I've found I can use quite the variety of food plastics, from cookies to brownies, my personal favorite is a Safeway single serve cake dish. About 3 cubic inches of individual terrariums. I also love take out containers from red Robin, those work too! As for cups I collect a bunch from my family's Starbucks habit, including the lids from waters, I have a good system going! Also as a safer alternative to burning holes in cups, I recommend using an ice pick, scissors, or any blade to poke, or manually drill holes. Much less toxic but a little more time consuming!
Also, you can save fast food plastic drink cups! I have a number of tomato plants that love being in Taco Bell cups haha. And a good succulent propagation tray could be Tupperware's that you can't find the tops to or the little container a set of 12 Cinnabon's from Taco Bell come in (which is also oddly cute). I also use the container strawberries come in, but so much dirt falls out of the big side holes. I started saving anything that could be used to grow plants in, and not only did I realize how much plastic I was going through, but it's also nice to have anything I want on hand when I have a crazy idea for plants!
Agree! It's great to keep in mind that plastic isn't actually recycled. For my prop boxes, I use plastic containers from all around that I get from other purposes -- mostly my meal boxes (I wish they had a reuse program..)
Just dropping in to say Jeremiah from roots and refuge had a great method for putting holes in plastic cups. They leave them stacked and get a long drill bit and just drill a hole in all the cups in one go. Quick, easy, no fumes! Idk if you’ve tried that already but I just wanted to share for anyone else reading the comments
Yeah, cutting off "garbage pieces" from the stems will definitely slow down development. Energy is stored in leaves as well as stems and will be drawn out from them for growing new roots and leaves.
@@jillianh4624 Harli has a lot a lot plants and she propagates several of one plant so many times some plant will rot, but if you want to prevent rot you can let the cuttings dry out and callus over, maybe for 1-2 hours, you can put the plant in front of a fan so it can dry faster, when the open cuts are dry you can mix horticultural lime with water, form a paste, and use that paste to rub it on the wounds, it prevents rot and nasty fungus and bacteria getting into the plant, you can also squeeze out the sphagnum moss more if it’s too damp, aerate the bin more often as well, maybe every other day, for safety, hope this helps!
@@jillianh4624 no prob! If you have rare plants, try air layering them! 100% success rate! It’s basically encouraging roots before even cutting the plants, when it has roots, all you have to do is put it in a pot with soil and acclimate it to its new pot, voila! You have a new plant! Hehe
Thanks so much for sharing your prop box tips Harli! I started some and have sold rooted cuttings and now trade plants for store credit at the local plant store. I've gotten over $600 in store credit from just 2 big storage bins! That's a great return for about $75 of mostly re-usable materials. Removing the leaves means the cutting only has the energy in the stem to fuel growth. Cuttings with leaves can photosynthesize to produce energy to fuel new growth. It would be interesting to compare how long cuttings take to produce new growth with and without leaves. It seems it would be safer to leave a longer stem for the node to draw energy from if you remove the leaf. Clearly this is working for Harli so its not wrong! Her setup is pretty plush and she may be ok with it taking longer since she has so much going on and is going for the max # of plants for sale. I want things to be ready for sale quickly so I can have fewer boxes taking up space. My wet stick props take much much longer to push out new growth than nodes with leaves and the new growth is much smaller. I don't use Liquidirt though! I just bought some and am going to start using it like you Harli! Your plants are all just so deep green. My plants grow but tend to be lighter green than I would like. I'll let you know the difference.
@@HarliG mine is actually a plant and aquarium store so I pay for one hobby with another. It's pretty cool to support a small local shop while enabling my addictions! Let us know if you find a local shop.
I know that the "I've never clicked as fast on a youtube video in my life" comment is everywhere, but TRULY, I've never clicked as fast on a youtube video like I did now. Moss propagation was kinda a topic for mainly last (or like 10 months ago) year and I'm so happy seeing that people still use it, maybe even more than when everyone was buzzing about it.
Thank you. Last year I saw your propagation by box and tried it on some rose cuttings in a small food container. I put them under a tree outside on the north side of the house. 4 weeks later one cutting had roots and I planted it into a a well established rich mulch bed. and it flowered first year. Can't wait to see if it survived the hard north winter. Thank you for this easy method.
Hope you’re doing well, not sure when this video was filmed but you look great. You’re content lately has been well thought out and very informative. So keep up the great work. And lastly congratulations again to being a mother of 2 beautiful baby boys, hope good vibes keep you going all day ☀️🌻🧘🏽♀️
Nobody should be leaving you hate messages. You're very kind to teach other people how to propagate. I'm trying to propagate a silver sword buy node and I set my prop box up just like you did. Thank you for your assistance!
I dont understand why people want to write neg comments if I can't say something positive I'm not going to bother I could understand if they didnt understand if they asked you why you do it but obliviously what your doing works very well you go girl I love you videos I think you funny and your not fake thank you
Prop boxes are my fav way to prop. I get Hoya to root in 2 weeks in there and takes 6 months in a glass of water!! Love your videos and always enjoy you potting vids. Hugs!!
Last time you propagated a scindapsus exotica, I tried propagating in moss without the leaves and it's working so well! They're pretty much all rooted (I have maybe between 10 and 20), only one or 2 have rotted, but I just got rid of them asap and now I have leaves! I need more experience though. Thank you so much for the extra advice
I learned your prop box method a few years ago with your first video on it and it really revolutionized my whole plant game. I have been able to prop and sell so many plants thanks to you! I love idea of using the cups.
Using the cups is so smart. I have had a prop box of just random plants. Sometimes it hard to untangle the roots and I'm always so afraid of breaking the roots. Going to need to go to the store and re do my prop box.
Ooooh yay! I am so happy to see an updated propagation box video!! I started with your method last year and now have so many plants I share with everyone even with my gas station clerk! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Instead of using a soldering iron to put holes in your cups take a scissor and gently clip at the bottom "corner" of the cup, I make 2 slices. I do that for my veggie starter cups, works great. I really enjoy your channel, I propagate shrubs in the spring and summer and now I am getting hooked on houseplants!!
Just came back here to say that I watched this and used this method along with soil and pon for a massive amount of cuttings I was gifted and this is by far the best method! I’m usually a water prop kind of gal but these cuttings were mostly Hoya and I wanted to experiment. I will for sure keep doing this. With clear containers I LOVE that you can actually see when they’re well rooted! Thanks for posting this.
Yesss! I just rewatched a bunch of your prop box videos, and its been making me want to prop off my mother plants. I love these videos, and so so so appreciate the updates!
If you're drilling holes in bins, you'll probably have more success with drilling holes towards the top of the side instead of on the lid. That allows for air flow without as much water evaporating straight out the top
This video is so informative and helpful! I ordered sphagnum moss yesterday and I already have a few spare plastic storage boxes sitting around, so this was perfect timing. I'm ready to be more organised with my propagating!
I went to a new plant shop this weekend and they had the most beautiful Syngoniums! Finally got my first one (and also fell in love with the Syngonium Mojito, so need to start saving up for my second one). I cant wait for mine to get nice and comfortable in my home and start growing so I can propagate my own and share this lovely plant! These types of videos are so helpful - thank you for sharing your process!
Love seeing everything about this! I'm so proud of how far you've come and that you have your plant shop now, been following you for so long. Hope you're feeling okay postpartum :)
I’ve been sooooo busy lately that I have t been able to do anything but the bare minimum for my plants. Watching your videos always reinspires me to be the best plant mom!
I tried Perlite and it was a struggle. I like spaghnum too. So easy and quick. Hope people try the Liqui-dirt. I used your link months ago and love it. Thanks Harli!
I do tomatoes in red solo cups and I use a drill bit for my plastic cups. I can drill about 4-5 cups at a time. Works great! Even with the small cups, you could do it with a smaller drill bit.
Harli, I just have to tell you that you are absolutely adorable. 😊 The enthusiasm and poppin' good, positive energy I receive from you is so motivating. Now I know where to come if I'm in need of a jolt of energy and motivation to get things done. So refreshing to see!! Thank you ever so much. 😊 💗
I love your prop box technique! I followed one of your past videos for propagating hoya, and now I have a bunch of hoya cuttings! Luckily I made the prop box just in time because they avoided a massive mealybug infestation that occurred on my main hoya plant. The main plant is doing better now but there are lots of gaps in the plant due to the leaves dropping. I guess that just means I can propagate more hoya!
I had my caudex plants, stephania erecta, in leca and one in chunky rocky soil. Honestly leca was super easy. It’s important to bury them almost halfway in the substrate and keep them in hight humidity and high light. I’ve found once the leaves come in, the higher the humidity the more vine like and leggy they get, the lower the humidity the closer together the leaves grow. Just something i noticed in my care. ❤
If you don’t have a drill or soldering iron, you can just take your scissors and snip a couple of slices off of the bottom rim of any plastic cup. Works great!
Hi Harli, I've tried the sphagnum moss with some props and I love it!! I feel like my cuttings root faster, I love that the cuttings stay humid, and I generally love the look of moss as a medium!! I'm even thinking of growing plants permanently in sphagnum moss!!❤️🥰
I really like this method with the cups, usually, I just put the sphagnum moss directly in the plastic bin and put the cuttings on top of it. I also noticed that keeping the box somewhere warm helps. Also, the grow lights work wonders in accelerating the growth
the begonia sarawak 🥺🥺🥺 it's nice to know that they propagate so well with this method, makes me a little less nervous about getting one and immediately killing it
Hey Harli you have so much of energy...so much of positive vibes from you...you motivate a lot n Oh my gosh you are sharing all your trade secrets...love ya...take care
Harli, Thank you so much for this video. I'm only doing a couple small props, I'm trying water & perlite right now. I need to get room to do more plants, I'm going to Clean out a space in the guest room. I'm always ready for a new video from you. Hope you and the boys are doing well.
benjiplant gave a tip about putting a layer of charcoal on the bottom to prevent mold. That's what he uses for terrariums and he also propagates some of his plants in his terrariums I believe. I've been excited to try this myself and am even more now ✌️
What is the average temp in your grow tent? Do you use heat mats? And about how long do your average props take to grow to a "sellable" size?? Thanks for this helpful video!! Hope you're enjoying all the baby snuggles🤗
I had the same question. There is no mention of temperature used for propagation in the video. Temperature is critical in the amount of time required to root.
Harli, I think you're onto something with the sphagnum (obviously haha). I've done water and soil prop, and the soil works great for heartier plants for me (like pothos, peperomia, avocado trees, & some philos), but the more delicate plants can't take it. I love Rex Begonia and am currently attempting to prop some leaves in mostly perlite with a tiny bit of soil mixed in for moisture retention and I don't know if it's going to take (small nursery pots inside freezer bags). Sphagnum definitely seems like the happy "medium" 😉 for these kinds of plants tho. I've got my grow closet all set up, now just need to order some nice sphag. Thanks fo sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing Harli!! I've tried perlite and too messy, I've tried soil and I normally have success but I will definitely try sphagnum moss!!😊🙏🏼
Also it help to allow the energy to go directly to the one or few leaves to nurture.also ist good to use the old leaves as a compose bin.adding it to the kitchen waste.vs.throwing it out.
I started a prop box with moss and it was good for like two days. It was in a very sunny spot. But on the third day it turned to mold. I don’t know what I did wrong, maybe too much water. Thank you for the tips! I will try again
Too much sun will make it too hot and destroy the plants. Try the same spot but don't seal the lid, set on top a bit turned so the corners are open and heat and moisture can escape. Or better yet try a bright LED light instead. I use a 2000 lumen shop light sitting on the top of a clear lid. When I first started I also didn't seal the lid, I set it on top twisted a bit so moisture could escape until I could put the lid on and leave it without water condensation on the lid and dripping back down. If you don't seal the lid you are unlikely to rot things unless you don't give it enough light. I have some in very little light that still don't rot, they don't grow much but they don't rot. Too much light literally baking the plants turns them to mush and THEN the mold grows on the dead plants.
Thank you for a lot of tips using sphagnum moss. I have grown and propagated in oganic and non-organic medium. Just not in sphagnum moss (thugh I use it for other things like orchid and hanging planters). Just so that people are aware, you should be careful for selling copy righted species of certain plants. They almost always say on the tag, "Do Not Propagate", or "Prohibited to Propagate without pemission from the company", or similar. Some companies take a long time to develop using a lab, and research a lot to come up with a new species for heardier and more beautiful species (and I do not mean by GMO as in where I am GMO is prohibited for all of the living things including plants and all the crops). But if you sell those copy righted species, it's guranteed you would be reported by some people who see it (I mean people are aware of this), and you would get a letter from a company's lawyer of the species. They will ask you to pay them some loyalty fees for the amount you already sold and you would be asked to stop it immediately. Or they will take you to court and you will end up paying a lot of money due to breaking the laws. It's one thing to sell non-copy righted ones, but many species belong to a company who developed the species exclusive rights to sell. Same as seeds also. It is like movies or books actually. You can choose to propagate for your own use so that you will have it without buying one in case one dies, but it's another to sell them without the permission from these owners.
perfect explanation/ demo for a beginner with prop boxes.definitely going to be getting some cuttings going and start my box! (: thank you. glad i found you channel
Spaghnum definitely is my go-to. I feel like I'm cheating using it in comparison to other proping medias. Especially when you add a tiny bit of nutrients to it 🙂
You can also take a long metal screwer and get it hot with a lighter..Stack 4-5 cups at a time and burn them all at once. I used to do the one by one wood burner thing but it takes too long.
I was finally able to get liquidirt for a reasonable price thanks to you harli!! 😂 I appreciate you so much for your content too. Loved laughing watching the newest growth video
I have such a bad habit of cramming spag into cups or moss poles to the point of compaction. I love rooting in leca in glass jars. But I’m definitely going to try your method.
Hey Harli and everyone!! I have some plants that I received rooting in moss. I have the worst time with moss, as things tend to rot on me. I usually prop in perlite or pumice and have had no issues at all. When I'm moving them from the moss to my airoid mix I'm completely afraid of the stress and damage I feel like I'm causing to the roots trying to get the moss off. I keep hearing as much as possible needs to be removed or the moss will cause the root ball to rot once it's in soil. These are some of my favorite (and expensive) wishlist plants. How do you do it?! Thanks so much in advance and thanks for your amazing channel! Couldn't have done it without you 💪🏾💜😁❤️
Currently doing an experiment with my syngonium fantasy. I have 11 leaf cuttings, and 7 node cuttings. Nodes are definitely in sphag, I’m doing a couple leaves in sphag, some in water, and I don’t trust perlite so that’s it. 3 month update: out of the two methods, my node cuttings were by far the most reliable. They did take a bit longer, though, but I have two leaf cuttings in water that haven't developed a single root while they have retained their leaves. However, my node cuttings in sphag in a box have more roots, and have developed really nice variegation on the first leaves. I didn't add nutrients to reduce the variables in the experimetn. However, the issue is that my best cuttings were leaf cuttings in water, but I had less of them. So do with that info what you will.
You should use mushroom monotub filters. They allow air exchange without letting pathogens in, and they keep the humidity inside at the same time. They're called synthetic filter discs.
Before you guys rush off to buy plastic cups: think about using yoghurt cups or alike. Recycle when possible 🌱
I started saving my prescription pill bottles and they are so solid I'm going to use them for pon! Turns out mental illness is good for something 🤣😂
I've found I can use quite the variety of food plastics, from cookies to brownies, my personal favorite is a Safeway single serve cake dish. About 3 cubic inches of individual terrariums. I also love take out containers from red Robin, those work too!
As for cups I collect a bunch from my family's Starbucks habit, including the lids from waters, I have a good system going!
Also as a safer alternative to burning holes in cups, I recommend using an ice pick, scissors, or any blade to poke, or manually drill holes. Much less toxic but a little more time consuming!
@@ChosenMango4233 yes those are great! There’s also lots of containers in the veggie and fruit isle that one can reuse ☺️
Also, you can save fast food plastic drink cups! I have a number of tomato plants that love being in Taco Bell cups haha.
And a good succulent propagation tray could be Tupperware's that you can't find the tops to or the little container a set of 12 Cinnabon's from Taco Bell come in (which is also oddly cute). I also use the container strawberries come in, but so much dirt falls out of the big side holes.
I started saving anything that could be used to grow plants in, and not only did I realize how much plastic I was going through, but it's also nice to have anything I want on hand when I have a crazy idea for plants!
Agree! It's great to keep in mind that plastic isn't actually recycled.
For my prop boxes, I use plastic containers from all around that I get from other purposes -- mostly my meal boxes (I wish they had a reuse program..)
Just dropping in to say Jeremiah from roots and refuge had a great method for putting holes in plastic cups. They leave them stacked and get a long drill bit and just drill a hole in all the cups in one go. Quick, easy, no fumes! Idk if you’ve tried that already but I just wanted to share for anyone else reading the comments
Yep! That's what I do.
Very smart method! I hadn’t ever considered that!
I just use my box cutter.
Yeah, cutting off "garbage pieces" from the stems will definitely slow down development. Energy is stored in leaves as well as stems and will be drawn out from them for growing new roots and leaves.
@@hrcrawford me too!
"if you left me a hate comment, get a grip" lmfao i love that
I am having an issue where every time I create one of these boxes with the moss, my plants mold. can you advise on this?
@@jillianh4624 Harli has a lot a lot plants and she propagates several of one plant so many times some plant will rot, but if you want to prevent rot you can let the cuttings dry out and callus over, maybe for 1-2 hours, you can put the plant in front of a fan so it can dry faster, when the open cuts are dry you can mix horticultural lime with water, form a paste, and use that paste to rub it on the wounds, it prevents rot and nasty fungus and bacteria getting into the plant, you can also squeeze out the sphagnum moss more if it’s too damp, aerate the bin more often as well, maybe every other day, for safety, hope this helps!
@@jillianh4624 same
@@coolbeans3099 thank you SO much for this!! I definitely will all of these recommendations out. I am desperate to be successful at propagation!
@@jillianh4624 no prob! If you have rare plants, try air layering them! 100% success rate! It’s basically encouraging roots before even cutting the plants, when it has roots, all you have to do is put it in a pot with soil and acclimate it to its new pot, voila! You have a new plant! Hehe
Thanks so much for sharing your prop box tips Harli! I started some and have sold rooted cuttings and now trade plants for store credit at the local plant store. I've gotten over $600 in store credit from just 2 big storage bins! That's a great return for about $75 of mostly re-usable materials. Removing the leaves means the cutting only has the energy in the stem to fuel growth. Cuttings with leaves can photosynthesize to produce energy to fuel new growth. It would be interesting to compare how long cuttings take to produce new growth with and without leaves. It seems it would be safer to leave a longer stem for the node to draw energy from if you remove the leaf. Clearly this is working for Harli so its not wrong! Her setup is pretty plush and she may be ok with it taking longer since she has so much going on and is going for the max # of plants for sale. I want things to be ready for sale quickly so I can have fewer boxes taking up space. My wet stick props take much much longer to push out new growth than nodes with leaves and the new growth is much smaller. I don't use Liquidirt though! I just bought some and am going to start using it like you Harli! Your plants are all just so deep green. My plants grow but tend to be lighter green than I would like. I'll let you know the difference.
That’s amazing! What a smart idea! I’m gonna hit up some of my local nurseries to see if that’s an option for me too haha thanks for sharing!
@@HarliG mine is actually a plant and aquarium store so I pay for one hobby with another. It's pretty cool to support a small local shop while enabling my addictions! Let us know if you find a local shop.
I know that the "I've never clicked as fast on a youtube video in my life" comment is everywhere, but TRULY, I've never clicked as fast on a youtube video like I did now. Moss propagation was kinda a topic for mainly last (or like 10 months ago) year and I'm so happy seeing that people still use it, maybe even more than when everyone was buzzing about it.
Thank you. Last year I saw your propagation by box and tried it on some rose cuttings in a small food container. I put them under a tree outside on the north side of the house. 4 weeks later one cutting had roots and I planted it into a a well established rich mulch bed. and it flowered first year. Can't wait to see if it survived the hard north winter.
Thank you for this easy method.
Hope you’re doing well, not sure when this video was filmed but you look great. You’re content lately has been well thought out and very informative. So keep up the great work.
And lastly congratulations again to being a mother of 2 beautiful baby boys, hope good vibes keep you going all day ☀️🌻🧘🏽♀️
Thank you!
Nobody should be leaving you hate messages. You're very kind to teach other people how to propagate. I'm trying to propagate a silver sword buy node and I set my prop box up just like you did. Thank you for your assistance!
I dont understand why people want to write neg comments if I can't say something positive I'm not going to bother I could understand if they didnt understand if they asked you why you do it but obliviously what your doing works very well you go girl I love you videos I think you funny and your not fake thank you
Prop boxes are my fav way to prop. I get Hoya to root in 2 weeks in there and takes 6 months in a glass of water!! Love your videos and always enjoy you potting vids. Hugs!!
Last time you propagated a scindapsus exotica, I tried propagating in moss without the leaves and it's working so well! They're pretty much all rooted (I have maybe between 10 and 20), only one or 2 have rotted, but I just got rid of them asap and now I have leaves! I need more experience though. Thank you so much for the extra advice
I learned your prop box method a few years ago with your first video on it and it really revolutionized my whole plant game. I have been able to prop and sell so many plants thanks to you! I love idea of using the cups.
I use recycled apple sauce cups. They are translucent (which I love so I can keep an eye on the roots) and just the right size for starter plants!
Using the cups is so smart. I have had a prop box of just random plants. Sometimes it hard to untangle the roots and I'm always so afraid of breaking the roots. Going to need to go to the store and re do my prop box.
Ooooh yay! I am so happy to see an updated propagation box video!! I started with your method last year and now have so many plants I share with everyone even with my gas station clerk! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
This was really informative Harli, thank you 💚
Would love to see a grow tent set up video, ex: how you use fans, exhaust etc…
Can I just say that I feel like your confidence is soaring lately? Ya love to see it
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Thank you! I’ve been in a weird rut & I’m finally feeling like myself again 🥰
Instead of using a soldering iron to put holes in your cups take a scissor and gently clip at the bottom "corner" of the cup, I make 2 slices. I do that for my veggie starter cups, works great. I really enjoy your channel, I propagate shrubs in the spring and summer and now I am getting hooked on houseplants!!
Just came back here to say that I watched this and used this method along with soil and pon for a massive amount of cuttings I was gifted and this is by far the best method! I’m usually a water prop kind of gal but these cuttings were mostly Hoya and I wanted to experiment. I will for sure keep doing this. With clear containers I LOVE that you can actually see when they’re well rooted! Thanks for posting this.
14:09 “cwan you see” 🥰🥺❤️ my heart 🤧🥰🥰🥰 momma energyyyy ✨
Yesss! I just rewatched a bunch of your prop box videos, and its been making me want to prop off my mother plants. I love these videos, and so so so appreciate the updates!
If you're drilling holes in bins, you'll probably have more success with drilling holes towards the top of the side instead of on the lid. That allows for air flow without as much water evaporating straight out the top
This video is so informative and helpful! I ordered sphagnum moss yesterday and I already have a few spare plastic storage boxes sitting around, so this was perfect timing. I'm ready to be more organised with my propagating!
I went to a new plant shop this weekend and they had the most beautiful Syngoniums! Finally got my first one (and also fell in love with the Syngonium Mojito, so need to start saving up for my second one). I cant wait for mine to get nice and comfortable in my home and start growing so I can propagate my own and share this lovely plant! These types of videos are so helpful - thank you for sharing your process!
Love seeing everything about this! I'm so proud of how far you've come and that you have your plant shop now, been following you for so long.
Hope you're feeling okay postpartum :)
I’ve been sooooo busy lately that I have t been able to do anything but the bare minimum for my plants. Watching your videos always reinspires me to be the best plant mom!
That makes me so happy! Thank you!
I tried Perlite and it was a struggle. I like spaghnum too. So easy and quick. Hope people try the Liqui-dirt. I used your link months ago and love it. Thanks Harli!
I do tomatoes in red solo cups and I use a drill bit for my plastic cups. I can drill about 4-5 cups at a time. Works great! Even with the small cups, you could do it with a smaller drill bit.
I recently start my moss propagation box. And there's a lot of recommendations from yt leading to your video. Now your my GURU 🌿💚🌱
Harli, I just have to tell you that you are absolutely adorable. 😊 The enthusiasm and poppin' good, positive energy I receive from you is so motivating. Now I know where to come if I'm in need of a jolt of energy and motivation to get things done. So refreshing to see!! Thank you ever so much. 😊 💗
I love your prop box technique! I followed one of your past videos for propagating hoya, and now I have a bunch of hoya cuttings! Luckily I made the prop box just in time because they avoided a massive mealybug infestation that occurred on my main hoya plant. The main plant is doing better now but there are lots of gaps in the plant due to the leaves dropping. I guess that just means I can propagate more hoya!
It always makes me so happy to see your love of Syngonium. They are one of my favorites and so underrated! Love it.
I had my caudex plants, stephania erecta, in leca and one in chunky rocky soil. Honestly leca was super easy. It’s important to bury them almost halfway in the substrate and keep them in hight humidity and high light. I’ve found once the leaves come in, the higher the humidity the more vine like and leggy they get, the lower the humidity the closer together the leaves grow. Just something i noticed in my care. ❤
Thanks for the humidity tip. I would say that that's a priceless tip. Leggy plants drive me nuts. 😊
If you don’t have a drill or soldering iron, you can just take your scissors and snip a couple of slices off of the bottom rim of any plastic cup. Works great!
Such a useful video for all the garden lovers
Firat time I have leanrnt that " with just one plant we can grow unlimited plants" 😘😘😘
I love starting from nodes because the plants are so tiny and cute🥰
Hi Harli, I've tried the sphagnum moss with some props and I love it!! I feel like my cuttings root faster, I love that the cuttings stay humid, and I generally love the look of moss as a medium!! I'm even thinking of growing plants permanently in sphagnum moss!!❤️🥰
congratulations on ur pregnancy :) ur plant babies are thriving so much i’m sure you’ll be a wonderful mom
The video is informative but I had to like and subscribe based off your personality alone 😂😅 the commentary is everything!
Yes, her personality is a huge "draw"!
This was so helpful, I just created a bigger prob box yesterday with spagnum so now I have a better idea on what I'm doing. 😁🌱
I really like this method with the cups, usually, I just put the sphagnum moss directly in the plastic bin and put the cuttings on top of it. I also noticed that keeping the box somewhere warm helps. Also, the grow lights work wonders in accelerating the growth
the begonia sarawak 🥺🥺🥺 it's nice to know that they propagate so well with this method, makes me a little less nervous about getting one and immediately killing it
I really watch this video over and over again! It's so relaxing!
Hey Harli you have so much of energy...so much of positive vibes from you...you motivate a lot n Oh my gosh you are sharing all your trade secrets...love ya...take care
Sphagnum moss is my favorite to propagate. I’ve heard about perlite but I have the best of luck with sphagnum.
Harli, Thank you so much for this video. I'm only doing a couple small props, I'm trying water & perlite right now. I need to get room to do more plants, I'm going to Clean out a space in the guest room. I'm always ready for a new video from you. Hope you and the boys are doing well.
Congratulations on the baby ❤️💐🎉🎊
Thank you for the great tips, it was thoroughly informative 😊
I absolutely love this. I’ve made a video of my own version of how you make your prop box. Now this new version I’m definitely gonna try.
I love to propagate!! I've slowly started selling some, but winter is about here. I'll propagate all winter, I binge watch ur videos!
Prop boxes are 100% addicting. I have just moss in the bottom of mine but love the cup idea.
benjiplant gave a tip about putting a layer of charcoal on the bottom to prevent mold. That's what he uses for terrariums and he also propagates some of his plants in his terrariums I believe.
I've been excited to try this myself and am even more now ✌️
What is the average temp in your grow tent? Do you use heat mats? And about how long do your average props take to grow to a "sellable" size?? Thanks for this helpful video!! Hope you're enjoying all the baby snuggles🤗
I had the same question. There is no mention of temperature used for propagation in the video. Temperature is critical in the amount of time required to root.
I personally never wait to see roots before I cut my plants and it works for me 🤷🏻♀️ hope it works for your syngonium 😊🤞🏻
love the little syngonium green splash cutting!!!!!! so cute i have such a soft spot for that plant
Harli, I think you're onto something with the sphagnum (obviously haha). I've done water and soil prop, and the soil works great for heartier plants for me (like pothos, peperomia, avocado trees, & some philos), but the more delicate plants can't take it. I love Rex Begonia and am currently attempting to prop some leaves in mostly perlite with a tiny bit of soil mixed in for moisture retention and I don't know if it's going to take (small nursery pots inside freezer bags). Sphagnum definitely seems like the happy "medium" 😉 for these kinds of plants tho. I've got my grow closet all set up, now just need to order some nice sphag. Thanks fo sharing!
Spag is a absolute blessing to me & my plants.
Thank you so much for sharing Harli!! I've tried perlite and too messy, I've tried soil and I normally have success but I will definitely try sphagnum moss!!😊🙏🏼
Ok I love you, you are so sweet and I love your ADHD, forgetful, silly self.
Thank you for these videos, I'm learning and your so helpful
I still prefer spag moss to propagate over perlite. I'm in love with your plants, you take such good care of them.
Thanks for the demonstation. Very educative and very friendly presentation.
My hubby watching noticed your new southern accent and wanted to know what you've been watching!
Oh gosh! I didn’t realize haha I haven’t really left my house since like may to be honest 😂
I don't see how your don't have 1 million followers!!! So binge watching every vlog!!!
The little baby albos are sooooo cute!!
I learned something new about propagation today! Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Totally agree with what you said about leca!!! Glad I’m not alone!
I do the cup and moss propagation but have never put them in a bin once they’re all in their cups. Definitely going to give that a try!
This was very helpful. I now know what I was doing wrong and what was causing mold in my box. Thank you for this video.
Yay loved your last prop box video so this should be a great video !! You look really pretty today chicky 😁🌱🌿💚
Also it help to allow the energy to go directly to the one or few leaves to nurture.also ist good to use the old leaves as a compose bin.adding it to the kitchen waste.vs.throwing it out.
Loved this video, because of you I have 2 small prop boxes, I now NEED to go buy little cups LOL
Thanks Harli for the vid. I love propagations. I love watching it grow from nodes. It’s a beautiful thing.
Thank you so much for sharing information like this with everyone. Very helpful
I started a prop box with moss and it was good for like two days. It was in a very sunny spot. But on the third day it turned to mold. I don’t know what I did wrong, maybe too much water. Thank you for the tips! I will try again
Too much sun will make it too hot and destroy the plants. Try the same spot but don't seal the lid, set on top a bit turned so the corners are open and heat and moisture can escape. Or better yet try a bright LED light instead. I use a 2000 lumen shop light sitting on the top of a clear lid. When I first started I also didn't seal the lid, I set it on top twisted a bit so moisture could escape until I could put the lid on and leave it without water condensation on the lid and dripping back down. If you don't seal the lid you are unlikely to rot things unless you don't give it enough light. I have some in very little light that still don't rot, they don't grow much but they don't rot. Too much light literally baking the plants turns them to mush and THEN the mold grows on the dead plants.
Hi! I haven’t seen you in a long time, congratulations to your beautiful family & your having a new baby!! How exciting!! Yay
Thank you for a lot of tips using sphagnum moss. I have grown and propagated in oganic and non-organic medium. Just not in sphagnum moss (thugh I use it for other things like orchid and hanging planters).
Just so that people are aware, you should be careful for selling copy righted species of certain plants. They almost always say on the tag, "Do Not Propagate", or "Prohibited to Propagate without pemission from the company", or similar. Some companies take a long time to develop using a lab, and research a lot to come up with a new species for heardier and more beautiful species (and I do not mean by GMO as in where I am GMO is prohibited for all of the living things including plants and all the crops). But if you sell those copy righted species, it's guranteed you would be reported by some people who see it (I mean people are aware of this), and you would get a letter from a company's lawyer of the species. They will ask you to pay them some loyalty fees for the amount you already sold and you would be asked to stop it immediately. Or they will take you to court and you will end up paying a lot of money due to breaking the laws.
It's one thing to sell non-copy righted ones, but many species belong to a company who developed the species exclusive rights to sell. Same as seeds also. It is like movies or books actually. You can choose to propagate for your own use so that you will have it without buying one in case one dies, but it's another to sell them without the permission from these owners.
You could use a power drill to drill drainage holes in the cups if you don't want to breathe the fumes from melted plastic from the soldering iron.
Just ordered some, Thanks I love your plants snd videos I learn so much. Have a great day.
perfect explanation/ demo for a beginner with prop boxes.definitely going to be getting some cuttings going and start my box! (: thank you. glad i found you channel
Thanx Harli... Your tips are pretty useful... Love to see the content you have been putting out lately!
Spaghnum definitely is my go-to. I feel like I'm cheating using it in comparison to other proping medias. Especially when you add a tiny bit of nutrients to it 🙂
i learned SO much from this video!! oh my god! thank you sooo much for posting this vid im so so excited to try these tips
You can also take a long metal screwer and get it hot with a lighter..Stack 4-5 cups at a time and burn them all at once. I used to do the one by one wood burner thing but it takes too long.
LOVE syngonium, I always love when you have videos with/about them! 😍
I was finally able to get liquidirt for a reasonable price thanks to you harli!! 😂 I appreciate you so much for your content too. Loved laughing watching the newest growth video
I have such a bad habit of cramming spag into cups or moss poles to the point of compaction.
I love rooting in leca in glass jars. But I’m definitely going to try your method.
Hey Harli and everyone!! I have some plants that I received rooting in moss. I have the worst time with moss, as things tend to rot on me. I usually prop in perlite or pumice and have had no issues at all. When I'm moving them from the moss to my airoid mix I'm completely afraid of the stress and damage I feel like I'm causing to the roots trying to get the moss off. I keep hearing as much as possible needs to be removed or the moss will cause the root ball to rot once it's in soil. These are some of my favorite (and expensive) wishlist plants. How do you do it?! Thanks so much in advance and thanks for your amazing channel! Couldn't have done it without you 💪🏾💜😁❤️
ooh im here so early! love you harli! thanks for all your content!
I like to make Shanghai and black tourmaline powder in whatever medium I'm growing in it does wonders
This was very helpful! Thank you so much.
Currently doing an experiment with my syngonium fantasy. I have 11 leaf cuttings, and 7 node cuttings. Nodes are definitely in sphag, I’m doing a couple leaves in sphag, some in water, and I don’t trust perlite so that’s it.
3 month update: out of the two methods, my node cuttings were by far the most reliable. They did take a bit longer, though, but I have two leaf cuttings in water that haven't developed a single root while they have retained their leaves. However, my node cuttings in sphag in a box have more roots, and have developed really nice variegation on the first leaves. I didn't add nutrients to reduce the variables in the experimetn. However, the issue is that my best cuttings were leaf cuttings in water, but I had less of them. So do with that info what you will.
Your channel is so freaking amazing omg
You should use mushroom monotub filters. They allow air exchange without letting pathogens in, and they keep the humidity inside at the same time. They're called synthetic filter discs.
Really digging these types of videos and the new editing style
Thank you!
Harliii i love this video!! we need grow tent tour 😍😍
You are really knowledgeable! Thank you for sharing!
I love your cup method. Yes, my grow box got mold…no, I can’t grow syngoniums…I’m cursed. But, I keep on a trying!
I am not great with plants and this makes me want to start doing prop boxes now haha.
Just love your videos. Thankyou so much for being so informative. Perlite hasn't worked for me. Will try with a combination of sphagnum and perlite.
Hi! I very very like your videos. thank you very much.спасибо!
So happy to see a video from you! I get to watch while setting up a grow room. Just waiting for a few Amazon deliveries to finish.
So helpful! Thx for another great video Harli.