as long as it has a node and a few leaves, you’re good to go 🙂 doesn’t hurt to have a couple aerial roots too!
Maggie95100
It seems contradictory to chop a small plant like that, but you want to fill the pot out.
That pot’s too small to add another plant, even a rooted cutting. I would wait, or buy another one or two small plants of that size and make a big full pot. Or buy a big one to start so you can chop on that.
Soninka
you can chop and prop plant of any size as long as there is at least one node on every cutting. on the other I wouldn’t go for more than 3-4 nodes (leaves) per cutting as from my experience the longer they are, it takes longer to root them and they very often lose the lower leaves.
I would probably take 2 (maybe 3 I can’t really tell how many leaves there are) 3-leaved cuttings from it, that will leave you with still relatively long vine in case the cuttings decide to die and if they don’t, you’ll have reasonably full plant relatively quickly. up to you tho 🙂
lalalovesplants
You could pin the stems down near the nodes into the soil Google “Simple layering in plants”
Redheadedcaper2
You can if you want to! I’d start with a single, two leaf/node cutting. Root that and add it back to your pot. Your main plant will push out new growth somewhere else, possibly even in more than one spot. Let the cutting and main plant grow for a bit after and then you can repeat. I’m only suggesting taking one cutting right now because sometimes things happen and not all cuttings make it, so you’re not losing as big a chunk of your main plant if you just do a small cutting at a time
MasterGardener808
Top the vine by cutting off the lead growth. You can pot the top cut. In a few weeks the nodes should activate since there isn’t a lead growth point. Once those nodes have leaves you can chop and prop. This makes it easier on the plant rather than doing single node cutting.
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as long as it has a node and a few leaves, you’re good to go 🙂 doesn’t hurt to have a couple aerial roots too!
It seems contradictory to chop a small plant like that, but you want to fill the pot out.
That pot’s too small to add another plant, even a rooted cutting. I would wait, or buy another one or two small plants of that size and make a big full pot. Or buy a big one to start so you can chop on that.
you can chop and prop plant of any size as long as there is at least one node on every cutting. on the other I wouldn’t go for more than 3-4 nodes (leaves) per cutting as from my experience the longer they are, it takes longer to root them and they very often lose the lower leaves.
I would probably take 2 (maybe 3 I can’t really tell how many leaves there are) 3-leaved cuttings from it, that will leave you with still relatively long vine in case the cuttings decide to die and if they don’t, you’ll have reasonably full plant relatively quickly. up to you tho 🙂
You could pin the stems down near the nodes into the soil Google “Simple layering in plants”
You can if you want to! I’d start with a single, two leaf/node cutting. Root that and add it back to your pot. Your main plant will push out new growth somewhere else, possibly even in more than one spot. Let the cutting and main plant grow for a bit after and then you can repeat. I’m only suggesting taking one cutting right now because sometimes things happen and not all cuttings make it, so you’re not losing as big a chunk of your main plant if you just do a small cutting at a time
Top the vine by cutting off the lead growth. You can pot the top cut. In a few weeks the nodes should activate since there isn’t a lead growth point. Once those nodes have leaves you can chop and prop. This makes it easier on the plant rather than doing single node cutting.