How to Root Pothos Cuttings in Water

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Pothos house plants ( Epipremnum aureum) are easy to propagate from cuttings. Use these instructions to root them in water.

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Cost: $5

Use clean scalpel to take cutting.
Choose a healthy, main stem.From the tip/end of the stem, count back at least 3 leaves.
Approximately ½ to one-inch below the third leaf, cut stem at 45-degree angle.
You can keep the top two leaves and remove the third (lower) leaf by cutting it near the stem with a nice, clean cut.
You are cutting below a node (the part of a plant stem where the leaves grow from).
Place cuttings in a few inches of warm water.
Place cutting in jar near natural light but not where it will get hot or dry out.
After two weeks small roots will be forming.
After six weeks, roots should be an inch or more long and your cutting is ready to planted in potting mix.