Rooting powder/gel...

[tramcar trev]

Does anyone use it? Is it a waste of money?
Obviously some plants don't need it....
Once those questions are answered then we can get into the rooting jokes. Ill get one in as I started the topic; my wife sprinkles it on my cereal every morning even though I don't need it.....

 

[Madman]

Ah, the natural version of Viagra, not to mention all of the many other brands of male enhancement products out there ???

Rootone, I believe is a brand my wife has used to get cuttings started. There are as many brands of this stuff as there are of the other stuff above.

 

[dunnyrail]

I have used one in the past and it does work very well.
JonD

 

[trammayo]

The wife uses it too (on the plants). The secret is to get a large surface area - ie. cut the wood at an angle.

 

[tramcar trev]

From what I read the object is to expose as much of the Cambium layer ( the layer between the bark and the wood) to the rooting medium. It is suggested that cuttings that are torn from the trunk with a "heel"on them will sprout easiest. One avid rooter also suggests that if you get a pack of single edge razor blades and solder the backs together to give you a 5 edged cutting tool that it is advantageous to drag this along the bark where you want the roots to sprout from.

 

[trammayo]

Yes you're right Trev. I just try (sometimes) to remember what SWMBO says. The only time I have green fingers is when using green paint (not taking the pith here ) - but I certainly admire anybody who can make things grow!