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Post by barvinok on Jul 25, 2007 22:28:49 GMT -5
Yes, as they mentioned it makes nice candles Sorry On a serious note -for the plants in general-if you apply rooting hormone stronger then needed you have greater rick for your cutting to rot. Did somebody know PH of "Willow water" or 'Willow tea"? If PH is right, it might be used with harder to root CP
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Post by lloyd on Jul 25, 2007 23:14:43 GMT -5
www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATwillow%20water.htmlsupposedly it's acidic because of salicylates. You could easily make some and check the pH. If you're really interested I could make some up and check the pH. I have a meter and test kit's and strips.
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Post by mabudon on Jul 26, 2007 10:55:42 GMT -5
Yes, plain ol vermiculite is pretty effective- just make SURE the tray it's in NEVER dries out, as once the air gets all through it, it dries to nothin pretty quick. Odd stuff about rooting hormones tho, this thread is quite interesting- I know Jay uses some kind of rooting hormone, but I don't know what kind, maybe he'll chime in here and give his perspective
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Post by lloyd on Jul 26, 2007 13:12:29 GMT -5
The stuff you can buy anywhere is IBA, an auxin which is fairly stable. I have that and some pure IAA which is similar but less stable in light.
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Post by barvinok on Jul 26, 2007 19:05:53 GMT -5
Thank you, Lloyd. I used to root some cuttings in a willow water, but forgot about salicylic acid. sound like it should be slightly acidic and good for CP
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Post by Syble on Jul 26, 2007 19:22:23 GMT -5
btw, Jay uses the same thing I do, Stim-Root from plant prod. They have 3 different ones, convieniently labeled as 1 through 3. 1 being for soft wood cuttings(basically any CPs), 2 for semi-hardwood, and 3 is for hardwood. Its available in 25g containers from places like walmart and home depot, candian tire ect... and one little jar of it will last for a llloooonnngg time so long as it's kept dry! Sib
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