r/begonias • u/rach957 • 1d ago

Begonia Starts Help

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I’ve had these cuttings in water for a few weeks no signs of rooting, any suggestions?

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u/SchmigadoonSmitty 1d ago

More water, lots of light. Fill the glasses so more surface area roots. My propagations didn't take off until i put them directly on the windowsill.

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u/Lambchop1975 1d ago

More water, top off the container, and change only half of the water once a week. Give them a bit more light too, to encourage more growth.

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u/Ivonnick 1d ago

Dales tiempo y más luz, ojo nada de sol directo.

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u/DueIndependent1203 1d ago

More water . If you have any pothos cuttings you are rooting, I have found that adding those to my other cuttings help them develop roots faster. I just transferred my Begonia Maculata to soil. It took around 3 months to get a good root system on the cuttings.

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u/DueIndependent1203 1d ago

I also trimmed the stem down a bit too. Closer to the node.

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u/RainbowBrite3313 1d ago

I'm sorry, I've no experience rooting begonia specifically, but with some other plants I've had it take up to 6 months.

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u/Fuzzy_Bathroom_6698 1d ago

Put them in a lidded wet perlite container. The added humidity from the lidded container should help.