Have a little faith

So remember when i bought some mint and decided to salvage some to grow it with a little help of my water retaining bubbles?

Well... It indeed slow down the rate of decay and the leaves did stayed fresh (majorly) for 3 days. Nevertheless, i think the post harvest treatment is a bit bad as so many of them died starting from the middle stem, despite the new emerging root from the lower nodes. Pardon my scientific gibberish.

It end up with only few stems left, as one by one the whole stem decayed and it basically kills the leaves. Dead leaves = no significant photosynthesis = less possibility of root forming.

I decided to maintain two of the stems i salvaged as it showed apex growth as well as root growth, despite of the almost dead stem.

So i still have a little faith on this stem:

When you need a little help

Few weeks ago, i bought mint from the grocery, tried to root it but miserably failed. I was guessing it was due to the water viscosity that doesn't really "inviting" for mint's root to sprout.

So... I remembered back then when i was in taiwan, i used jelly balls that retain water as planting media. It's wet, but not that wet to let the plant rot.

It's the second day and i already some root emerge. I hope that this ain't false hope and silently praying that all these mint cuttings can survive. It's a bit hard as the mint are not freshly cut from alive plant. But compared to the leaves i put in the storage, these mints surely look like that they are fresh. The leaves looks vigor and the cuttings look strong. I did have to remove one or two stalks that looks like passed their wilting point. So i hope they'll grow just fine. I want to have pots of mints at home.