Three months to figure out my propagation station was too close to the window

I kept losing cuttings to rot and couldn't figure out why. Tried changing water, different containers, even switched from tap to filtered water. After three months of dead plants, I noticed the sun was hitting my jars for almost six hours a day. Turns out the heat from the window was cooking the stems before roots could form. Moved them to a north-facing shelf and now everything roots in two weeks. Anyone else have a simple environmental fix that took way too long to spot?

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reese864mo ago

that "too close to the window" thing is so real. my friend sarah had the same problem with her monstera props and she was about to give up on plant life entirely. she kept them on a south facing sill and the leaves were literally getting sunburned and mushy after like a week. she finally moved them to her bathroom counter that only gets morning light and suddenly they were putting out roots like crazy. it's wild how something that seems like "more light = better" actually works against you with propagation.

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taylor3054mo ago

about to give up on plant life entirely" seems a bit dramatic tbh

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