This is definitely plant goals I recently just got a one leaf cutting but has massive white roots, after accumulating to my home I just gave her a repot in a somewhat chunky mix. I hope she does well and some day look like yours.
The leaf node is always on the opposite side of the root. Also you can seal the cut areas on the plants that are going to be sold by using beeswax, this prevents rot if you’re propagating in water especially.
Omg I’m so excited for you! Propagations are currently doing ok (as in not dying). I subscribed to your channel, hoping to see a video of your new cutting maybe?! 😆🧐
I got my cutting for $220 nzd and I had to jump on it, I’m hoping the axillary bud that has grown out a bit gets some more variegation but I can’t wait until mine gets as big as yours :)
LOVE watching the cutting and transplanting procedure. i cringe when you made the first cut. your video was very informative. i will use the foil paper technique with my monsteras' air root.
I'm not to this point with my Albo, YET, LOL. However I am to this point with my most prized, pink princess. I bought her I'm the expensive era so I paid wayyy too much for her but every other leaf is solid pink, her genetics are great. I'm SCARED lol.
Very well explained and demonstrated. Loving it! Wondering, the air layer cutting which potted into soil with the stem sitting on the soil bed, where’s or which part of it will grow new leaf? Appreciate it so much to enlighten me. Thanks.
Hi! The new leaf will grow from the leaf node. There is a small bud at every leaf node where the existing leaf meets the stem. If you look close enough at any aroid, you will see a tiny bump there. That’s where a whole new plant will grow! 😊
I loved this video, it’s was highly detailed which is exactly what I needed, thank you so much I appreciate the time you put into this. Sending you all good plant vibes, I would love to see an update on this video to see how each cutting is doing, if you have an update will you please comment with the link. Thanks!
I’ve had these in my milsbo with these lights and they have been great. If you watch my milsbo cabinet video, you will see my setup. I ran 2 lights at each shelf at first, but now I am running 1 light strip per shelf and my plants are doing just fine, including the albo. I realized if I ran all 4 lights, then the temperature gets a little too warm for me.
New subscriber here. Great video! I am waiting for my first Monstera Albo Borsigiana White Tiger Single Node Cutting to arrive. Very expensive. I hope they grow.
Just discovered your channel; wonderful! I purchased an albo cutting and didn’t know to ask what type of a cutting it was. It is a mid cutting that was air layered. What I don’t understand is how a mid cutting ever ends up able to be a vertical plant since it has to be placed sideways. I have Googled and searched UA-cam and Reddit and can’t find an explanation/answer.
Congrats on your albo! If you think about it, almost all albos you see probably came from a cutting. The original node will stay sideways on the soil, while the new growth will be vertical, as long as it is growing up towards the light. Kind of like a vine. Hope that makes sense! ☺️
@@SuchPlants Thank you! But how will I ever get a fully vertical plant from this and not one that is partially or fully horizontal/sideways? Will I need to chop it to achieve that? Right now, it has to be supported to be suspended above the soil which would not be sustainable long term. I want a regular plant that is upright that has downward roots that can be planted directly into the soil and I don’t know how to achieve that. I haven’t ever see any plants that are partially sideways and I can’t find a single UA-cam video about this or discussed anywhere else. If you have any resources where I can learn about this I would really appreciate it ⭐️😊
Interesting point! I have a video on my Albo playlist where I combine cuttings to make a bushy pot. Maybe that will give you a better idea on how it’ll look? 🧐 All the cuttings started off as sideways, except one was a top cutting. Alternatively, yes, you would have to take another cutting (preferably top cutting) and train the new roots to grow downward.
Loved the info. Is there an update on the cuttings and their progress please? Also, us there a difference between this one and the syngonium albo? Struggling to find comparative info. Thank you!
Hi! You can find a monstera albo playlist on my channel where I compile all the updates: ua-cam.com/play/PLG16f6HVDfeczjBYENOZqiwBOwEuhUnIj.html The Syngonium albo is a different species from the monstera albo. In terms of care, the Syngonium is much easier to grow; for me, it propagates and grows much faster than the monstera albo. It’s also cheaper and easier to find than the monstera albo as well. Hope this helps!
thats a nice sound when it cuts. so sharp! I have an albo in some water now with an airstone under 24/7 light with a commercial COB grow light. $170 cutting with a nice variegation. Already seeing some new roots! One of the sides of the cut started to turn black and spread upwards so I have that area totally out of the water now to stay dry. Has me worried but hoping it doesnt spread more. I think as long as the aerial roots are in water it should continue to root. Have you found that to be true? (vs the whole node in the water)
Yes as long as the aerial root is touching water, it will root. If you can keep the rotting node above water while keeping the aerial root under water, you should be good to go!
@@SuchPlants Okay awesome. Thank you. I have been keeping the other side of the cutting in the water, but I think to prevent that side from rotting as well I will totally remove it and only have the aerial roots in the water.
@@SuchPlants Ive been changing it daily, using tap water with a drop or two of Rapid Start from general hydroponics. But that may be too often. Will move to every few days.
So I want to get a monstera albo and I planned on putting her in water and putting and air stone and a heating mat under. Can I still put the Dr.Q platonic? And do you have to change the water frequently? Also do I put the full node in? Or should I leave out the top part of it to avoid rot? I had a lot of different advice from others and I don’t want to do it wrong in the future.
Yes the plant tonic provides micronutrients that support plant growth. I would change the water once a week. Put enough water to cover aerial roots-you don’t need more than that. It takes about a week to see signs of new root growth, and a few weeks to see a couple inches of new roots! 😊 Don’t be discouraged if you don’t see new growth, sometimes it can take longer. Keep a close eye for any signs of rot. If there is rot, remove all rot and you can rinse with a mixture of 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 3 parts water on the affected area.
@@SuchPlants do you let it callous once you dip it in Hydrogen Peroxide? I had a past experience where my Albo not having an aerial root grown out or any roots that’s why I asked if I fully submerge it in water.
I usually let it callous for at least 4 hours or overnight. If there is no visible aerial root, it will take longer to root, so its a good idea to let it callous completely and it’s even more important to keep up with water changes.
@@SuchPlants sorry I’m asking so many questions I have had a horrible unsuccessful time with the albo. So I’m trying to make sure I don’t ruin her. When doing water changes do you still add Dr.Qs platonic as well once it’s calloused out? Or should I just avoid that and keep it in that HP solution?
Haha no problem! Yes I add a couple drops of the plant tonic every water change. You don’t want to let the plant sit and grow in the HP solution, that is just a treatment to kill any remaining rot. As long as you’re providing bright light, good humidity, and changing water frequently, you should be in good shape. Just need to be patient and watch for rot.
Yes definitely terracotta pot. It helps to dry out the soil so it doesn’t stay wet too long. Because of this, you will find that the soil dries out MUCH faster, which is great!
I just got SO lucky when I spotted amazing variegation in a large Monstera at a local nursery. They were totally oblivious to what was actually in their shop. 35 dollars I paid for a huge monstera with one of the plants being an albo, aurea or whatever! It has amazing yellow in the 4 leaves. I couldn’t find terra cotta cuz I was frantically out shopping for it and I went with a ceramic type that the inside is somewhat rough to the touch. Do you know if this type is not good for the plant? I’d have to repot if you think it wouldn’t be the right fit
Omg that’s amazing!!! As for the pot, it seems like it’s glazed on the outside, but unglazed on the inside and the bottom. If that’s the case, the moisture will wick away from the bottom where it’s unglazed. Do you find that the soil still dries out after about a week? Terracotta will thoroughly dry out within a week. If it dries after about a week you should be fine. Generally, one week is like the magic number for roots to be happy.
How long did you keep your air roots wrapped in sphagnum moss, to get secondary roots? Do you think it would speed up the growth, of the secondary roots, if you soaked and drained the sphagnum moss in a small amount of superthrive in the water that you soak and squeeze the water from the moss,, then wrapping it in foil? I will try a controlled experiment, on two air roots, on my Monstera Deliciosa, one with superthrive in the moss and the other without it.
Hi! Have you watched my transplant video of this albo? I have a playlist for it. But I am planning on combining all of them into 1 pot to make it look ✨bushy✨. They are all happy and thriving ☺️
Hello there! Yes, as long as you cut about an inch above and below where the leaf/petiole meets the stem, you are almost guaranteed to have a leaf node and aerial root, which are essential to a cutting’s success. At 9:55 I briefly talk about the leaf nodes; you will see the leaf nodes on the stem kind of buried under each existing petiole. They appear to be small bumps. Over time, the cutting will push energy to this bump and that is where the new leaf will appear! The same goes for the remainder of the mother plant. In fact, she has already pushed out a new leaf. An update video is planned! Hope this helps! ☺️
😳 yeah at the time $200 was a very good deal for the amount of roots the cutting had. There was a variegated R. Tetrasperma that sold for like $20k in New Zealand recently 🤦🏻♂️
Lol the look on your face when you made the first cut. Was priceless😂😂😁
This is definitely plant goals I recently just got a one leaf cutting but has massive white roots, after accumulating to my home I just gave her a repot in a somewhat chunky mix. I hope she does well and some day look like yours.
Sounds like you did all the right things! 🤞🏼
The internal panic throughout the video is totally relatable
The leaf node is always on the opposite side of the root. Also you can seal the cut areas on the plants that are going to be sold by using beeswax, this prevents rot if you’re propagating in water especially.
Thank you for sharing this video.new friend watching your video from Phil
I’m picking up my new albo cutting later this week! I hope your propagations go smoothly!
Omg I’m so excited for you! Propagations are currently doing ok (as in not dying). I subscribed to your channel, hoping to see a video of your new cutting maybe?! 😆🧐
@@SuchPlants Oh yes, picking it up hopefully either Friday or Saturday and plan to film with it asap haha.
Very beautiful plant. You got me, I've subscribed. Watching fellow gardeners always gets me motivated too :)
Beautiful plant indeed ☺️ Thanks for subscribing and welcome to the channel! ☺️🌿
Beautiful plant. Cutting it was brave. Well done!
Thanks! It took a lot of courage. Happy to report the cuttings are doing well. Top cutting is currently unfurling a new leaf. ☺️
I’m air layering a couple of aerial roots for past few weeks. I’m too scared to cut them. Your videos are so helpful.
Thanks for such great videos, just got 2 cuttings yesterday for Monstera Albo. Hope they will survive.
Hey congrats! I will never get bored of this plant! 😆
I got my cutting for $220 nzd and I had to jump on it, I’m hoping the axillary bud that has grown out a bit gets some more variegation but I can’t wait until mine gets as big as yours :)
Yay! Congrats! 🥳
Alright, alright. I’ll plant-scribe 😉🌱💚
Yay! Welcome! ☺️
Thanks for a very informative video on propagation there beautiful plants have a great day
LOVE watching the cutting and transplanting procedure. i cringe when you made the first cut. your video was very informative. i will use the foil paper technique with my monsteras' air root.
Glad you found it helpful! Sending good, positive vibes to your roots 😄
I'm not to this point with my Albo, YET, LOL. However I am to this point with my most prized, pink princess. I bought her I'm the expensive era so I paid wayyy too much for her but every other leaf is solid pink, her genetics are great. I'm SCARED lol.
Very well explained and demonstrated. Loving it! Wondering, the air layer cutting which potted into soil with the stem sitting on the soil bed, where’s or which part of it will grow new leaf? Appreciate it so much to enlighten me. Thanks.
Hi! The new leaf will grow from the leaf node. There is a small bud at every leaf node where the existing leaf meets the stem. If you look close enough at any aroid, you will see a tiny bump there. That’s where a whole new plant will grow! 😊
I loved this video, it’s was highly detailed which is exactly what I needed, thank you so much I appreciate the time you put into this. Sending you all good plant vibes, I would love to see an update on this video to see how each cutting is doing, if you have an update will you please comment with the link. Thanks!
Hi! You can catch some updates on my Albo playlist 😊
ua-cam.com/play/PLG16f6HVDfeczjBYENOZqiwBOwEuhUnIj.html
@@SuchPlants thank you! Can you recommend grow lights for these? I’m a succulent collector so these need very different grow lights
I’ve had these in my milsbo with these lights and they have been great. If you watch my milsbo cabinet video, you will see my setup. I ran 2 lights at each shelf at first, but now I am running 1 light strip per shelf and my plants are doing just fine, including the albo. I realized if I ran all 4 lights, then the temperature gets a little too warm for me.
I am nervous too. But you have made me brave. Gonna wrap some roots and make it happen. Thanks!
Yay! 👏🏼👏🏼 Wishing you all the luck!
New subscriber here. Great video! I am waiting for my first Monstera Albo Borsigiana White Tiger Single Node Cutting to arrive. Very expensive. I hope they grow.
Beatifuly plant.amazing and trending
Just discovered your channel; wonderful! I purchased an albo cutting and didn’t know to ask what type of a cutting it was. It is a mid cutting that was air layered. What I don’t understand is how a mid cutting ever ends up able to be a vertical plant since it has to be placed sideways. I have Googled and searched UA-cam and Reddit and can’t find an explanation/answer.
Congrats on your albo! If you think about it, almost all albos you see probably came from a cutting. The original node will stay sideways on the soil, while the new growth will be vertical, as long as it is growing up towards the light. Kind of like a vine. Hope that makes sense! ☺️
@@SuchPlants Thank you! But how will I ever get a fully vertical plant from this and not one that is partially or fully horizontal/sideways? Will I need to chop it to achieve that?
Right now, it has to be supported to be suspended above the soil which would not be sustainable long term. I want a regular plant that is upright that has downward roots that can be planted directly into the soil and I don’t know how to achieve that.
I haven’t ever see any plants that are partially sideways and I can’t find a single UA-cam video about this or discussed anywhere else. If you have any resources where I can learn about this I would really appreciate it ⭐️😊
Interesting point! I have a video on my Albo playlist where I combine cuttings to make a bushy pot. Maybe that will give you a better idea on how it’ll look? 🧐 All the cuttings started off as sideways, except one was a top cutting. Alternatively, yes, you would have to take another cutting (preferably top cutting) and train the new roots to grow downward.
I love your videos:)
Loved the info. Is there an update on the cuttings and their progress please? Also, us there a difference between this one and the syngonium albo? Struggling to find comparative info. Thank you!
Hi! You can find a monstera albo playlist on my channel where I compile all the updates:
ua-cam.com/play/PLG16f6HVDfeczjBYENOZqiwBOwEuhUnIj.html
The Syngonium albo is a different species from the monstera albo. In terms of care, the Syngonium is much easier to grow; for me, it propagates and grows much faster than the monstera albo. It’s also cheaper and easier to find than the monstera albo as well. Hope this helps!
@@SuchPlants happiness! Thank you!
Love this video, good information 🪴❤️
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it ☺️
thats a nice sound when it cuts. so sharp! I have an albo in some water now with an airstone under 24/7 light with a commercial COB grow light. $170 cutting with a nice variegation. Already seeing some new roots! One of the sides of the cut started to turn black and spread upwards so I have that area totally out of the water now to stay dry. Has me worried but hoping it doesnt spread more. I think as long as the aerial roots are in water it should continue to root. Have you found that to be true? (vs the whole node in the water)
Yes as long as the aerial root is touching water, it will root. If you can keep the rotting node above water while keeping the aerial root under water, you should be good to go!
@@SuchPlants Okay awesome. Thank you. I have been keeping the other side of the cutting in the water, but I think to prevent that side from rotting as well I will totally remove it and only have the aerial roots in the water.
Yup! That’s all you need! And change the water at least once a week. Good luck! 😊
@@SuchPlants Ive been changing it daily, using tap water with a drop or two of Rapid Start from general hydroponics. But that may be too often. Will move to every few days.
Yeah I think you can afford to move to every few days since you have the airstone.
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So I want to get a monstera albo and I planned on putting her in water and putting and air stone and a heating mat under. Can I still put the Dr.Q platonic? And do you have to change the water frequently? Also do I put the full node in? Or should I leave out the top part of it to avoid rot? I had a lot of different advice from others and I don’t want to do it wrong in the future.
Yes the plant tonic provides micronutrients that support plant growth. I would change the water once a week. Put enough water to cover aerial roots-you don’t need more than that. It takes about a week to see signs of new root growth, and a few weeks to see a couple inches of new roots! 😊 Don’t be discouraged if you don’t see new growth, sometimes it can take longer.
Keep a close eye for any signs of rot. If there is rot, remove all rot and you can rinse with a mixture of 1 part hydrogen peroxide to 3 parts water on the affected area.
@@SuchPlants do you let it callous once you dip it in Hydrogen Peroxide? I had a past experience where my Albo not having an aerial root grown out or any roots that’s why I asked if I fully submerge it in water.
I usually let it callous for at least 4 hours or overnight. If there is no visible aerial root, it will take longer to root, so its a good idea to let it callous completely and it’s even more important to keep up with water changes.
@@SuchPlants sorry I’m asking so many questions I have had a horrible unsuccessful time with the albo. So I’m trying to make sure I don’t ruin her. When doing water changes do you still add Dr.Qs platonic as well once it’s calloused out? Or should I just avoid that and keep it in that HP solution?
Haha no problem! Yes I add a couple drops of the plant tonic every water change. You don’t want to let the plant sit and grow in the HP solution, that is just a treatment to kill any remaining rot. As long as you’re providing bright light, good humidity, and changing water frequently, you should be in good shape. Just need to be patient and watch for rot.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You have a new subscriber in me!` I will follow your progress.
Thanks for subscribing! I made a playlist for all things albo and it will be home to all future albo care videos ☺️
@@SuchPlants i will look forward to seeing it, thank you.
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Hey would you recommend terracota pot than plastic pot?
Yes definitely terracotta pot. It helps to dry out the soil so it doesn’t stay wet too long. Because of this, you will find that the soil dries out MUCH faster, which is great!
I just got SO lucky when I spotted amazing variegation in a large Monstera at a local nursery. They were totally oblivious to what was actually in their shop. 35 dollars I paid for a huge monstera with one of the plants being an albo, aurea or whatever! It has amazing yellow in the 4 leaves. I couldn’t find terra cotta cuz I was frantically out shopping for it and I went with a ceramic type that the inside is somewhat rough to the touch. Do you know if this type is not good for the plant? I’d have to repot if you think it wouldn’t be the right fit
Omg that’s amazing!!! As for the pot, it seems like it’s glazed on the outside, but unglazed on the inside and the bottom. If that’s the case, the moisture will wick away from the bottom where it’s unglazed. Do you find that the soil still dries out after about a week? Terracotta will thoroughly dry out within a week. If it dries after about a week you should be fine. Generally, one week is like the magic number for roots to be happy.
@@SuchPlants Thank you! i will keep a close eye on it
How long did you keep your air roots wrapped in sphagnum moss, to get secondary roots?
Do you think it would speed up the growth, of the secondary roots, if you soaked and drained the sphagnum moss in a small amount of superthrive in the water that you soak and squeeze the water from the moss,, then wrapping it in foil?
I will try a controlled experiment, on two air roots, on my Monstera Deliciosa, one with superthrive in the moss and the other without it.
Boss you have updates on these?
Hi! Have you watched my transplant video of this albo? I have a playlist for it. But I am planning on combining all of them into 1 pot to make it look ✨bushy✨. They are all happy and thriving ☺️
Will these cuttings grow new leaves of their own?
Hello there! Yes, as long as you cut about an inch above and below where the leaf/petiole meets the stem, you are almost guaranteed to have a leaf node and aerial root, which are essential to a cutting’s success. At 9:55 I briefly talk about the leaf nodes; you will see the leaf nodes on the stem kind of buried under each existing petiole. They appear to be small bumps. Over time, the cutting will push energy to this bump and that is where the new leaf will appear! The same goes for the remainder of the mother plant. In fact, she has already pushed out a new leaf. An update video is planned! Hope this helps! ☺️
I was like, what $200? 8| but then I googled and found a Monstera Adansonii Variegated Aurea for $2000, like WTF
😳 yeah at the time $200 was a very good deal for the amount of roots the cutting had. There was a variegated R. Tetrasperma that sold for like $20k in New Zealand recently 🤦🏻♂️