Name: David Laderoute Zone 5B/6 - NW MO (Zone 5b) Ignoring Zones altogether
@cherryb1ossoms - what zone are you in?
And mind telling us the company?
Seems they are giving you bad advice. Advice from DrDawg and others here is far better, IMHO.
After cutting you really need to let it callous before placing in growing medium.