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.
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!
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.
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.
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 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.
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😊
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.
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 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.
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.
@@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...
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.
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.
@@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 UA-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.
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 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 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.
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!
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!! 🌱💚
I have to say I'm absolutely no expert but in terms of minimising risk there are a couple of very simple things you could be doing differently. I think it could be very helpful for people reading this to hear that. Especially when dealing with high value plants, it seems a bit crazy to be changing your water only every 2 or 3 weeks. It is a very small job and I'm sure changing the water every 2-3 days would be far better, even with aeration! The second thing; you don't need to sacrifice the roots that have already grown by leaving them to dry if you are cutting off stem rot. You could have wrapped them, you even have moss you could have used for the job! You could even just wrap them in wet paper towels until they go back in water. You're not giving great advice for people dealing with very expensive cuttings, my apologies but I felt it was important to point that out.
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. 🙂
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 🙏🏼
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...
He said in a previous video that he doesnt have wax laying around and hes never felt the need to do it. He says he hasnt needed it but sees how it could help some people and if they wanna do it it could benefit.
As Beaf raid says, I never have wax lying around and never felt like I needed to look into it. Lots of people do and recommend it though, and theoretically I can't find too many negatives with 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. 😀
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.
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
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!
You could also propagate the stem in an Aquarium right? It's basicly living water, Shrimps will eat even the smallest parts, that die off and lower the risk of rotten material. You got water, that is rich in Nutriens, because you already give it your best to propagate your quarium plants. Just got a small cut from a "normal" Monstera to try things out. I'll give it a try :D Feels better for me than a small vase with water in it.. Cheers! Chris
@@aylarita3684 I did, went completely crazy and had to stop it :D Did this a couple of times now. When i have to repot a plant, i put it in the shrimptank. Every dead root parts will be eaten in some days and from that on i repot it.
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!
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. 😀
Nice overall series, tho I completely disagree with keeping moss dry. Quite the contrary. Philos LOVE higher humidity and those planted in moss should never go completely dry like you show at the end.
TIP: Hydrogen peroxide to help oxygenate water; also kills fungus and such. I use one tbsp per cup of water when specifically dealing with root rot (perhaps a weaker solution is better for regular oxygenation purposes)
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.
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
If I was going to leave my cutting out at night to harden the stem after cutting it, I would wrap it in sphagnum moss so the roots don't lose the moisture and don't take that "half-step back". Maybe more of an "eighth-of-a-step back" lol My cutting looks much like your larger cutting but only 3 nodes. The variegation is also much like that one too. Originally I had mine in water, but switched to moss. I think I want to switch back to water propagation, however, as my cutting has been so slow to root in both but water was the best. Honestly, the aerial roots rooted better in water, but a new aerial root started to form at the very top and that has been doing better in the sphagnum (ay yay yay....) . My cutting can't make up its mind and neither can I. 😑
Wrapping the water roots in moss during air callusing is genius!! That never came to my mind but so simple and "obvious" now that I think of it! Thanks for sharing!
@@LegendsOfMonstera I'm glad I gave you a helpful tip/idea! For the sake of this video, it is still a good thing for us to see and learn what happens to roots after they are transferred from water to soil. I was quite amazed by just how many of the smaller roots dried out. But since you got that on camera, there's no need to repeat! Hopefully other people see this if they have to callous their cutting.
Hi Jimmy, you mentioned that you add the powder rooting hormone to the water. Can you please tell me how much do you add, and if you add it to the water or you stick onto the stem? All the information online says powder hormone has to be used with soil. But i want to root in water too. Thank you
So i am getting my 1st albo in the mail in the next day or 2. Im really hoping I know enough now to keep it alive and help it thrive. Are there any tips I need on propagation? I've watched so many videos and so much info that is contradictory. I feel lost now lol
I had same cases. I ve had killed 5 cutting Monstera Variegata in water propagation and soil propagation. I failed when using alcohol and betadine. It is so so frustrating. 😢💢
So sorry to hear that. Yeah, it's not as easy as some people make it seem. Never tried betadine for plants before, but seems useful. Not sure I want to risk the stains though haha
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? 😣
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
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.
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.
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?
When I've got my albo the stem was the same. I have sealed it with wax and that wax is still there after 8 months. I didn't finished to watch the video, so expect more comments🤣💚
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
I have a monstera deliciosa that had horrid(!!!!) root AND stem rot while potted. so now I have unposted her, have cut off what I thought was all the rot, and am now water propagating my cuttings....but they continue to be tormented by blackening of both the stem and site of last cutting that develops a few days after I last cut off the black. I check my cuttings daily and the second I notice any blackening of the cut site or stem I've been making cuts and then put them back in water. Is this right? what should I do? (im also a pediatrician and sincerely appreciate the explanations you give:D )
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
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!
Hello! New here to the albo world! If you have a cutting with let's say 3 leaves/3nodes , can each node bud and push out separate leaves? For whatever reason I thought it could only give one 😅. TIA!
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.
That "My name is still Jimmy" cracked me up lol!
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!
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.
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!
The sound effects for dull and sharp knives are just so accurate 😂💕
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.
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
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.
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 😷😌🥰
This is why I will not pay $$$ for a node only. Definitely no guarantee on how it was done. ❤️✌🏻🌿🍃🌱
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?
I am propagating a wet stick and a albo cutting in perlite, first time, but already a success as I am seeing roots develop.
Hi, you are the first video that I have seen so far, to explain in detail what occurs in propagation
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...
Not only knowledgeable but also very easy to understand. Love it.
I just cut my philderon ban put in water to grow hope it grows
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...
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 UA-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? :(
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. :)
Your channel is providing a lot of details which is very helpful
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!
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 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.
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.
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!
The imitation of a tomato and a dull knife was good stuff.
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
Thank you the explanation regarding using knives. I’m not using scissors anymore to make cuttings!
Thank you for providing great information!! I enjoy your content.
Your videos are great, friend! Really insightfull and helpful for a beginner indoor gardener.
Praying this helps me feel more confident about buying a stick in he not too distant future! 🤞
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 =)
I want to learn too how to propagate my monstera variegated albo thank you for sharing Doc
I have to say I'm absolutely no expert but in terms of minimising risk there are a couple of very simple things you could be doing differently. I think it could be very helpful for people reading this to hear that.
Especially when dealing with high value plants, it seems a bit crazy to be changing your water only every 2 or 3 weeks. It is a very small job and I'm sure changing the water every 2-3 days would be far better, even with aeration!
The second thing; you don't need to sacrifice the roots that have already grown by leaving them to dry if you are cutting off stem rot.
You could have wrapped them, you even have moss you could have used for the job! You could even just wrap them in wet paper towels until they go back in water. You're not giving great advice for people dealing with very expensive cuttings, my apologies but I felt it was important to point that out.
Thank you. Going to part 2 now. SUBSCRIBED 🌱❤️🌱❤️
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 video. I'm in the process of rooting my first albo cutting and I needed this information. Thanks Jimmy!
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
Thanks so much for such great info! Can’t wait to see the going from water to soil episode as a follow 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
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...
I love this! I'm always looking to learn as much as I can about propagation! Thanks for this one Jimmy!
Just curious if you’ve ever tried waxing the end of the stem to lessen the chance of rot? And if so why you don’t like that method? Love your videos!!
He said in a previous video that he doesnt have wax laying around and hes never felt the need to do it. He says he hasnt needed it but sees how it could help some people and if they wanna do it it could benefit.
As Beaf raid says, I never have wax lying around and never felt like I needed to look into it. Lots of people do and recommend it though, and theoretically I can't find too many negatives with it.
i usually put wax at the end because if not mine will rot
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.
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
Excellent info, I'm doing my research before buying some rooted nodes as I definitely can't afford a big beautiful cutting like yours.
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!
You could also propagate the stem in an Aquarium right? It's basicly living water, Shrimps will eat even the smallest parts, that die off and lower the risk of rotten material. You got water, that is rich in Nutriens, because you already give it your best to propagate your quarium plants. Just got a small cut from a "normal" Monstera to try things out. I'll give it a try :D Feels better for me than a small vase with water in it.. Cheers! Chris
Hi! Did you successfully root it?
@@aylarita3684 I did, went completely crazy and had to stop it :D Did this a couple of times now. When i have to repot a plant, i put it in the shrimptank. Every dead root parts will be eaten in some days and from that on i repot it.
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!
Very informative video Jimmy. Learned a lot that most don’t typically talk about. Thank you !
I absolutely LOVE how this video felt like a genuine uni lecture with how informative and insightful it was. Thanks Jimmy! :>
My Thai Constellation is going way way south right now. Hope I can revive it. Thanks for the tips.
Hello friend beautiful plants thanks for sharing watching from California
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!!
I love your monstera Albo. Wish to have one 😊
I like your video it's helping me to understand things better. Thank you
I really want a small cutting! I can’t find any! It looks so beautiful.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Very good video
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. 😀
Nice overall series, tho I completely disagree with keeping moss dry. Quite the contrary. Philos LOVE higher humidity and those planted in moss should never go completely dry like you show at the end.
TIP: Hydrogen peroxide to help oxygenate water; also kills fungus and such. I use one tbsp per cup of water when specifically dealing with root rot (perhaps a weaker solution is better for regular oxygenation purposes)
I'm not a fan of hydrogen peroxide but some people really like it. Cheers!
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 🤗
I love to make propagations! going to pot my Cebu blue cuttings today :)
Great video. Thank you for all the information!!!
Thanks for great video. Wondering if you can suggest where I may find monstera variegata I am looking for. Thanks again,،😍🙏
He said ” my name is still Jimmy “😂 🤔
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.
You are hilarious on top of being very informative. Subscribing.
Haha I'm very flattered. Thanks for joining us!
If I was going to leave my cutting out at night to harden the stem after cutting it, I would wrap it in sphagnum moss so the roots don't lose the moisture and don't take that "half-step back". Maybe more of an "eighth-of-a-step back" lol
My cutting looks much like your larger cutting but only 3 nodes. The variegation is also much like that one too.
Originally I had mine in water, but switched to moss. I think I want to switch back to water propagation, however, as my cutting has been so slow to root in both but water was the best. Honestly, the aerial roots rooted better in water, but a new aerial root started to form at the very top and that has been doing better in the sphagnum (ay yay yay....) .
My cutting can't make up its mind and neither can I. 😑
Wrapping the water roots in moss during air callusing is genius!! That never came to my mind but so simple and "obvious" now that I think of it! Thanks for sharing!
@@LegendsOfMonstera I'm glad I gave you a helpful tip/idea! For the sake of this video, it is still a good thing for us to see and learn what happens to roots after they are transferred from water to soil. I was quite amazed by just how many of the smaller roots dried out. But since you got that on camera, there's no need to repeat! Hopefully other people see this if they have to callous their cutting.
Hi Jimmy, you mentioned that you add the powder rooting hormone to the water. Can you please tell me how much do you add, and if you add it to the water or you stick onto the stem? All the information online says powder hormone has to be used with soil. But i want to root in water too. Thank you
I just sprinkle a bit in the water lol. Nothing scientific or precise.
So i am getting my 1st albo in the mail in the next day or 2. Im really hoping I know enough now to keep it alive and help it thrive. Are there any tips I need on propagation? I've watched so many videos and so much info that is contradictory. I feel lost now lol
I had same cases. I ve had killed 5 cutting Monstera Variegata in water propagation and soil propagation. I failed when using alcohol and betadine. It is so so frustrating. 😢💢
So sorry to hear that. Yeah, it's not as easy as some people make it seem. Never tried betadine for plants before, but seems useful. Not sure I want to risk the stains though haha
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? 😣
I think you need to cut off a little bit more on that first one. You can see that it's not rotted yet but it's starting to die and it's discolored.
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
"My name is still Jimmy" LOL!
^_^ haha
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.
Great information! Can’t wait to see the next two episodes
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.
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?
Great information, as always, Jimmy :)
Plantastica Hope your doing better 😀
Thanks for useful video. Any advice for moving from moss to soil?
I've never even seen a monstera with internodes of this length. In my plant it's just node-node-node with barely any space between. 😮
Sending my full support💚🌿☘️🌱
Thank you for this informative information. Learned a lot. Are you willing to sell any of your cuttings?
Thanks for this video jimmy!! 💚💚💚 this is a great help indeed! 💚💚
Most welcome. Hope you enjoy the series.
your a must follow thank you for your help
Great video, Jimmy! Very informative as always!
When I've got my albo the stem was the same. I have sealed it with wax and that wax is still there after 8 months. I didn't finished to watch the video, so expect more comments🤣💚
What kind of wax did you use? I just got an albo stem 😁
@@charliedrckx just a white tea light candle. 😊
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
Very good to know if I ever get an Albo!! Thanks Jimmy!!
I have a monstera deliciosa that had horrid(!!!!) root AND stem rot while potted. so now I have unposted her, have cut off what I thought was all the rot, and am now water propagating my cuttings....but they continue to be tormented by blackening of both the stem and site of last cutting that develops a few days after I last cut off the black. I check my cuttings daily and the second I notice any blackening of the cut site or stem I've been making cuts and then put them back in water. Is this right? what should I do? (im also a pediatrician and sincerely appreciate the explanations you give:D )
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
Hi Jimmy, how did you use and how much rooting hormone did you put in water when you rooting it in water? Thanks
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.
Hello! New here to the albo world! If you have a cutting with let's say 3 leaves/3nodes , can each node bud and push out separate leaves? For whatever reason I thought it could only give one 😅. TIA!
Great video , thank you my friend . Be safe .