Re: rooting gel

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Subject: [GWL] rooting gel

>I've used Gel2root purchased through Kinsman Company with ease and great 
>success.

OK, here's my story, and then my question.

I use poly gel only because I got a deal. At a local store that buys out 
overstocks and such, they bought out a largish garden center. When I saw the 
shelves, I went back and got two more carts. They had five pound jars of the 
water absorbing crystals at two bucks each. I am not terribly impressed with 
the stuff, but at 95 percent off I'll buy anything, including a lifetime 
plus supply of horticultural gel. I use the medium grade in moss baskets and 
the fine grade as a slurry for bare root transplants. If I think of it, I'll 
put some in the bottom of a planting hole for young shrubs and perennials to 
get them established.

So the question. How much like poly gel is this propagation product? Would 
it be possible to use a poly gel the same way, maybe mixing in some rooting 
hormone? And if it might be worth a try, just how do you use it? Straight? 
Mixed with Pearlite?

Duane Campbell
Syndicated garden columnist
Author: Best of Green Space; 30 Years of Composted Columns 

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