Which Node End Matters When Propagating?

[@alterego9863]

I love how definitely not mad you are about not getting to use pothos.

[@kjudestevens1519]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Ann963]

I’m not mad you’re mad 😅

[@Planty-Mandy]

This will definitely change the way I propagate nodes. Excellent experiment!

[@christmassnow3465]

One more thing I like to see is comparing a section taken from the middle of a vine, vs. a section having the growth tip.

[@karinasyn]

I'd love to see a video on this topic! I have noticed this with some of my plants, but haven't tested it side by side.

[@teuth]

banger experiment with a clear result! thank you for this, it's extremely useful

[@jeffpkamp]

This makes sense from what I've seen with the grapes. When I try and propagate them I usually leave the full length on both sides and that gives me better results

[@Unpotted]

Ten months! That’s amazing. I’m guessing the chopped vine doesn’t reabsorb the portion closest to the mother plant because those stems are capable of producing roots for the next node. In this case, with the Escuelento. So the plant doesn’t “decide” that the portion beyond the node won’t grow. That portion is excess material because it can’t grow without a node, so it ends up being cannibalized (reabsorbed.) Sorry if I’m simply restating your results summary in different language, but I wasn’t sure if this is exactly what you meant. Anyway, I’m certainly happy to see you doing this work. I know you are busy with your job and growing family. Thanks for posting this interesting experiment. 😺✌️

[@EverythingPlants]

Wow....that is very interesting results!

[@karinasyn]

Definitely use pothos - it gives such consistent & fast results! I wonder, how does the length and the width of the cutting play a role on a separate scale. After seeing your first pothos propagation techniques video years back, I took on my first propagation experiment. Throwing about 35 pothos cuttings onto moist coco coir, into a box, I sorted them by length, with some having two nodes. All were around the same diameter. I noticed that: 1) the smallest cuttings pushed out the smallest first growth 2) longer cuttings did better 3) cuttings with 2 nodes rooted and grew foliage the fastest This has made me wonder if there's a correlation between the length of a cutting (even if a single node) & it's growth rate. Your current test could kind of also support that hypothesis. Another thing I've noticed with my pothos experiments is that any leafless cutting is going to push out about the same sized foliage across the same time frame (if it has no support to grab on to), no matter it's width. This has been the same for thick jungle sized cuttings & cuttings the size of a straw. This is very generalized, as there is clear difference in the size of those first leaves, but not as dramatic as you'd expect considering the large difference in width. The jungle sized cuttings took a lot longer to root & develop, while the smaller ones grew a lot faster. But measuring by the time they all had some growth, the difference was surprisingly small. So the smaller ones had a lot more time to size up their leaves by the time the jungle one pushed out it's first two leaves. That being said, giving a mature vs young cutting a support, could make all the difference in results. Based on my viewings of other plants, such as heart-shaped philodendron, there's some evidence that a cutting closer to the top will grow faster than the one closer to the base. The tip may have more active grow hormones. I haven't tested this on pothos. I would love for you to test some of these hypothesis.

[@terracottatab]

I love that your videos / experiments are valuable for new people in the plant hobby and for those of us who’ve been around for some years now! I’ve been watching your channel for years and I seem to always carry away some valuable information.

[@RuffTranslation]

10 months, wow! We appreciate your dedication to these experiments! Very interesting to see the results and I’m going to adjust how much stem I leave on either side of the nodes in the future. I feel like I was randomly switching between having either side be short - now I’ll aim my cuts for the middle.

[@NamelessNancy1312]

i just got one of these plants this last week and this is really helpful experimant for when i need to chop and prop in the future

[@goncalodias1975]

I would check the mass and volume of each node , and mark them sequentially from top to bottom node. Its hard work, but data is data 😅

[@marianwolff8322]

This is why I wished people sold cuttings with more stem left on

[@joshuarichards8065]

I've always propagated with the nodes being in the middle, however I did it because I found the cuttings were more stable at the base after potting theme.

[@DionneRoxanne]

Thank you for this experiment! I have a runner on my monstera esq so I'll be propagating it based on your results💚🌿

[@cathyx2354]

Wow, just wow. Thank you for all those experiments - it takes so long for you to see the results. Amazing and dedicated job ❤ thank you

[@judithkrmrs8533]

I Love your experiments! I am going to try this on my hoya propagations 😊

[@denisej.9936]

Thank you so much for this video! I have a cebu blue that has become long and stringy. I was planning on chopping, leaving the growth point side long. Now that I’ve seen your video, I’ll chop at the midpoint between growth points. Thanks again!

[@bakawaki]

Very surprised by the results of this experiment that's interesting! Appreciate trying to keep the lengths the same. The ferns grew nice

[@mentha_101]

When I took Ornamental Horticulture classes they taught us to take cuttings with two nodes. This gives the cutting a much better chance of survival and a much healthier plant once rooted.

[@nikkireigns]

I wonder if doing the longer cuttings but adding a second node to the plant-end would have significantly better growth?

[@mentha_101]

Most definitely. A lot of small cuttings don't have the resources to sustain themselves for the amount of time it would take to root without a second node.

[@lindam9018]

Good to know because that's what I've been doing. Also, if there are areas where 2 nodes that are closer together than other areas, that's the sections I choose. I guess I'm thinking there's more activity in that area than the further-spaced ones?

[@TajmToCook]

Great experiment. Definitely helpful. Thank you.

[@Ch33Ch22]

Very interesting results!

[@kevinh8850]

Hi!! I love your experiments!! I noticed that not all of your experiment videos are in your experiment playlist?

[@Programmer329]

I would still like to see some tests done where instead of letting the cuttings callus or ontop of letting them callus, the cut ends are dipped in capping wax to increase how much bacteria is prevented from being entered.

[@christine6316]

Interesting experiment and results! Any updates on the terrarium plant room?

[@marianateixeira6277]

love your experiments!!!

[@br3fl3]

I tried this with some pothos vines that lost too many leaves (don't judge me) and no luck 🥲 I was hoping it would work, I had enough nodes for a big new plant.

[@skoe3251]

Same

[@bryancolon5394]

U not a looser bruh I like these experiments vids. Also, waiting for more TC lab videos I’m trying TC some begonias and soon going to try with orchids

[@keynchris7059]

Unless you do a round two I think that I will keep cutting the growth end a little shorter so I know which end is which, but maybe leave an inch or so still

[@atav-q3c]

I think it would be nice to keep the total amount of stem the same. Basically the before node length and after node length should add up to be the same across your tests. Since you're limited by stem when you're chopping something up, you're really trying to decide how to allocate the stem section. It's sort of "cheating" to have the "node in the middle" condition have so much more stem.

[@rockyusa2012]

Interesting experiment

[@naddurrani3305]

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[@keynchris7059]

Round two with pothos in water

[@DragoniteSpam]

Huh, I've never noticed the stem withering thing before. Is this just an Esqueleto thing, or do a lot of aroids do it and I need to pay more attention?

[@JessSamson]

Adansonii Not Esqueleto

[@TechplantChannel]

What makes you say that

[@motabafox750]

Mustach yaaaay

[@sulee8509]

Very interesting! Thank you for this experiment!