Re: Clonex

Clonex is a gel.  Iingredients are 2-Hydroxyethyl cellulose (1.2%) and
Indole butyric acid  (0.3%) and water.
I can't find anything on the MSDS that covers their claim that "It contains
a full profile of nutrients and trace elements to nourish and empower the
new plants."  I assume the cellulose component is what gets it to gel.
Indole butyric acid is, of course, the hormone, but I don't see any
indication as to what provides the fungicidal properties.  I've checked MSDS
and fact sheets  for both ingredients and found no claims of fungicidal
properties.

Obviously, not every ingredient makes its way onto the MSDS, but it would be
nice to know these things.  I think I'lll email them about it and see if I
get an answer.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Clonex


> Keep us informed about its efficacy. You'll probably need a magnifying
> glass to read them, but what does it say the active ingredients are?
>
> On Nov 23, 2005, at 5:34 PM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing
> Center wrote:
>
> > The Clonex I bought on Ebay from England arrived today.  the bottles
> > show
> > their date of manufacture; one is August of 05 and the other is
> > October of
> > 05.  shelf life is 2yrs, but they suggest using w/in a year.  There
> > was no
> > problem with customs and it took about a week to get here.  Even
> > though it
> > snowed today (and stuck!) it wasn't in my mailbox long when I picked
> > it up
> > when I went home for lunch, so I'm fairly certain there was no chance
> > for it
> > to get frozen along the way.
> >
> > This product says it is suitable for use with softwood and
> > semi-hardwood
> > plant species, so I probably won't get to use it much until spring,
> > except
> > for a few items I have in the house.  Their instructions show leaving
> > more
> > leaf surface on the cutting than I'm used to.  "cut shoots tips with 4
> > or 5
> > pairs of leaves. Remove the two lower pairs of leaves"  The
> > illustration
> > shows a plant with leaves as long as the person's hand and they don't
> > cut
> > the leaf in half to reduce transpiration.
> >
> > The manufacturer is Growth Technology if anyone is interested in their
> > products.
> > www.growthtechnology.com
> >
> > Kitty
> >
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
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> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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