Yeah well. I WAS mostly ranting. :thumbsup:

During this grow this is only like the third question I've sought help about. And each time it has been like pulling teeth to get different perspectives.

I didn't dare to take the cuttings yet but feel better about it now.

Thing is, these branches actually have pistils and the very top leaves (you say leave "top two" but did you (Irydyum) mean "leaves" or "nodes"?) are just new shoots really. 5-6" back down these stems is not very tender.

So okay. The cloner came with 2" net baskets. So I guess I gotta cut the bottoms out. What worries me about that is the cloner has about 20 sprayers and I plan to use Root Tech gel with no nutes in water. So I'm just bein a noob worryin how long I should let the cuttings soak/absorb the gel hormones or it'll wash right the heck off in the first five minutes without the protection of the baskets.

I realize I gotta just do it, -- but for weeks now I have been seeing pics of cuttings but none seem quite as tightly noded as these branches. But like you enlightened me -- the trimmed off nodes will become good root sites.

Some info has said it's better to take cuttings from the bottom of the plant. Others say "top". "Tender" sounds like the way to go. I dunno.

Water is holding 78F, balanced it to 5.8pH.

I should be good to go I guess.

My fault being impatient. I am grateful to both you guys.