This reply took a while... i used it on some geraniums and the cuttings that were already healthy survived and developed rootsI have some bontone rooting powder. Has anyone ever used it? The active ingredient is indole 3 butyric acid, anyone recognize it?
The package doesn't say anything about it, but do i need to dissolve this in alcohol? (according to wikipedia yes)
Are you using the same active ingredient just put into a gel? If thats true could I use the stuff ive got and cook up some unflavored jello and put it in?I've used the stuff in the past. I don't really like it all that much. I stick with the gels now. They are better at sealing the wounds for one - and are absorbed into the plants tissue almost immediately.![]()
Pictures as requested, I can get better angles if needed. I did not use a dome and they have been in the same soil for 3 weeks. I used a (very) diluted fertilizer solution called garden elements bud and bloom, watered three times for a total of ~16.9 fluid ounces.What are they in? Sure you aren't over watering, keeping them too wet? Were you using a dome? After they start to root you want to start venting it and then remove it entirely.
If they have some roots already, you don't really need a rooting hormone at this stage. But, they do sell cloning solution (as well as gel/powder) for media Clonex, Olivias and Earth Juice make such products.
Pictures would help, because it sounds like it could be rot.
(you're right, that is a bud you see on the healthy one, can't wait to see if she flowers, sorry if the picture isn't the best. I was actually afraid that the bud would take too much energy for the plant to survive while the roots developed but I'm happy I was wrong about that)Just like with Cannabis though, you can't just take a single leaf as a cutting, you need to take a secondary meristem, or in other words a side shoot/branch with at least a couple sets of leaves. Best thing to do is use Rapid Rooters/rooting plugs or a soil-less mix for cuttings. Keep it them moist constantly but still not super saturated. Because they have no roots, they need to be kept under a dome in a humid environment until they do start to root. After about 4-5 days you begin to vent them by removing the dome periodically, and by roughly day 8 it should be removed entirely.
Thank you for this reply, All i want to know is if the stuff WORKS, ill trust your answer on this one, i just bought some today but of course when a question like this is brought up, everyone always has a far better more expensive alternative that is the one and only solution lol. fuckin morons. thanks again thoI bum out when i see guys recomending $ 40 Clonex Vs $ 5 Bontone when they both have the exact ingredients , indole #3 butyric acid is the best cloning agent on the market & Is all i use , infact i use Bontone from home depot at $ 5 a bottle on all my cuttings & get nearly 100 % sucess ratios , before somebody blasts me for not getting a full 100 % sucess ratio with the sheer number i cut 99% ratio is perfect .
If your having problems with Bontone powder its most likely from using too much on the cutting ,Bontone powder is stronger than clonex , wiki is full of morons if they are advising to disolve in alcohol , take a small glass & put 1 teaspoon of powder in the glass then add just a few drops water until you can make a thin paste by mixing with your finger , kinda like a pancake batter consistency , dip the cutting in water 1st then dip in the bontone paste & your good to go .
I get little packs of clonex for free inside the sponge clone plugs i use & just throw them out ,ive used clonex before & i got the same results using bonide powder & those silly little free clonex packs only do about 50 cuttings which isnt