It would've been really strange if it didn't turn out like this; all the sugars and other organic material in the coconut water turn the propagation jar into a petri dish.

Should have put a potato slice and an aloe vera leaf in there... would have turned those pothos into beautiful dragon fruit.

I use glass jars with najas guadalupensis (guppy grass, a fast growing aquarium plant) inside for my propagations. It helps a lot to keep water clean and oxygenated. I'd like to make better tests on this technique, because it seems to work well, but i've just my experience. It works definitely better than plain water, without doing water changes at all. If you want to try it, i'd be glad to see the results. You always do a great job with your experiments.

Can you do one with rice water?

I have heard of coconut water with cacti. Not pure but very diluted and pH balanced. Pure it's too sugary, salty and alkaline to be good for anything, but it's packed with plant hormones. It's supposed to to make the plant shoot pups. I have never tried it on aroids to see it it promote new growing points. It's used by a reputable Echinopsis grower and hybrider (Cactus Jerk).

This was a cool one; I expected the coconut water to fight off the mold. I'm glad you saved the "red shirt" pothos cuttings and got them to root haha

Can you try fish tank water? Like aquaponics?

Great experiment, and I trust your judgment!

Awesome! I didn't think the coconut water would work but it's good to see the experiment anyways. I have a suggestion: I tried growing pathos out my aquarium's hang on back filter they didn't grow at all for months and rotted a bit. I then put them in the tank with little flow hitting the plants and they started to recover and grow new root. My question is how does water flow affect pathos growth? My experience tells me it's bad.

this was cool !

You are my favourite mad scientist!

Okay - so I can't seem to find a difinitive answer anywhere online. So, maybe you could use this for an experiment: Clear nursury pots - I love them because I can see the roots and check progress, growth, etc. However, some people online say to not do that because then the plant thinks it's outside the soil and turns them into branches... or it causes green alge (which I have seen) and that hinders the plant. Or can even cause root issues, like rot. I have most of mine in clear nursury pots. Some are then placed in decorative pots, but I don't have enough for each plant to have their own decorative pot yet. Am I harming my plant?

Do cuttings root better in a dilute solution of mineral fertilizer, or in a cup of mineral water?

Can you do a video on ways to speed up ZZ Plant propagation?

It would be cool to try unexpected plants rooted in water like us fish keepers too. I suspect most houseplants would take to it without any soil, but it would be cool to see plants like begonias or dragon fruits or something new "aquaponically" or just in h2o wothout fish

After researching my common root hormone, I saw that the active ingredient indole 3 butyric acid is naturally occurring in coconut and corn products. I’m glad that you tried this experiment, however, I think it was done too literal. I saw something about either pre soaking cuttings in coconut water before placing in a water prop. Or a 1:1 ratio. Due to the rotting situation w/this scenario I wonder if just a dab would be better like the amounts used like any other rooting powder would work. Can’t say that it’d save much money either way. Would actually be more expensive in the long run, my rooting powder lasts forever.

I'm curious on how rooting gel, powder and nothing would affect how fast an Alocasia corm would root. Also that coconut water must have smelled so bad.

In terms of content suggestions: Do you have any experience with scindapsus on trellis or moss pole or plank?

Have you done any tests on which type of water is best for propagation? Like Tap, Bottled, Distilled, RODI water, and rainwater?

I would love to see different fertilizers used. I know there’s the standard NPK in various ratios. And I know different plants kind of require different things. But it seems like every resource on the Internet has a different suggestion for what type and ratio plant needs. Does it even make that big of a difference?

Please try grafting ficus black knight with ficus lyrata and red ruby and other varieties

Yeah that’s not surprising. We drink a lot of coconut water in my house and I’ve seen what happens when it’s left out of the fridge. 🤢

How about trying to use flower colourings on pothos cuttings? Like the stuff they use to color white roses blue ect

Personally, I'd like to see more Experiments involving houseplants and aquariums. Because my water parameters are wonky coming straight from my Spring, I struggle coaxing AQUATIC plants & Invertebrates to thrive. (It doesn't make sense though, because I use the same water for literally EVERYTHING else, without issues...) Therefore, instead of wasting money on these things, I discovered that I CAN coax some houseplants to survive being planted completely underwater, without rotting. I've been somewhat successful with Pothos, Syngonium, and Monstera Peru so far... So I'd love to see someone else's results from this experiment as well! :)

this is one of my favourite series on KZfaq, can't wait to see more experiments! Definitely will not be trying this one at home tho big yikes

Could you try liquidirty vs normal water for props

Propagate a pothos in cooked rice! Curious if you put in water if it would act like coco with water retention and still allow it some “resistance” to grow strong roots

Have you tried to root your cuttings in a aquarium with fish living in it ?

Here’s an experiment. Would food coloring in the water help a highly variegated plant photosynthesize?

Can you test superthrive?

Add food dye to the water to see if it’ll change the colour of the leaf

When propagating in water, should you change the water? Or just keep it topped up ?

This was exactly what I expected. I think coconut water could work in vitro.

In this experiment specifically, I would have tried one coconut water, one regular water and one half and half. The organic material and sugars in the coconut water definitely helped the mold grow, but maybe with a 50/50 mix it would give it more nutrients but be diluted enough to not cause as much mold growth. Great experiment, as usual!! Thanks for torturing your plants and filming it so all us sickos can watch! 😂😂😂

propagation in pon comparison?

Immediately thought about how coconut water ferments and becomes vinegar so you’ll basically be pickling a pothos 😂

Rain water does wonders

Try a tablespoon of coconut per gallon of water or something.... you don't just stick your cuttings in a bottle of fertilizer

One pothos, two jars [18+]

Every time I see you with the razor I fear for your fingers. Nice experiment tho, keep trying those weird things

So, I use this additive called Groconut. It is a horticultural dried coconut water powder. It works wonders for rooting, but there are instructions to follow. You'd use 1/4 of a teaspoon of the power in 1L of water. Soak the cuttings for 1h. Discard the solution and then use just clean water. A week later, you can repeat the process. 1h soak and then discard and put the cuttings in clean water. The 1/4 teaspoon in 1L is a very dilluted solution. The water is still mostly transparent, unlike real coconut water. So I think you could make it work if you tried again, and not get so much new "life" out of the experiment. Haha. 😂 I also wonder if coconut water coming straight from a green coconut would be any different than the tetrapak ones. So, I suggest you could do a more complicated test: packaged coconut water, fresh green coconut water, just water, and in different dilution ratios. Or try the soak method. It could be interesting!

Not to sound gross. But very diluted urine is good as a fertilizer as long as it drains. On another note. Any V2 update.

Just found my self saying to the tv..... Abort!

please use an exacto knife instead of a blade-- less dangerous. Also if somebody suggests growing a plant in a hamburger would you try it??!! Obviously any organic matter will produce living organisms. You are lucky fruitflys didn't invade your nursery.

hahaha what an odd experiment

Who wastes coconut water on this?