Re: Q about rooting hormone

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• From: "* L* P* <d*@olympus.net>
• Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 05:57:48 -0700
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Nan Sterman wrote:
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> I have a question about rooting hormone powders.  I use rootone, and I dip
> my stems in it, place it into a "pre-drilled" hole in pre-wetted rooting
> medium, firm the medium around the stem and then water it in to settle the
> rooting medium around the cutting.  When I water it in, don't I wash away
> the rooting hormone?  I don't use much water, but I can't imagine it stays
> adhered to the cutting.  Is there any other way to settle the soil around
> the cutting that won't wash off the rooting hormone powder?
> 
> I've always wondered about this.  Thanks for your help!
> 
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> Nan Sterman, "gardening addict"
> Olivenhain, California
> Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
> +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
My suspicions, too.  I read in a professional growers book that the
liquid rooting hormone translocates across the cells much faster than
the talc based products.  I now use the liquid with great success.

• Q about rooting hormone
• From: nsterman@ucsd.edu (Nan Sterman)

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