OK I'll take your word for it. If it's not shiny like with a lot of moisture coming out where you peeled, then it probably is better. I try to peel a node down the stem when cloning cuttings. Where it's peeled is more likely to get roots, like scarification. I don't know if that's related at all or not.
Opie Yutts Reviewed by Opie Yutts on . Removing leaves from plant... Many, many moons ago, I was always taught not to 'clip' the leaves, but to gently pull them down, so they virtually peel themselves off of the stem. If you didn't break any part of the the leaf's stem, (or any other part of the plant) it was removed correctly. But, I can't remember why I was taught this. I think it was all about the growth at that internode, or something like that. What are the benefits of carefully removing the leaves versus what happens when you just break-off, or Rating: 5