How to Root & Propagate Monstera & Philodendron, Part 1 | Care Guide, Rooting & Propagation | Ep 67
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- Rooting and propagating monstera and philodendron can be as fulfilling as it is challenging. In this 3 part series, I review all my thoughts and tips regarding the process. I discuss frequent questions I get asked as well as considerations I rarely see mentioned. We go from several cuttings propagating in water to its transition to spagnum moss or a perlite-heavy aroid mix, and then see what to do when the cutting matures.
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That "My name is still Jimmy" cracked me up lol!
Jimmy you are a wonderful presenter and your mother must be awfully proud of you. I have been propagating for 65 years and you have taught me in each one of your videos at least one if not two or three new things.
to those coming back, my name is still jimmy XD but yes, great video!! thank you for your video!
haha ^_^ most welcome, hope it was helpful!
Ha!
Jimmy, the best video out there in depth explanation especially how root rot develops depending on the media used. Thank you so much! I am sure I'll be coming back to this vid again and again.
Thanks so much Jamie! I tried to fit in everything I could think of in the 3 episodes. Hopefully it can be a starting point for discussions if nothing else. Cheers!
@@LegendsOfMonstera I'm reviewing it again in preparation for my albo arriving. Again, very thorough and love the explanation and reasoning behind everything.
Jamie B it’s 5am and I just bought my first albo node so I’m studying these videos as well!
I know I've said this in the past, but I really appreciate the way you approach these things, it's nice to get the measured logical approach. Esp bc I often feel like "aaaa I'm so worried about leaving this out to callous" and it's nice to hear someone be like "ur gonna lose roots sometimes"
Thanks for the kind words. Really really appreciate it!
Thanks a lot for this detailed information. I read so many articles about root rot but your video is more helpful because I need to see it rather than just reading.
Thank you! I finally broke down and got an albo cutting. I've taken cuttings off my regular monstera and successfully rooted and planted them, but I keep hearing the variegated ones are a lot more finicky. Paranoid about doing this right.
The sound effects for dull and sharp knives are just so accurate 😂💕
Wow what an informative video! I am new to propagation. And just started collecting plants a little over a year ago. I am just now getting into rare plants and purchased a cutting of a Monstera Albo from a person on a local FB group. It’s a nice cutting that has two leaves with nice variegation, a super long arial root, and 3 nodes! She told me to only put the arial root into the water and to keep the part that has the nodes (near where it was cut) out of water. I have been trying to find videos to explain this in depth and was having a hard time finding something this detailed! So thank you!
Can’t wait to see what the next steps are after you have this many roots in water! I started to root my cuttings in soil but found that I was anxious to see the roots grow, so I plopped them into water so I can see what’s going on! Plus in the soil I was also super eager that I gave it way more water than necessary, which led to some rot 😳😳 Now I’m happily staring at the beautiful cutting in a nice looking jar with pristine white roots growing!
I needed to see this comment! I currently have my Monstera Albo rooting in water and have seen a lot about root rot. So, it’s made me so anxious, that everyday I wake up looking for root rot. So far so good though.
I love this! I'm always looking to learn as much as I can about propagation! Thanks for this one Jimmy!
This is why I will not pay $$$ for a node only. Definitely no guarantee on how it was done. ❤️✌🏻🌿🍃🌱
Thank you for providing great information!! I enjoy your content.
Not only knowledgeable but also very easy to understand. Love it.
Very informative video Jimmy. Learned a lot that most don’t typically talk about. Thank you !
Thanks so much for such great info! Can’t wait to see the going from water to soil episode as a follow up.
I've just discovered your channel and love the content, even though I'm not a rare plant collector ... yet. I particularly like the excellent and very informative videos you have on root rot (the bane of all plant lovers) and propagating. Thank you. Now I'm off to view the rest of your videos. 🙂
Welcome Kathi! Hope you enjoy the content and thanks for tuning in!
Great information! Can’t wait to see the next two episodes
Your channel is providing a lot of details which is very helpful
Your videos are great, friend! Really insightfull and helpful for a beginner indoor gardener.
Wow...GREAT explanation on why the cut is so important. I love these kinds of explanations. I get it now 🤓👍 Plants are our friends so cut them right! Wait a minute..that doesn't even sound right😁 Thank you for all this info. Just learned about how to use moss properly...I never knew!
Great video. Thank you for all the information!!!
Hi, you are the first video that I have seen so far, to explain in detail what occurs in propagation
I deal with rotten roots a lot in semihydroponics, and what i think is really working is hydrogen peroxide and betadine. I use the hydrogen peroxide for rooting as well in the water and is working great so far. Great video Jimmy, like always😊
What amount of peroxide do you use? Thanks in advance
Great video, Jimmy! Very informative as always!
You actually saved my Dracaena 'Lemon Lime'.
First time i used my garden scissor.
But the areas around it were crushed too and the stem rotted.
Then i took a sharp knive and After that sealed the wounds with tree wax .
Ty so much doctor 😷😌🥰
Great information, as always, Jimmy :)
Plantastica Hope your doing better 😀
The imitation of a tomato and a dull knife was good stuff.
Great videos, loving them!
Just wanted to inject some info for clarification purposes.
1) air stones don't really introduce oxygen into the water column. Gas exchange occurs at the border between water and air, and the bubbles just don't exist long enough for this exchange to happen. Instead, the bubbles agitate the water surface, which is where the gas exchange really occurs.
2) the reason you want to change your water is to remove the population of bacteria that are blooming in the standing water. These bacteria will make their way into the plant's xylem and phloem and will clog these tiny tubes. So as long as your water is clean and well-agitated, your plants will be able to do their work.
Thanks so much for the clarification!! With that info, I definitely need to change out my water more lol. Thanks for sharing.
Hi! How often should you change water to prevent this from happening?
Thank you. Going to part 2 now. SUBSCRIBED 🌱❤️🌱❤️
Jimmy, you are 100% adorable! Your videos have helped me so much. Thank you for all the knowledge that you share 👍
You are so welcome!!
Great video. I'm in the process of rooting my first albo cutting and I needed this information. Thanks Jimmy!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Very good video
great video. I propagated mine in moss in an orchid pot. That way i can see the roots and still get aeration.
Thanks so much. Moss in an orchid pot (I assume that refers to the plastic ones with holes) is a very good option too. Didn't think to discuss it lol.
I am propagating a wet stick and a albo cutting in perlite, first time, but already a success as I am seeing roots develop.
I like your video it's helping me to understand things better. Thank you
Thanks for this video jimmy!! 💚💚💚 this is a great help indeed! 💚💚
Most welcome. Hope you enjoy the series.
Very good to know if I ever get an Albo!! Thanks Jimmy!!
Praying this helps me feel more confident about buying a stick in he not too distant future! 🤞
Must admit I've tried it all (soil/bark mix, spag moss, water -- in that order) to root my Albo cuttings and, though I was very hesitant to root in water, they seemed to respond to that best. I finally potted them up into my soil/bark mix (one in a clear pot so I can watch the roots) a few days ago, and I'm excited to watch my cuttings grow as well as yours. Thanks for sharing.
Good luck!! I honestly don't know how water got such a bad rep in the propagation world.
how's it going?
my monstera just won't root :(
@@tp5805 It took a couple of weeks, but my cuttings finally rooted in water. Then I planted them into the soil/ chunky bark and perlite mix. Good luck with yours!
@@bluovalgal how long did you let the roots grow in water before moving to the mix? I have some roots but am concerned with moving mine too soon to a mix...
Hello friend beautiful plants thanks for sharing watching from California
Great video , thank you my friend . Be safe .
your a must follow thank you for your help
Amazing information
Great video!
This was good info. Thanks
Thank you for this helpful video, I check out video because my albo cutting is have root rot issue n i don't know what to do so helpful video
Thank you for the very helpful video~
Excellent info, I'm doing my research before buying some rooted nodes as I definitely can't afford a big beautiful cutting like yours.
I really want a small cutting! I can’t find any! It looks so beautiful.
Thank you so much for the education, I have a Monstera w/ some stem & root rot due to what I believe was poor quality moss in my moss pole. I wouldn’t have let it dry out had I not watched this video. I do use an air stone (they are VERY cheap on Amazon,) & filtered water in my propagation jar simply bcuz I already own & use both.
I love your monstera Albo. Wish to have one 😊
i use a bubble pump with a 6 way split to aerate the propagations and it also keeps the roots stronger when they go to moss
My Thai Constellation is going way way south right now. Hope I can revive it. Thanks for the tips.
I want to learn too how to propagate my monstera variegated albo thank you for sharing Doc
Thank you the explanation regarding using knives. I’m not using scissors anymore to make cuttings!
I work at a tomato breeding lab and we use ethanol between plants not because of bacteria but because we don’t want to transfer virus from one plant to another. You’re right it doesn’t eliminate everything but we do reduce the transfer. Personally, with my houseplants I don’t do it unless I’m pruning a plant that I suspect may be infected.
Hm, I wonder if adding some alcohol when misting may be beneficial to people. Haven't considered this yet...
I absolutely LOVE how this video felt like a genuine uni lecture with how informative and insightful it was. Thanks Jimmy! :>
You are hilarious on top of being very informative. Subscribing.
Haha I'm very flattered. Thanks for joining us!
I use hair cutting shears. They’re crazy sharp and precise. Sometimes when they’re dirty, I wipe them down with an alcohol wipe. I only get crazy about sanitation when I am cutting off rot.
Thank you for your vast and necessary amount of information. These are things we want to know in order to better understand why we do the things we do in order to better propagate and grow our lovely plants. I love this and appreciate you!! 🌱💚
Glad it was helpful! I tried to be as comprehensive as I could =)
My name is still Jimmy 😂
Love you videos!! My favorite
In my experience it's completely normal for the stem to decay a little and it would not have spread any further.
But if the areal root would have been, soft, dark and squishy cutting is mandatory, because thats rot.
I agree that some decay is normal. Just that that decay can turn to rot easily in water.
@@LegendsOfMonstera Ooooh okay. Why did you rather sacrifice the new roots instead of transferring it to soil?
My stems seem to do fine in water but when I pot them in soil this decay on the stem appears.
By the way thats the most detailed series on TH-cam about propagation its amazing.
I usually wait for more roots before I move to soil, but yeah it would be very reasonable to move to soil at this time. I tend to wait much longer than most before going to soil because I don’t know what the rush is 🤔
@@LegendsOfMonstera I only got wet sticks, because when I bought them I did't know much about propagation. I want to plant 3 or 4 in a pot to get a nice plant. So there is not much room for cutting and I would be too afraid to stress the plant by letting the new roots dry up.
Thats why your guide is perfect.
One seller gave me a reverted cutting and I believed him the lie about more light. With your guide that can't happen.
one of my aerial roots turned squishy so i should cut that off? :(
I love to make propagations! going to pot my Cebu blue cuttings today :)
Thanks for useful video. Any advice for moving from moss to soil?
New here and liked this video !
Sending my full support💚🌿☘️🌱
Hi Jimmy! I find myself bing watching your videos as I have bought A LOT of variegated Monstera recently! I’m having all white albo nodes shipped from Italy in a few days (I’m in Texas) and I have also recently bought 4 marbled Monstera that each have a leaf and are propagating in water (currently in my home! Shipped from San Antonio). I’m scared to move my new Monsteras into moss and also my huge basic Monstera upstairs is huge…when do I know for sure if and when it needs to be repotted? I need to put a moss stick in it for sure!
Great info. I have mine rooting in water now but I kind of want to try moss rooting but my roots are not big enough for the second stage. Would I be able to do that still or should I continue in water.
Watching again a year later, still great info. 😀 laughing because all of those nodes. They chop them off right under one node now. Big changes in a year. 😀
Hi Jimmy I love to watch your video wanted to learn about the albo but poor me I didn't have that plant yet but I love to have it but it's to expensive here in Canada I wish I can have even one leaf coming from you thanks
love your video! I don't necessarily think that people are trying to sterilize the bacteria floating around from the plants when they use alcohol on their tools. The main reason is to make sure you are not transferring diseases from one of your plants that you may not realize has a disease to a healthy one. As we do use our tools to cut off the bad parts and dying parts of our plants to clean them up. :)
I’m so glad i found you! My beautiful dracaena marginata has root rot and I cleaned up the roots as well as I could. The smaller branch has a soft squishy stem like the one in this video, but surprisingly, the plant still looks good. It has three smaller branches that have grown from the node. Should I still cut off the squishy stem, which will therefore remove all the healthy roots? I don’t want to lose it 😭 Any advice would be SO appreciated 🙏🏼
Hard for me to say anything without looking at pictures, but generally squishy stems are a very bad sign
"My name is still Jimmy" LOL!
^_^ haha
Great Video! I got my hands on 3 albo monstera cuttings with no aerial roots and 1 leaf. I've had them in sphagnum moss for 1 month. I just checked on them today and there is no rotting, but there is not roots either. It looks the same as when I put them in their containers. Should I be concerned? There is no pooling at the bottom, there is condensation on the sides.I just don't want to kill them! P.S. Thank you for creating these videos! Awesome content!
Thank you for this informative information. Learned a lot. Are you willing to sell any of your cuttings?
I just cut my philderon ban put in water to grow hope it grows
Such a great video Jimmy! Thanks for such a great explanation. Regarding aerial roots put in water - I have an unidentified philo cutting in water for two months (aerial roots at each node) and no signs of any new water roots from anywhere! But no evidence of rot and the plant is still healthy. Do I just wait it out leaving it in water longer? Thanks!
Sometimes it’s a long waiting game. If the plant is not rotting, I would just wait.
Dr. Jim I forgot to mention the the main roots coming from the trunk are dark too. Not sure if it’s root rot. If it is, not sure If I would have to cut it off from the trunk and would it survive? The distal roots looked ok. No mushy roots, no odor. I did see some tiny white speckles coming up from the soil on the trunk and some in small clusters. I assumed they were Spring Tail bugs. Not sure if root
Hi Jimmy, how did you use and how much rooting hormone did you put in water when you rooting it in water? Thanks
Hi Jimmy - great video!! Very informative and helpful.
I have a question. I cut my monstera (before watching your video) too short. There wasn't a long stem to cut like you showed in your videos, and, honestly, I do not know if there is a node present on the cutting. I have one water root growing (it's been about 3 weeks).. and a new leaf was in process before I cut it.
Is there anything I can do to save it? 😣
This is a very informative video. I appreciate the time and effort you made to explain propagation and all that goes with it. Quick question....I have a extremely healthy philodendron bipinnatifidum , please explain how I may cut and propagate this plant? You may already have a video I just cannot locate it. Do you have any tips? Is this propagation the same technique you used with the other philodendron monstera that I may use on my Phil Bipinnatifidum. Thanks , kim
You can do the same with that plant. Cut inbetween nodes and propagate. They propagate pretty easily in water.
Hi Jimmy. How did you get your node only to root in water first? Set up? Thanks!
Thanks for great video. Wondering if you can suggest where I may find monstera variegata I am looking for. Thanks again,،😍🙏
Awe, your so adorable 😁. I have been trying to grow my Monstera Root in water. However, it keeps getting Root rot, never considered that it could be bacteria🤔..🤷♀️ Interesting...😭.💐😁👌 Thank you so much...
What do I do with a big stem, with a lot of air roots, but I cut all the leaves, because the laying outdoors, for 1/2 to take for free, what can I do to get new leaves and new life in the stem.. Please confirm
Also Im dealing with thrips right now and wondering if you could tell me what best to do.
My name is STILL Jimmy....... yes. Hahah
Thanks for tips.
Jimmy, your videos are so informative, thank you so much for sharing! I am keen to propagate my monstera starting with taking a 2 leaf cutting from the top of the plant and propagating in water. I have two concerns 1) The plant doesn't have any arial roots. 2) Is it ok to take a cutting now in winter (I'm in the southern hemisphere) if the plant in inside and kept warm? I'm keen to get started! I'd love your advice!
If you haven't taken a cutting yet, you can wrap moss around a node or two to promote aerial roots. If you have already taken a cutting, just plop it in water and it'll do fine. And yes, you can do it at any time though usually the process is faster during the warmer months.
Legends Of Monstera that’s excellent advice! Thanks so much Jimmy, appreciate it 🤗
Excellent info, thank you! I have albo wet sticks in moss right now. They’re under LED grow lights, I’m hoping they can generate some energy from the green on the stems, any ideas as far as what light cycle would be best in this case? I’m doing 20 on/4 off, at a med/low intensity, but have also heard some growers will put other type of plant cuttings under low intensity grow lights 24hrs until roots develop. Would love to know your thoughts
Lots of people advocate to try to mimic natural light patterns. Most people do 12 on and 12 off. I’m not sure the science behind it.
Jimmy: I really enjoy your series. I would like your advice. I bought a tissue culture grown Monstera Thai Constellation with 3 leaves. When it started getting cold in New England, I overwatered the plant and started getting a area of stem rot at the soil line that was about 1/3 of the circumference and 1 cm in size. I removed the growth medium from around the stem, applied rooting hormone (with fungicide) to the area once a week and only bottom watered. The area of stem rot is stable and dry and the plant is still alive with 2 new leaves. There are two new airoots starting to grow above the rotted area. My question, do I ignore and keep doing what I am doing or should I cut off the stem above the rot and water propagate? Thanks.
s lee Hey, not sure about what Jimmy would say, but if it were mine I would cut the rot off. I would be afraid the rot would move up the inside middle of the stem. Good luck. 😀
Thanks. That is what I am inclined to do!
Seems you controlled the rot. It's actually pretty common to see some rot along the soil line when the area around there just happens to be moist. Changing the media is probably the easiest way to address this, but bottom watering works too. Since it has dried out, I would just leave it. If you want to be extra safe, you can air root the aerial roots you are getting.
Hi Jimmy! I really like your videos. Can I ask you about my Monstera deliciousa? I bought this plant few months ago online and all leaves look green. Then about two weeks ago I noticed that one of the leaf has been changing color or variegating, how is that possible? I mean, I think I’m lucky if one of the leaf is variegated, maybe the seller made a mistake planted one variegated leaf.
Just curious how do you pot these up if one side of the multi-node cuttings shoot out a bunch of roots and then multiple growth points pop up on the root side and the growth side? Bc that’s me right now and I’m not sure how to pot this up
11:32 Plants can photosynthesise from an part of the plant that is green e.g. any part that contains chlorophyll.
I am using moss to propagate a cutting. How do I re moisturize the moss after I have stuck the cutting in there?
Hey! I bought a philo billie and it came with rooted roots and 2 thicker ones that were ok, its a small one, i planted it up and been trying not to let it get too dry, is that wrong, is it ok in soil or what should i do?
I have a one leaf plowmanni with some roots but the leaf turned yellow, can I still get new leaves from it still? I stuck it in damn perlite in a baggie to see
THANK YOU!! I’m propagating my Swiss cheese monstra in water- but my leaf is yellow and pale green and brown edges. I only have a 1/4” root so far, but I think I really need to get this baby into soil. ANYONE know what is going on with my baby? ANY tips?
Just got my 1st Monstera Albo :)
can the callused end go near water or soil ever again? or is that risky?