I started an experiment a few months back asking the question, "How much do nodes matter when propagating angel wing begonias? I set out 4 groups each with different numbers of nodes on the cuttings from 0 to 3 nodes.
To summarize the results, the cuttings with only 1 node did the best of all of them.
The custtings with 2 and 3 nodes had some success, but some of the pieces partially or completely dried out without shooting off any leaves.
The cuttings with no nodes grew no leaves, but they did present something that was surprising to me; 2 of the 3 cuttings with no nodes did generate roots.
While based off this experiment I wouldn't recommend no nodes, they might still eventually grow into viable plants. I'm ending the experiment here because there is a clear winner, but I am going to keep the no node group off to the side to see if I can eventually get a leaf out of them.
0:00 - Angel Wing Begonia Propagation Experiment
0:32 - 0 node cuttings
0:55 - 1 node cuttings
1:21 - 2 node cuttings
1:59 - 3 node cuttings
2:31 - Key Takeaways
4:07 - Future Propagation Tactics
4:25 - A Surprise from the Experiment
