Mike Derby wrote:
"vsop" wrote in a message:
In last nights GW show a "leading expert" on cuttings gave a
demonstration on the way she took cuttings.
What surprised me was that she said to always cut through the leaf node.
Yet all previous advice I have ever seen and read on this matter has
always advised to cut just under the node ?
She had very high success rates whereas my propagation results have
always been quite hit-and-miss over the years,
What do others think of her technique ? Did I hear her incorrectly ?

vsop.
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Why not try both methods of taking cuttings? Cut half through a node and
the rest just under a node. Use two pots labelling each pot with the
method used.
Experimentation is an important and fun part of gardening.

MD.

Quite right - or else all we'd ever grow is old chestnuts...

It occurs to me that it might be possible to kill two birds with one stone
by using a diagonal cut through the node, so that the cutting is partly
through the node, and partly beneath it. Might be worth a bit of
experimentation.

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Jeff