I’ve been growing the roots in this jar for a month now, I was wondering if these nodes will eventually sprout into leaves? Or if there isn’t any chance of a new growth?
They can but ull most likely find new leaf growth in between the stem where the leaf is and the stem with the nodes. In my experience ive never had bodes turn into leaves and they usually remain brown bumps until theyre put in water to become roots
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No not a lost cause at all you’ve got roots and leaves it’s definitely a viable plant. The roots look long enough to plant and then it may take a bit but YES it will grow.
I’d lay that whole stem on its side just like you’ve got it circled. Bury the roots (in good draining chunky soil) and pin the stem section down on the soil (nodes down in the soil) with a strawberry pin, a hair pin, cut a paper clip and use one of the U shaped ends. You’ll get a great plant with that.
Keep the plant moist for the first little bit after transferring from water. Then cut back on watering until it almost dries out. Stick your finger in the first couple inches or use a chopstick to see how wet it is. But mist the node area on the stem, even pull some soil right up on them, so new roots will grow from these nodes. And leaves will eventually grow.
Reasonable-Help7278
Looking at it closer you could cut between those first 2 nodes or after the second one, just be careful not to cut the root right there, keep one leaf for this cutting and plant the bottom section. And put the top section in a shallow dish with water, or moss and these will root and you’ll have 2 sections that will grow a plant.
anonablous
a node contains the leaf AND root.those are root buds, not nodes. the horizontal ‘line’ that circles the stem, from where leaves/roots emerge, is the node.
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They can but ull most likely find new leaf growth in between the stem where the leaf is and the stem with the nodes. In my experience ive never had bodes turn into leaves and they usually remain brown bumps until theyre put in water to become roots
No not a lost cause at all you’ve got roots and leaves it’s definitely a viable plant. The roots look long enough to plant and then it may take a bit but YES it will grow.
I’d lay that whole stem on its side just like you’ve got it circled. Bury the roots (in good draining chunky soil) and pin the stem section down on the soil (nodes down in the soil) with a strawberry pin, a hair pin, cut a paper clip and use one of the U shaped ends. You’ll get a great plant with that.
Keep the plant moist for the first little bit after transferring from water. Then cut back on watering until it almost dries out. Stick your finger in the first couple inches or use a chopstick to see how wet it is. But mist the node area on the stem, even pull some soil right up on them, so new roots will grow from these nodes. And leaves will eventually grow.
Looking at it closer you could cut between those first 2 nodes or after the second one, just be careful not to cut the root right there, keep one leaf for this cutting and plant the bottom section. And put the top section in a shallow dish with water, or moss and these will root and you’ll have 2 sections that will grow a plant.
a node contains the leaf AND root.those are root buds, not nodes. the horizontal ‘line’ that circles the stem, from where leaves/roots emerge, is the node.
node,stem,node,stem……..