That is awesome! I have a local hoya expert FB friend and her prop methods are perlite and leca. I guess I will be comparing these two methods in the next experiment lol

Try 2 ltre soda/coca cola plastic bottles cut open and fitted back, sealed with plastic wrap in a perlite or perlite and vermiculite mix. 14 days from start to plant in light and well draing growing mix.

Wow. Thanks for sharing this.

You are very welcome.

Wonderful! Water has always worked great for me (until this video), but I am definitely interested in the perlite method now. Thanks for watching and hope you stick around for more!

Perlite works so well. Good luck and keep me posted with how it goes for you

That's awesome! Thanks Dionne

Neat perlite does the job for me. Potato and banana peals soaked in plenty of water for 14 days and then diluted as a fertiliser works well once cuttings have been transplanted in a growing medium.

Thanks for sharing Sylvie. I am okay with using sphagnum moss for rooting a hoya (I don't think I've ever used moss for rooting before....), but what I don't like is when you buy a well established plant in moss. It is a nightmare to get all that moss off without damaging the roots. It was definitely easier to remove the moss with these tiny roots...maybe I'm just soured from the other times I've had to remove the moss hahaha.

The spagnum moss need not to be removed before planting. It aid root growth and drainage. However, the sharp edges on perlite aids speedy root formation.

Hey Laura. Instead of using the bag method I now use the perlite prop box. I have many videos on this method, but here is the latest video! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hLlmhsqKubWbcYk.html

I've done this with a few plants in moss as well and I definitely should have taken off more. They seem to have done okay and like you said jist make sure it's in a chunky mix.

Nice!!!

Awesome!

Let me know how your test goes!

Thank you so much!!

Coco coir needs something sharp edged added like pool filter sand to promote rooting. Neat perlite works well instead.

Thanks again Rob. I have another Hoya propagation video out this Saturday you should also check out.

@@EverythingPlants, I'm currently attempting to root some Krimson Princess cuttings in LECA. I've used it successfully on Hoya obscura, and have purchased a couple of cuttings of other Hoyas that had started rooting in it (australis & diptera), and continued until I felt they were ready to transition to my Hoya mix (I use a mixture of potting soil, perlite and orchid bark in roughly equal quantities, along with a bit of LECA), but this is my first attempt at using it on a variety usually rooted in water. I wondered if I was being a bit over-zealous in not using water, but after seeing your results, I think I made the right decision! Your video was perfectly timed for me. :)

@@robparsons213 that is one of the mediums I have in my next video for Saturday...LECA. How are you preparing it? I filled Up the vessel half with water but it didn't seem like the top half was absorbing any moisture, so I fill 9t with water. I have no idea what I did, but it had horrible results. Stay tuned lol

Thanks Cindy

I pretty much use perlite for most of my propagations, but have upgraded to a box 📦

I propagate ALL my hoyas in a perlite prop box. It has been so successful and quick

Good luck! I did another bag method video and in that one I stood them upright instead of on its side.

I was so thrilled to see that perlite did well!

Agreed. Hoya, average 14 days cutting to planting.

I've moved them all to a prop box!

That's great! And thanks for supporting my channel.

I prefer perlite

Thank you!

Thanks for watching. I have always had good luck with water, but I so intrigued with the perlite props.

I am using perlite on orego cuttings with success. Those have been notoriously difficult and slow before perlite.

I almost always use perlite

It has been working out so well for me. Good luck with your props....have you tried it yet?

I have heard this as well! You should do an experiment video....I kind of want to now too hahaha

@@EverythingPlants you should!

@@EverythingPlants you should!

If you follow Shays Plants on instagram, she's a fan of leca.

I have some new hoya cuttings rooting in leca.....video to follow! Thanks Jon.

My hoya australis had a leafless vine I propogated. It rooted in water really well, and is now putting out leaf growth along the vine. Not sure if that means your Peru would do the same, but thought I'd mention it.

@@jonmcintosh8653 thanks for sharing!

A lot of people do node propagation without leaves all the time. The big craze right now is the monstera albo (fancy plant) lol where they lay it down in moss or other mediums. I would just make sure it is in a bright area and eventually it may produce growth. I would think there is a higher failure rate then compared to having a leaf (maybe a new experiment video).

Thanks for watching!!!

Interesting....the few types of plants I've tired in perlite so far have done great. Thanks for the heads up about the Peru.

@@EverythingPlants yeah, I tried the Peru in water and it just sat there and was limp. So I put it in a shallow Rubbermaid container and just laid it on the perlite, I completely forgot about it while it sat on a dark shelf and it has finally rooted. I thought it had died or rotted so I forgot about it. I also finally got wet sticks of cerestis mirabilis to root in perlite in soup containers. It took a long time for them though.

@@ThePlantUtopia I have a stubborn tetrasperma that did the same thing in water...nothing. Popped it in perlite and like a week later the tiniest new root growth starting.

How has perlite worked for you so far? I am really liking it.

@@EverythingPlants Good roots after 3 weeks on Adansonii and wax ivy 😃

Hello Julia. If you are potting into soil then yes make sure every piece of moss is off those roots. Sphagnum moss holds moisture and its okay when it's just in moss because it still has decent air flow/circulation, but as soon as it's in soil there is no air movement and that wet moss can cause root rot. Now for perlite....you can root any plant you can fit in a prop box. I have propagated many different types of plants so far. I donhave a few perlite prop box videos is you like to check them out.

I used a spray bottle until there was small amount of water pooling on the bottom and then I let it sit for a bit before adding the cuttings.

In a bucket (or smaller container) fil with filtered (or boiled and cooled,) water, let soak for an hour or so, pour off the water and fill your rooting container with wet perlite.

How did your perlite propagations go?

@@EverythingPlants I've got a box going right now, actually :) I had issues with algae growing at first (maybe it's not a problem, but I figured it might block the light), so now I either air the box occasionally or leave the lid slightly ajar, and it works well! The dischidias seem to love it, lipstick plants worked as well and now I'm trying out different tree cactuses . My Hoya pubicalyx grew roots so quickly in water too that it was difficult to see a big difference, but I might try again. Cuttings in water is still more space efficient in my limited space, but for the more finicky plants it's a good option :)

Thanks

Thanks for watching!

I have done this as well!!!

You are probably correct. I have had a couple plants, in the past, decline and when I take it out there was still quiet a bit of moss left on the roots...

@@EverythingPlants Would putting the dry moss in a blender first alleviate that problem ?

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Thanks Shelley

For hoyas...I don't normally like them callous over. Just make sure you have all healthy stems with no rot.

If you are repotting into soil...then yes. Get as much off as you possibly can, because the moss stays moist and could potentially cause root rot if there is too much left on. The reason you don't get rot when it is in moss is there is airflow. When it is in soil it is more dense and less airflow causing those roots to stay moist longer if there is moss around them.

I use distilled for my calatheas. The rest I have a screw on tap water filter (the drinking water side, not the softened water).

Thanks!

Thanks once again!

Absolutely!

It did with another project I have going right now or mix it back into soil. I don't see why you couldn't....but im no expert lol

I can't remember exactly, but maybe a few weeks....3-4 weeks

Yes. Just enough so there isn't water pooling at the bottom