Re: Question about rooting stimulates (hormones)
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Question about rooting stimulates (hormones)
- From: M* T*
- Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 02:30:53 -0400
Joe,
Doubt they were the same as what you can generally find in your local
garden center, which is Rootone or something similar. Rooting
hormones come in different strengths and some are water soluble and
some in powder form. Too much is worse than none at all.
Hard to root plants, esp. woodies, need higher percentages of IBA -
the hormone - than general garden plants...just using more of a
milder form won't do the same thing.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: cajun Joe <cajun4@HOME.COM>
> Date: Thursday, September 14, 2000 8:25 AM
>
> Question about rooting stimulates (hormones), and more
>
> Hello everyone = I saw a TV program last night partly about
gardening, and
> plant propagation.
>
> There was piece of the root of a large plant being cut off with a
shovel,
> then put into a bucket with water mixed with rooting hormones, to
stimulate
> rooting. I have never heard of this method used before in this
regard. Is
> the rooting hormone used the same as the powdered hormone used when
trying
> to root plant cuttings?
>
> Could I then assume that a small amount of rooting hormone placed
in jar of
> water, with plant cuttings, will do a better job of rooting?
Perhaps I could
> use this method to help root hard to root plants huh?
>
> -----------------
>
> *** By the way - when you root a plant in plain water = after it is
rooted,
> would it be a good idea perhaps to put a little rooting hormones on
the
> roots before planting?
>
> I am always interested in new ideas & procedures. Thank You for
your help
>
> Cajun in New Orleans zone 9
