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By roarke
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The main plant (in the middle had about 1 mm of root left, moved her in a plastic chocolate container and thats why i took some young leaves cuttings and put them around it) was not in great shape about 1 month ago. Now it is fine and the leaves produced plants. The acclimatization will not start yet. They are in washed coir.
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By Dematerialize
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Nice! Have you had more success by just dropping the leaves on top of the media or do you bury them slightly? I have a few leafs floating in distilled water at the moment and another couple with a few tiny strands of LFS around it slightly covering it to protect it from direct scorching light, currently waiting to see if any strike, though it'll probably be a couple of weeks before I notice anything since they've been on the surface/water for about two weeks.
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By roarke
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It seems that they just need good contact with the soil. I will not hurry acclimatization. In my case, in water there is a good chance for algae to appear, if using rain water. It will take some weeks for you too. Have you tried indoor too ?
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By Dematerialize
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True, I pressed them a bit into the soil but you can still kind of see them if you move the thin strands of LFS. I'm going to soon cut another one and leave it a bit more exposed and see how it goes. Right now I'm using store-bought bottled distilled water which I guess has prevented algae from developing right away. These haven't experienced direct sunlight so I guess algae could develop in the right situation...I know the large communal tray has a bit of algae but I wash it off every week or two.

I'm using tiny tupperware containers covered with plastic wrapping for the cuttings, a few D. Capensis and Spatulata leafs. Since it's been so rainy and cloudy outside I'm keeping them indoors-I have five spiral fluorescent lights aimed at them on top of a table, each produces from 1,000-1,300 lumens and it seems the plants are remaining a bit red so it must be enough for them to remain healthy. :D
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By Dematerialize
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They seem to be reacting well to them, probably because they're all "daylight" so they're similar to T5 or T8 bulbs-not as bright or long of course. I have them 6-10 inches away from them which probably helps.

Again this is just my belief so I could be wrong but it seems they're doing fine at the moment having not received any direct sunlight in over two weeks with all the bad weather :D
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