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Post by esther on Feb 23, 2011 8:14:40 GMT
Do you use hormone rooting powder/gel when you take cuttings? Barry insists on using it but I am from the school of' bung 'em in and hope for the best'  My success rate is very good. Last summer I did a couple of pots of mini scented geraniums - one with hormone rooting powder and one without - o.k I know you aren't supposed to need it for geraniums  Well the pot WITHOUT hormone rooting powder DID DO far better than the one with. Doesn't prove much one way or the other but I just wanted to mention it ;D |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 23, 2011 9:13:43 GMT
I read somewhere that hormone rooting powder can inhibit root growth Esther; for pelargoniums I believe a vitamin C liquid is better as a root growth enhancer |
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Post by Geranium on Feb 23, 2011 9:38:41 GMT
To be honest, I haven't found that it helps! I'm not good at cuttings, and hoped it might do the trick, but no.  |
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Post by Tel on Feb 23, 2011 10:05:40 GMT
When i first started taking dahlia cuttings, i used rooting powder. The following season, i had not bought any and the cuttings were ready for taking, so i tried rooting them without it, i found there was no difference in the success rate. |
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Post by cowslip on Feb 23, 2011 13:39:14 GMT
I'm with you Esther, I rarely use it. Scented geraniums certainly do not need it, I have a selection of these plants and when I trim them at any time of year I often pop a few pieces into a pot of water and leave them to root in that before I pot them up. All other pelargoniums root well without any aids at all. I have often put shoots of fuchsias and penstemons to root in water too with very good success rates. |
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Post by Cherry on Feb 23, 2011 16:17:41 GMT
I use the rooting powder for most things, but not for ivy leaved geraniums. It is bad for them.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 23, 2011 16:35:06 GMT
I use it for all my cuttings, it is part of the ritual, I take cutting because I enjoy the process not because I want more plants. It wouldn’t be the same without dipping them in rooting powder.  |
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Post by grindle on Feb 23, 2011 17:03:41 GMT
I don't use it much either, but then I don't do well with cuttings  |
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Post by Geranium on Feb 23, 2011 18:57:49 GMT
I'm glad I'm not the only one, Grindle! |
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Post by bists on Feb 23, 2011 19:05:43 GMT
Evening. I take about 2000 cuttings each year, and never use hormone rooting powder. One problem with using it is that you need to be very careful to only get the powder on the cut surface of the cutting, and not up the stem....otherwise you could end up actually inhibiting, or slowing down development of roots, and the cutting has a greater chance of rotting. My advice would be don't bother using it.....most cuttings strike really easily |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 24, 2011 18:44:36 GMT
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't.....can't say it makes any difference...everything dies... |
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Post by esther on Feb 24, 2011 18:55:40 GMT
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Post by esther on Feb 24, 2011 18:56:44 GMT
Thankyou for all your thoughts I will just carry on bunging 'em and hoping for the best |
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