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» AsbestosMango - propagation- the waiting is the hardest part

OK, first off, I have a couple of Mother-in-Law tonge leaf cuttings in a five inch pot o'soil that my neighbor gave me last September. They haven't shrivelled up and died, so I'm guessing there are roots under the soil. There seems to be no new leaf growth. Is this a normal "winter thing"? Can I hope to see new plant growth (in other words, new leaves or "pups") coming up now that the days are getting longer and spring is coming?
Also, I topped one of my spoonleaf peperomias last week, and stuck the large leaves into some nice potting soil. I figure roots will be happening in the next couple of weeks. How long until new plant parts start coming up through the soil. Also, with the parent plant start to come in bushy, or will it just go vertical, as the plant seemed to have been doing? How long until I see new growth?

I'm thinking about topping my other peperomia- both plants have a "top-heavy" look, which is why I topped the first one- the upper leaves are growing much larger than the lower ones. I want to try rooting the upper stem by putting it in water until the roots start to grow, then put it in soil so I have a complete plant. Will this work, or was the website that said this is doable all wet?

-- posted by AsbestosMango