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Trimming cut/clone

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Trimming cut/clone

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Yesterday I received 3 cuts..Bruce Banner #3 and #5 and also Headband. The BBs were cut a week ago yesterday (unsure when Headband was cut) and were placed in a styro cup w water and a lid. The BBs both have stubs where roots are about to form, but when they were cut none of the lower nodes were cleaned up. When I looked in the cup I noticed that the first node, untrimmed and barely above the root stubs, is submerged by the water, and isnt much higher than where the stubs are developing. If I were to put into a cube deep enough to cover stubs, the fist node would be level w the surface. Headband was trimmed up, but know signs of roots yet.
I know you are supposed to trim nodes and clean up the cutting prior to placing into medium, but I also know that once a cut starts to develop roots trimming or cutting can stress/stunt plant. Would it be okay to trim the lower nodes prior to putting in cubes despite stubs are developing? Or should I just not plant as deep? Both BB cuts have >1" of stem that has stubs on it..should I just plant ~3/4" deep?
I searched the hell out of the forums first, as I normally do. This is my first post, as I normally find my answers.
 
pRiMo303,
go ahead and clean them up. if they are otherwise healthy you won't have a problem.
 
I would try to scrap the outer skin very carefull with a clean razor blade and use coloning gel on the intire stem and place it in a potting cube.
 
I would try to scrap the outer skin very carefull with a clean razor blade and use coloning gel on the intire stem and place it in a potting cube.

Er, uh, the stems already have root stubs forming..I dont think scraping at this point is a good idea. Im gonna re cut a 45 and dip..unless any of the senior farmers think dipping once stubs have formed is a bad idea. I dont want to suffocate them.
I appreciate your input bearbud, but I dont think I want to scrape off the roots that are starting to grow already.
 
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