Hit 200 houseplant propagations in one weekend and ran out of pots

I was just trimming my pothos and spider plants last Saturday, and before I knew it I had like 50 cuttings in water on my kitchen counter. Then I checked my snake plant pups and my monstera nodes, and it just spiraled out of control. By Sunday night I counted 200 propagations total, all sitting in mason jars and yogurt cups because I don't own real propagation stations. I had to go raid the recycling bin for extra containers, and now my whole dining table looks like a science experiment. The weird thing is I didn't plan any of this, I just got in the zone while listening to a podcast. Has anyone else had their propagation hobby suddenly explode on them like this? How do you even keep track of what's what after a certain point?

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scott.alex4d ago

Blew my mind when you said 200 propagations in one weekend. That's like a full nursery operation just from trimming your houseplants. Tbh I lose track after like 15 cuttings, so you're on another level with the mason jar science lab setup.

craig.olivia4d ago

Honestly @scott.alex I feel you on losing track after 15. I've got like 8 pothos cuttings in a cup on my kitchen counter and I already forget which ones I snipped last week. 200 in a weekend is just not human. I'd probably mix up my labels by number 50 and end up with a mystery jar full of stems I can't identify. Your setup must be like a lab with colored tape and spreadsheets.

thomasb414d agoTop Commenter

200 propagations in one weekend? That's insane, @scott.alex. You must have a conveyor belt of mason jars going with a clipboard checklist or something. I'm over here with 10 cuttings in a plastic cup on my windowsill and I'm already overwhelmed. Your room must smell like a nursery with all that wet soil and fresh stems. Honestly, I'd probably break down after the first 50 and start naming them all just to keep track lol. Mad respect for the dedication though, that's a whole different level of plant parenting.