any clone should have 2 tiers of leafs and a top lead leaf (2 tiers of leafs is 4 comming off of the main stem your trying to get roots to grow on) he didn't take any leaf off he shoves the cut throu all the way and had some sick out the botten then put more solution on it to encurge groth your looking at the bottem of it. Yeah that solution helps tons cause clones don;t wana just sprout roots ....... If you didn't cut it all the way off plant and cut a slit in the stem then put root solution and put that but end under durt ( still conected to mother ) it will grow roots to and you can then cut it and plant.:smokin: