You must not allowed the cutting to stay out in the air to long.You have to put the cuttings in water right away as soon as u cut them,and soon as your ready dip in the root hormones and put it in the dirt but make sure the soil is moist then contine to spray the leafs daily but make sure the soil dont dry out and you should be ok and also take enough cuttings because some will not make it and some will hope this helps