Re: My daughter's science project...

  Willow contains a fairly powerfull rooting hormone, it's
been used a long time for growing roots on plant cuttings.
Your daughter did a nice job of testing!


--- Cliff Warren <cliffrwarren@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I wasn't going to write about this, but the project
> turned out to be so interesting I have to give it a
> shout.
> 
> It all started when we were slow with the remote, and
> the Martha Stewart show came on HGTV. She was boiling
> chopped up willow branches on the stove, claiming that
> "willow tea" is a natural root stimulant. I guess she
> uses it on all her house plants.
> 
> Well, my daughter needed something to do for a science
> project. And when she asks me, I usually suggest
> something to do with pumpkin plants. We put the two
> ideas together, and had 8 plants started, 4 that would
> be fed willow tea, and 4 would get plain water.
> 
> We let them grow for about 10 days. I was worried that
> this wouldn't work, but the plants fed with the willow
> tea were a bit greener, and a tiny bit larger (on the
> average) than the four "control" plants. We popped off
> the plastic cups they were growing it, and to my
> surprize the willow fed plants did indeed have larger
> root systems.
> 
> My daughter won first prize among the 5th grade for
> this!
> 
> In the end it may not be much different than a high
> phosphorous fertilizer, but it appears to be an
> extremely cheap and natural alternative, especially if
> you have willows growing in your yard.
> 
> Regards, Cliff
> 
> 
>
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