yeah, don't support your local hydro store, that way when you really need something from them, they won't be there!!!
yeah, don't support your local hydro store, that way when you really need something from them, they won't be there!!!
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.
Or having to use soils from home depot and lowes... I try and support the good hydro stores in my town.
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
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.
Fuck!
I've tried every Home Supply store, and all the garden centers are closed until spring. Is this expensive shit even necessary?. I know where to get it, but just don't feel like being raped by the local hydro store.
LOL, end rant.
Just get a bottle of plain aspirin and grind them into a powder . Your all set......
HONEY is the only rooting hormone you really need. google it you will see honey has great properties
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"
Home Depot is out of stock, I'll try Wal-Mart tomorrow...since it's up the road from the hydro rape you store.