Hi all! I purchased a Bolivian Jew plant at the beginning of last summer. Did well out on my screened-in porch and brought it in before first frost (NH, zone 5). It really started to dry out and get brown and crispy toward the roots, though the vines kept growing and kept producing green leaves toward the middle and ends of the vines. I tried to re-pot, but as I did, the vines just pretty much pulled from the soil with very little resistance. I cut everything back to soil and took a couple of healthy cuttings aside. I put those in water to root and still have the original root ball in soil in a new pot. Any tips to make this new version healthier? How long should the cuttings take to root? When should they be transplanted to the pot? Will new growth come from the existing root ball? Any help is much appreciated!!

Hi Kristina - Your Callisia repens or Creeping Inch Plant was suffering from either the reduction in light when it was moved indoors or your not making appropriate changes in your watering routine. It did not need a new pot or a change in soil both of which stress the plant and make proper watering more difficult.

Please post a photo of the plant as it now is.

Keep the cuttings altogether and move them to a very small pot with a porous potting mix only when they have many roots that are at least an inch long.