Re: Rooting Hormones with alcohol vs powder
- Subject: Re: Rooting Hormones with alcohol vs powder
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 22:17:35 EDT
In a message dated 9/15/2002 10:40:52 PM Central Daylight Time,
ebt007@prodigy.net writes:
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> > It is better to sanitize the cuttings with dilute bleach before doing ANY
> > processing and to use sterile media!
>
> What percentage of bleach?
>
10 percent dilution of house hold bleach, soak for 180 seconds and rinse off
with clean water then apply rooting compounds. Do not use garden soil for
cuttings, best is a mix of medium grade paetmoss and perlite 50/50.
Paul
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