KW>I have a beautiful 5+ year old Pathos and would like to make more than
KW>just the one plant. I cut a piece and have put it in a glass of water
KW>to sprout roots. Here is where I usually have problems. I wait until
KW>there are a number of roots so when I attempt to transplant it to soil
KW>it will do well.  But when I transfer it to soil it often dies off.
   Hi Kathy, congrats on your beautiful plant. I can see why you want to
   increase it - to share! :-)
   I root few cuttings in water... the roots that form are not soil
   roots (I call them that for lack of a better term), and seem not to
   contribute to a flourishing in-soil cutting. I usually use perlite,
   and roots come much easier and faster than in water, with far less
   rot.
   In a pinch (or when rooting geraniums and heavy woody plants or
   cacti), I have used plain sand and still gotten good results. I
   suppose you already know about callousing cuttings? That's where you
   cut off the plant-to-be shoot with a sharp knife at a node, then
   leave the cuttings on the table or counter until the cut edge is dry.
   Tender cuttings may take 20 minutes - I leave geraniums overnight,
   and I've left cacti as long as a week before inserting them into
   the rooting medium. (Naturally you keep the callousing cuttings out
   of sunlight and away from heat. :-))
   My last geranium cuttings looked pretty sad, all wilted, when I put
   them in the starter medium, but they soon perked up and seem to be
   doing all right. Hope they root soon - scented geraniums are a bit
   trickier than regular geraniums to root.
   Anyway, perlite is a good choice for rooting pothos. I wish you
   abundant success and many thriving cuttings! :-)
                   ...Sandra...
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