I love plants. But, unlike my mother, I have a brown thumb. I've been hoping that this can get better with practice, because I'm very stubborn.

I got into talking about plants with a teacher, whom, being in the computer science department, seemed so happy to have someone to talk with that she promptly offered cuttings of several of her office plants. This included a two spider plant babies, some philodendron cuttings, and an unnamed purple tinged fuzzy one that I THINK may be 'moses in a boat?' This last she actually came to me later and asked me to try propagating, as it had broken from the mother plant.

Now, I have them sitting in water. But it gets rather cold in the building on weekends and overnight. The spider plants, after the weekend had grown a 'halo' around their bottom 'pre-root' structure. Before thinking to research, I changed the water and rinsed them off. I hope this was the right thing to do, as I assumed it was a fungus - if it was, are these salvageable, now? I know it's not exactly the right time to be doing this, but I'm not in a hurry, so if it's just a matter of waiting, that's fine by me. Should I bring them home to get them into a warmer environment? Is "Superthrive" ok to put a drop in the water? I've been letting the water sit for a day before I use it, in hopes that it helps a bit with dechlorination.

Finally, I also recieved a few cuttings of jade plants. I've had pretty good luck raising these, but never propagating. I had one cutting continue to live, but never produce another leaf or anything, over the course of a year or more. In any case, I did get 'stem cuttings' instead of just leaves, and let them sit for a few days to 'callous over.' I have a mix of potting medium and actual soil, so do I just ... you know, stick these in, and then let them go? Don't overwater, right? Should I do the 'baggie greenhouse?' These I think I'm definately bringing home, for the warmer environment.

Thank you for your patience with this newbie!

~Sara