Once in awhile i run into something like rooting hormone I just can’t help but tell people about. Dip’N Grow as an example is very expensive $52 per quart. You have likely heard of IBA content which is 1% aka 10,0000 ppm on this product. Auxins can be a factor as well. I’m going to root some unique rootstocks and various plants this year. I will compare dip and grow and clonex which is only $25 to see which has the highest take rate. I’m considering cloning difficult to graft callery that fruit quickly and are known to influence horizontal growth of pears scions. These seedling pear rootstocks have a very unusual growth habit they will pass on to the scion wood.
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Well, since they both have the same IBA content you would expect them to behave similarly.
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in the spring when growth starts i harvest the new growth at the tips off my black willows. i chop them up put them in some water and simmer them for 3 hrs till water is reduced by a third. i strain it and store it in the fridge. it makes a great rooting hormone and its free. keeps about 6 months in the fridge. i soak my cuttings in some for 15min before potting. never tried the other stuff but it works alot better than the powders ive tried in the past.
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I found out not all clonex is rooting gel. Not all rooting hormone is the same strength. My point on expense and product is maybe we get what we pay for. Clonex worked very good for me to root cherry seedlings last time I tried it. Did not use a mister just turned a fruit jar over the top of a pot full of sand and it worked great to control humidity. To much auxins the buds won’t grow to little it wont root either. Iba is the most important factor and some have a tiny amount instead of 1% or >.
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Maybe that is what I will use my willow for once it is done being a shade source for young pawpaws…
Clark, I have seen many praises of both products you mentioned on this forum. Keep us updated on how each performs! I have used a different product I found at HD (I forget the name right now). It seems to have worked well for grape, M111, and a couple of other things but not so well for hardy kiwi (I think only one take). I’ll have to try again another time, maybe with a different product.
Yeah the clonex gel is the hormone based rooting gel. Heavy with iba naa and several other hormones not listed.
The clonex clone solution is a highly chelated mineral fertilizer for aeroponic cloning with lots of micronutrients vitamins and an extremely small amount of hormones meant for constant contact. You can use it as a starter fertilizer for rooting clones and seedlings.
@steveb4 that stuff lasts 6 months in the fridge for you? That’s excellent. I want to say the willow bark contains iba and sa for hormones?
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i believe so. i read up on it a long time ago. it darkens some in the fridge but still works. the key is to transfer it to a sterilized mason jar and seal well for it to keep. i usually just make a fresh batch when i need it so im not taking up fridge space but ive used some of the older stuff i found and it still worked well also read any willow will work but weeping willow has higher concentrations of hormones than most other willows. even poplar can be used…
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Between the two I’ve had the best luck with Dip N Grow, but you need to be careful, I think you can rot the cuttings if you get it too concentrated. With Clonex I’ve had better luck brushing it on with a small paintbrush and letting it dry.
Another one you could consider is Root-Gel by Dyna-Gro. It has both IBA and NAA in it too. I like it better than Clonex.
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Steve has the best solution, works very well for me, if you live close to a river or have a neighbor with a weeping willow it’s easy to make
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