Can't Find Rooting Gel
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VICTORYGARDENSHYDRO
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yeah, don't support your local hydro store, that way when you really need something from them, they won't be there!!!
djlifeline
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It cost me £5.99 for clonex. Guess equivalent to $10 max?
You can try aspirin dissolved in water. It's a natural rooting hormone. Obv not as good as the real deal but worth a shot right? I personally haven't tried it or cloning yet!
You can try aspirin dissolved in water. It's a natural rooting hormone. Obv not as good as the real deal but worth a shot right? I personally haven't tried it or cloning yet!
mak
Active Member
imagine an emergency like needing a bulb or ballast on the spot lol
BeaverHuntr
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Dude Wal Mart sells rooting powder you can use the powder or gel both are the same shit and the powder actually lasts longer on the shelves. Schultz rooting powder is like 5 bucks at wal mart or Home Depot.
BeaverHuntr
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Or having to use soils from home depot and lowes... I try and support the good hydro stores in my town.
Sunbiz1
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Home Depot is out of stock, I'll try Wal-Mart tomorrow...since it's up the road from the hydro rape you store.
Sunbiz1
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Lowe's have been going out of business in this area, Menards is great for soil in the Winter though. I found 2 truly organic varieties last week there.
JustCoasting
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Or Canadian Tire...
Stim Root or some such
Stim Root or some such
Dizzle Frost
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i get my ROOTs gel at wally world, i liek that stuff, been usin it for years now..made by Wilsons , comes in a green n white lil box...hydro store sells it to, i think its only $.75 more tho
Sunbiz1
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You send me to Wally World in the middle of a snowstorm?...LOL. They of course didn't have anything, but Menard's as usual did. They had 2 brands, one of which did NOT contain Butyric Acid(sp?).
I wound up with Shultz Take-Root, it should do just fine. BTW, it's the Sannies gear I'm cloning...as previously mentioned their indica grows like a Christmas tree. I have to actually prune it as opposed to topping, so mine as well use the cuttings.
Peace
Jimmyjonestoo
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I get mine at home depot its 5 bucks for a nice size bottle of powder.
cowboylogic
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Just get a bottle of plain aspirin and grind them into a powder . Your all set......
BeaverHuntr
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Thanks next time I'm hung over I will snort a few lines of my rooting powder.
Sunbiz1
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I use honey for emergency repairs, broken limbs outdoors etc...it's a natural antibiotic. Does it really work on cuttings?.
treduece
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I've rooted many cuttings with honey
here is an article on how to use it
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf23099231.tip.html
"Honey seems to work great as a "rooting hormone" for any plants except those rooted from softwood - and even then you may have some success. I've used it on softwood cuttings of Cnidoscolus chayamansa ("Chaya") with great results. It's just that some fleshy softwoods (like African Violet, for example) can be rotted via increased bacterial activity spurred on by the honey's sugars in the soil.The honey seems to have a bit of something resembling growth hormone already in it. As well, the viscous honey seals off the stem fibers, preventing immediate wilt from a sudden drop in vascular pressure, and also starts a bit of pinocystosis* ("cell-feeding") by giving the plant immediately available sugars. It's also nice that honey is also antibacterial, for a short while.
I just prepare the slip in my usual way, dip the end into honey poke a hole in the soil, drop the slip in and water *well*. Poking a hole first before planting is moderately important, as you will not want to disturb the honey coating.
You'll want to keep the cutting a bit on the wet side for a bit (if the plant will normally tolerate it, that is), otherwise the concentrated sugars in the honey, once absorbed, may crystallize and choke the plant cells and cause a rather mystifying, frustrating and *sudden* wilt and plant death.
All in all, I *much* prefer using honey over other commercially available preparations.
*Editor's Note: We have been informed that the correct term for the cell-feeding that is mentioned above is phagocytosis instead of pinocytosis. Here is information on both terms if you are interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocytosis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagocytosis (08/23/200
"
here is an article on how to use it
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf23099231.tip.html
"Honey seems to work great as a "rooting hormone" for any plants except those rooted from softwood - and even then you may have some success. I've used it on softwood cuttings of Cnidoscolus chayamansa ("Chaya") with great results. It's just that some fleshy softwoods (like African Violet, for example) can be rotted via increased bacterial activity spurred on by the honey's sugars in the soil.The honey seems to have a bit of something resembling growth hormone already in it. As well, the viscous honey seals off the stem fibers, preventing immediate wilt from a sudden drop in vascular pressure, and also starts a bit of pinocystosis* ("cell-feeding") by giving the plant immediately available sugars. It's also nice that honey is also antibacterial, for a short while.
I just prepare the slip in my usual way, dip the end into honey poke a hole in the soil, drop the slip in and water *well*. Poking a hole first before planting is moderately important, as you will not want to disturb the honey coating.
You'll want to keep the cutting a bit on the wet side for a bit (if the plant will normally tolerate it, that is), otherwise the concentrated sugars in the honey, once absorbed, may crystallize and choke the plant cells and cause a rather mystifying, frustrating and *sudden* wilt and plant death.
All in all, I *much* prefer using honey over other commercially available preparations.
*Editor's Note: We have been informed that the correct term for the cell-feeding that is mentioned above is phagocytosis instead of pinocytosis. Here is information on both terms if you are interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocytosis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagocytosis (08/23/200
"
Sunbiz1
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Hmm, now I'm tempted to mix the purchased powder with honey...lolI've rooted many cuttings with honey
here is an article on how to use it
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf23099231.tip.html
"Honey seems to work great as a "rooting hormone" for any plants except those rooted from softwood - and even then you may have some success. I've used it on softwood cuttings of Cnidoscolus chayamansa ("Chaya") with great results. It's just that some fleshy softwoods (like African Violet, for example) can be rotted via increased bacterial activity spurred on by the honey's sugars in the soil.The honey seems to have a bit of something resembling growth hormone already in it. As well, the viscous honey seals off the stem fibers, preventing immediate wilt from a sudden drop in vascular pressure, and also starts a bit of pinocystosis* ("cell-feeding") by giving the plant immediately available sugars. It's also nice that honey is also antibacterial, for a short while.
I just prepare the slip in my usual way, dip the end into honey poke a hole in the soil, drop the slip in and water *well*. Poking a hole first before planting is moderately important, as you will not want to disturb the honey coating.
You'll want to keep the cutting a bit on the wet side for a bit (if the plant will normally tolerate it, that is), otherwise the concentrated sugars in the honey, once absorbed, may crystallize and choke the plant cells and cause a rather mystifying, frustrating and *sudden* wilt and plant death.
All in all, I *much* prefer using honey over other commercially available preparations.
*Editor's Note: We have been informed that the correct term for the cell-feeding that is mentioned above is phagocytosis instead of pinocytosis. Here is information on both terms if you are interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocytosis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagocytosis (08/23/200
TY for the link.
Filthy Phil
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Wow....apparantly quality bud isnt worth the investment? Go cheap, you'll harvest cheap buds.
Yes, rooting hormone is needed unless you are good at rooting clones, and even then its hard.
Dr.Drunken
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put it into a glass of water......... just the cut part. Works wonders......you dont need rooting hormones at all. sure they may speed things up but a glass of water is just fine.