Thank you for sharing a failure too! It’s very reassuring for me that someone with your experience still makes mistakes. That helps me to panic less when my plants have problems after my 3/4 year journey :)
I love trads. I'd have got 2 cuttings from that stem by cutting in half. Longer stem, take a few leaves off from the bottom part and place in water on a windowsill. The more of the leaf you can get off the node the better as the roots grow from under it and with nanouk being quite thick the root can take a while to push through leftover leaf that's attached to the stem. Youll sometimes see a small white point under the leaf already which is a root starting Ive had trads in water on my windowsill for weeks fully rooted and theyre still happy and healthy waiting to be transplanted
The way you propagated the first time, for this plant, is the correct way to get more babies. Also, they do not like to have water on their leaves. I did it and now my cutting is rooting. Thank you.
Thanks for showing us that not all propagation techniques work. I took cuttings from my mother plant today, but I used longer cuttings. Hopefully, with any luck, I will have some new babies in the near future.
Love that you posted the failure of this experiment!!! It's such a great learning process! But showing this as well as the success you have from other experiences is just so awesome! Love this so much!
I started with a mini plug plant. It grew and grew and I have taken masses of cuttings from it over 18 months or so. I have about nine on the go in my house and have given away several more. I always take cuttings about 6-7 inches long and root in water - that way I can see what is happening. I plant clumps of six or so in a pot. They grow very fast, but I think it depends on the time of year. Then I cut back in winter. I will start giving them away to charity shops next as have run out of friends and relatives who want them!
Wow. I saw a video...don' 😊t know who..that says just stick your cutting right back into the plant's soil. Did it and they have all grown! No rooting or prop boxes...just stick it back in! Maybe I was just lucky?
Tradescantia Nanouk is easy to propagation, spring and autumn is the best time to it. roots is actually coming out from the point in every leaf you removed. so the right way to cut it is on top of the fourth layers of leaf, after that remove the third layer leaf, so you got one roots point, and keep at last two layers of leaf. Just implant into airing soil after cutting. Some people let the cutting wound dry in air for hours. The leaves don't like to grow wet, and they don't like to be sultry. They are placed in a ventilated place, and new roots will grow after fourteen days. this is my own experience and good luck.
I have used longer cuttings of Tradescantia , though not this variety and not in your weather ! And I'm certainly no expert ! Thanks for sharing your failures.... great to know!
The problem with tradescantias is their leaves react very badly to moisture, hence perlite boxes aren't the best idea. I propagate my tradescantias traditionally in glass jars covered with medicinal gauze; it allows for many shots to be placed in a single jar and gives enough support to not fumble around as they grow. Avoid leaves getting wet, or they will instantly start to rot. It's best to place them in a bright, sunny and breezy spot as it'll help the cuttings to push new roots faster. Never - under any circumstances - spray tradescantias with water.
I propagated mine in water - they quickly grew roots. However, even after I waited until the roots looked impressive and I planted them, they died off. Trying again...sigh!
The problem with trads is the way the plant grows after you make a tip cutting. It gets that messy zig zag thing going on. I have not yet found a good way to take cuttings without screwing up the mother plant, or getting nice cuttings from pieces that aren’t tips with several leaves. I feel like I’ve watched so much trad propagation content but i guess I’ll keep going 😅
Thank for being transparent. I've definitely killed a few plants with too! But as you say, one learns. Would the cuttings have fared better with some air circulation? Just a thought 🙂
Ive found more success when I have 2 leaves per cutting. Idk if its the amount of leaves or just that there's more stem, but it seems to work for me 80 percent of the time
tres intersant votre video parce que je suis aussi fatal avec la Nanouk !!je n'arrive pas a le propager comme ça!!seulement en sec a bonne temperatura et protege san eau!!
@@SheffieldMadePlants well they are still in hanging planters but the middle is nothing but vines...11 inch planters... stones vines hang 6 to a foot over pot... crispy leaves... I'm a beginner please forgive...i still want them in hanging pots... do i cut them in half?😬thank you
@@Chris-ri9vw this is kinda what they do because they grow along the ground in the wild and grow more roots along the stem. You can cut them and plant them back into the pot. Easiest plant to grow roots
These are the only plants that i didn't kill!!! They are so big!! And beautiful... thank you... oh yeah what do i do when they really grow to big for hanging pot?
Yes Nanook can be tricky and picky......my first one I boughy died, but it was sad when I bought it, but my second was a full pot and my pieces thst have fallen off, seem to root well in water well and like you said with long stems! Good to knkw how not to propegate the nanook!
I just got one a few weeks ago and it started growing but also some were turning black so I reported it and found that it was soaked in water. Most of it died 😔 just one stem looks healthy so I'm not watering it as often and I put it out on my patio so it gets more inderect light. I hope it makes it.
@@SheffieldMadePlants Honestly.. I think I over watered it unfortunately I'm a new 🪴 Mom and I had a fern for about a year that did great. So I that all plants were easy but I'm now totally reading about different plants and their different special needs. It's doing OK now it killed like 5 of its little leafs BUT!!! One stem is still stending strong afer i repoted it!🙆♀️I just hope it makes it 🙏 😊 I just learned the leafs don't like water on them so it's a learning process but I'm looking forward to learn more about this beautiful plants. They are so gorgeous! But so hard to keep happy. I'm in San Diego California so our weather has been crazy lately... I also got some palm trees that are doing amazing so maybe I'll stick to exotic prayer plants and cactus 🌵 😅
So true about the water on the leaves. I learned that the hard way, with a few brown leaves on the plant now. Plants tend to always bounce back so we can learn from our mistakes!
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Thank you for sharing a failure too! It’s very reassuring for me that someone with your experience still makes mistakes. That helps me to panic less when my plants have problems after my 3/4 year journey :)
I make plenty 😅
I love trads. I'd have got 2 cuttings from that stem by cutting in half. Longer stem, take a few leaves off from the bottom part and place in water on a windowsill. The more of the leaf you can get off the node the better as the roots grow from under it and with nanouk being quite thick the root can take a while to push through leftover leaf that's attached to the stem. Youll sometimes see a small white point under the leaf already which is a root starting
Ive had trads in water on my windowsill for weeks fully rooted and theyre still happy and healthy waiting to be transplanted
A try beats a fail every time. Keep at it Mr. Sheffield.
Always!
The way you propagated the first time, for this plant, is the correct way to get more babies. Also, they do not like to have water on their leaves. I did it and now my cutting is rooting. Thank you.
Thanks for showing us that not all propagation techniques work. I took cuttings from my mother plant today, but I used longer cuttings. Hopefully, with any luck, I will have some new babies in the near future.
This propagation attempt was all kinds of wrong 😅
Love that you posted the failure of this experiment!!! It's such a great learning process! But showing this as well as the success you have from other experiences is just so awesome! Love this so much!
Cool thanks
I started with a mini plug plant. It grew and grew and I have taken masses of cuttings from it over 18 months or so. I have about nine on the go in my house and have given away several more. I always take cuttings about 6-7 inches long and root in water - that way I can see what is happening. I plant clumps of six or so in a pot. They grow very fast, but I think it depends on the time of year. Then I cut back in winter. I will start giving them away to charity shops next as have run out of friends and relatives who want them!
Great stuff 👍
Thanks a lot that is exactly what happend to me! So I see it was really the wrong enviroment to propegate this plant.
Wow. I saw a video...don' 😊t know who..that says just stick your cutting right back into the plant's soil. Did it and they have all grown! No rooting or prop boxes...just stick it back in! Maybe I was just lucky?
Wonder where you're at and what variety ?😊
Tradescantia Nanouk is easy to propagation, spring and autumn is the best time to it. roots is actually coming out from the point in every leaf you removed. so the right way to cut it is on top of the fourth layers of leaf, after that remove the third layer leaf, so you got one roots point, and keep at last two layers of leaf. Just implant into airing soil after cutting. Some people let the cutting wound dry in air for hours.
The leaves don't like to grow wet, and they don't like to be sultry. They are placed in a ventilated place, and new roots will grow after fourteen days. this is my own experience and good luck.
You summed this up perfectly!
@@SheffieldMadePlants
Thank you and have a nice holiday in Portugal.
I have used longer cuttings of Tradescantia , though not this variety and not in your weather ! And I'm certainly no expert !
Thanks for sharing your failures.... great to know!
The problem with tradescantias is their leaves react very badly to moisture, hence perlite boxes aren't the best idea. I propagate my tradescantias traditionally in glass jars covered with medicinal gauze; it allows for many shots to be placed in a single jar and gives enough support to not fumble around as they grow. Avoid leaves getting wet, or they will instantly start to rot. It's best to place them in a bright, sunny and breezy spot as it'll help the cuttings to push new roots faster.
Never - under any circumstances - spray tradescantias with water.
Thanks for the tips 👍
Do you put water to the glass jar? Or what do you mean by medicinal gauze?
@@gerardanbilliejoefan Yes. Gauze on top of the jar isn't necesarilly required, but it helps to stabilize the stems.
I propagated mine in water - they quickly grew roots. However, even after I waited until the roots looked impressive and I planted them, they died off. Trying again...sigh!
Tradescantia HATE having water left on their leaves. Misting them was probably the wrong move.
Yep you’re right
The problem with trads is the way the plant grows after you make a tip cutting. It gets that messy zig zag thing going on. I have not yet found a good way to take cuttings without screwing up the mother plant, or getting nice cuttings from pieces that aren’t tips with several leaves. I feel like I’ve watched so much trad propagation content but i guess I’ll keep going 😅
You’re right it does mess up the mother plant. This plant gives me so much bother!
Thank for being transparent. I've definitely killed a few plants with too! But as you say, one learns. Would the cuttings have fared better with some air circulation? Just a thought 🙂
Yeah too much humidity altogether
Your cuttings are too short. There should be some gap between the node for root growth and the leaf.
I know, these cuttings were all kinds of wrong 😥
Maybe leaf cuttings aren't very successful .... stem cuttings may do better ?
@@maureensamson4863 I had some stem. Just not enough 😢
Ive found more success when I have 2 leaves per cutting. Idk if its the amount of leaves or just that there's more stem, but it seems to work for me 80 percent of the time
Yes I think that was the problem
tres intersant votre video parce que je suis aussi fatal avec la Nanouk !!je n'arrive pas a le propager comme ça!!seulement en sec a bonne temperatura et protege san eau!!
I can't download pics but my 4 trandescandia are totally choked out!! And huge
How huge we talking?
@@SheffieldMadePlants well they are still in hanging planters but the middle is nothing but vines...11 inch planters... stones vines hang 6 to a foot over pot... crispy leaves... I'm a beginner please forgive...i still want them in hanging pots... do i cut them in half?😬thank you
@@Chris-ri9vw this is kinda what they do because they grow along the ground in the wild and grow more roots along the stem. You can cut them and plant them back into the pot. Easiest plant to grow roots
These are the only plants that i didn't kill!!! They are so big!! And beautiful... thank you... oh yeah what do i do when they really grow to big for hanging pot?
I put a cutting (2) into foam cup ,water under cutting couple of weeks they are rooted
Thanks for the tip
I keep my cuttings longer. Spray everyday lightly under where it goes into soil
Yes Nanook can be tricky and picky......my first one I boughy died, but it was sad when I bought it, but my second was a full pot and my pieces thst have fallen off, seem to root well in water well and like you said with long stems! Good to knkw how not to propegate the nanook!
It was a good learning experience I suppose! I might have a go at doing it in water. I like to see the roots developing.
Yea you sprayed them and put a cover over the. Should of just put them in water
I just got one a few weeks ago and it started growing but also some were turning black so I reported it and found that it was soaked in water. Most of it died 😔 just one stem looks healthy so I'm not watering it as often and I put it out on my patio so it gets more inderect light. I hope it makes it.
Wow really. So the seller sold an unhealthy plant? Not good. Hope it recovers for you
@@SheffieldMadePlants Honestly.. I think I over watered it unfortunately I'm a new 🪴 Mom and I had a fern for about a year that did great. So I that all plants were easy but I'm now totally reading about different plants and their different special needs. It's doing OK now it killed like 5 of its little leafs BUT!!! One stem is still stending strong afer i repoted it!🙆♀️I just hope it makes it 🙏 😊 I just learned the leafs don't like water on them so it's a learning process but I'm looking forward to learn more about this beautiful plants. They are so gorgeous! But so hard to keep happy. I'm in San Diego California so our weather has been crazy lately... I also got some palm trees that are doing amazing so maybe I'll stick to exotic prayer plants and cactus 🌵 😅
@@SheffieldMadePlants It had moss on top so it didn't help because it retaind tons of water 😪
So true about the water on the leaves. I learned that the hard way, with a few brown leaves on the plant now. Plants tend to always bounce back so we can learn from our mistakes!
@@SheffieldMadePlants Yes! You learn and you grow😁
Shame about those black ends to the cuttings. Can’t get it right every time 🥲
Wise words 😀
Propagate in water
Why so stingy with the cuttings ?