Guide to buy plant cuttings online Part 3

Rooting cuttings are ones with a few roots starting to form. If you propagate the plant in water, they will be called water roots. If you grow roots in moss, they will be moss roots. Water and moss roots' functionality is closer to soil roots, but they are not the same. The longer you leave the roots in a certain medium, the more challenging for them to adapt to different environments. That's why, when propagating, I transfer the plant into soil or moss as soon as I see 2 or 3 thick healthy roots. This method is probably not the typical way. When I first started, I thought I should let the root system develop water before transferring them to soil. However, since the roots are very well acclimated to the water, they will react to a new environment. If you move the plant to a new medium as soon as young roots grow out, they will not have time to get used to the old medium yet, hence they will have an easier time adapting to the new medium. Imagine like you are teaching a kid. They are always the best learners. When I transfer a plant from water to soil, I always make sure the soil mix is super airy and damp for the first couple of weeks.
Semi rooted cuttings are rooted, but the root system is not well developed. Usually, they are rooted in the substrates for around a month. How sellers described slightly rooted cuttings will vary. But the idea is the roots have acclimated to whatever medium they are in and can support the plants. They aren't well grown or been in the pot for a long time though. When you buy a semi or slightly rooted cuttings, you are pretty safe. Just take care of the cuttings like how you care for your full-grown plants. However, it would be best to not overwater and not use a big pot for a small root system. They are more prone to root rot.
Rooted cuttings are technically a plant. They are the best bet for beginners. I always recommend you to purchase rooted cuttings if you have a couple more bucks to spend.
Tomorrow I will talk about cuttings of variegated plants. Don't buy a monstera albo cutting before you see part 4!