That's so cool! Good thinking re suspending them, might have to copy that tip... Are they in plain water? Have you been changing it or just topping it up?

I'm having my first cuttings now aswell, so don't know what's the best way.
I'm trying to root in both water and soil.

When I put my first cuttings in soil half of them wilted, so I'm trying to root some in water now. But I think I was too fast to put them in soil after I cut them off, should have let them dry for atleast a day first.

Robin, they are in rain water. I mostly just top off. I think I may have changed it once. Also the sun is starting to come farther into the house with the season changes so it has been hard to find a bright spot without direct sun. So the water is getting greenish. Has me on guard for the water quality....

EB88, I too have tried in soil with witty/rotten results. I cut back into good flesh let heal over for a couple of days to try again. One of those has survived the 2 week bench mark so I think it may make it!

I'm just on the fence about putting the above pictured leaf in a pot of soil or leaving it.

Lauren no doubt you've read some of the other threads on this topic - leaving them to grow in water so you can watch those pups form sounds like the most fun! Someone mentioned aquarium charcoal to keep the water clean, someone else said hydrogen peroxide...

Depends on your goals, if you ultimately you want a plant in soil then it will have to transition at some point. Those are water roots and it has to grow regular roots if you put it in soil, I don't know if that's especially tricky for this type of plant. Interested to hear any advice you get!

Thank you Robin. Yes, I have read some of the threads about it on here. There was a blip about making the transition "soil" very gravely with a touch of coir/ something to visually let us know when the medium was dry. Other than that I'm fiddling with ideas on what will result with a strong healthy plant while minimizing shock. Perhaps I just need to be okay with the experimental process and make a darn decision.

Yep, research and advice will only take you so far. At some point you have to decide for yourself and dive on in. Then tell everyone else what worked!

I have a couple of Dynagro products I plan to try when propagating some shrub cuttings soon. So maybe I could have a play with those sans leaves I have sitting on a shelf from when I repotted one a couple months ago...hmmm, you're giving me ideas...

Protekt (soluble silicon) and KLN (rooting hormone) are supposed to reduce transplant shock as well as be used for propagating cuttings etc. No idea if they're any good for sans. Perhaps I should try them out :)

The main trick is to keep them warm. I have seen sans growing in water only in warm climates. As winter comes, be careful.

How warm is a good warm for sans? We heat with wood so our house is always comfortable to hot in winter. It is actually colder in the summer. Ha! What temp does everyone aim for with their sans?

We have a big wood burner in our basement. Every time I use it, we end up opening the windows to cool down.

If you can bare it, so can Sans. In theory, they can go down to 40. In reality, don't let them go down below 50 or they will start to hurt. In my house, I try to keep them above 60. To do this, I use an old fish tank which I some times light candles under it during cold days of winter. It usually stays close to 80 which I think is perfect.

Thank you Stush. I come across your sans tank images before and like that ingenious idea. I think the sans will all be quite content for me this winter. The living room is usually 75. We too often need to open the windows to cool down. I just won't put the plants near that window.