Cutting and vases · 2 min read
Cut above a node when you want the plant to branch
Cut above a node when you want the plant to branch. What is in front of you is the node below the cut.
Do it in order
Handle it this way: leave a node and a leaf on the plant. Wash the tool when you move to the next plant.
The usual miss
People lose cuttings and seedlings to a cut that takes the last leaf. Slow down there.
Finished means the plant still has a leaf below the cut. If you are guessing, water less than you want to and look again tomorrow.
This sits in "Cutting and vases", written as a garden note rather than a catalog.
A garden note, not a promise that a plant will thrive. Look again in a week.