each butterfly roots, in order to force more growing points for the same overall fullness. But doing them in a string of 3 just makes sure that they don't die before they have the chance to root, which is more of a possibility when doing single butterfly cuttings.

Thats awesome! I'm so glad it worked for you!

I didn’t! What’s that??

Basically the butterfly method looks like a butterfly with about one inch of stem and one heart on either side. If you push it flat on top of the soil so you can see the butterfly from above, youve done it right and it will eventually produce roots and a root ball and grow out of that “node” where the leaves emerge from on either side! Hope this helps!

I don’t have it anymore!!! I can’t remember what happened but it died :( I’ve been looking for another!

Yeah!

Thank you!!! She’s a big girl aha. Yeah it’s difficult to explain but the light meter really helps!

Thanks Carly!!!

Ya... she’s crispy that’s what’s left of the verde. Buttttttt the nodes are in a prop box and it might come back so let’s pray!

Aw thank you! I totally think everyone should at least try to do crafty things with their plants, it’s so fun and creates a way to enjoy the plants we already have instead of always buying new ones for the same excitement!

Thank you so much for watching my videos it means so much to me❤️❤️

Yeah, weird situation! The damaged leaf ended up dying off anyway, But the plant is growing super well now so no complaints!

Thank you! Yes I can do a tutorial for sure! I didn’t only because I was with my friend and unsure of how to film it but I will for sure!

Aww thank you for your support!

You’re welcome! I have found seldom information even to this day about crawling philodendrons. Only from people mentioning very little amounts of info in videos. I’m still trying to research which ones crawl because the stolen will rot and kill the plant if buried under soil!

I was thinking about doing a crawling philodendron video cause even Google has not very much info tbh and I’ve even tried to find books on it and no luck :/

thanks!!