Propagation: Dumb question or a couple of dumb questions, 1 by JanLynn

JanLynn wrote:
plantnutga: No, never have used a rooting hormone. Errrrr, that 'may' be a 'lie'...I have been using "MegaGro" for approx. 5 years and I'll swear by it! MG is gibberellic acid (plant growth hormone) and I have seen 'DEAD' plants come back to life using it as a foliar spray only. I try to be organic but sometimes you gotta give plants that little extra nudge! When Spring arrived this year I was a BAD plant mommy and lost several plants to mealy bug (...hmmmm...so that's what it looks like!!!! LOL!!!...) but did manage to save some of the plants by cleaning with alcohol (...saved my butterfly amaryllis...!). Anyway, I usually try to spray the foliage weekly with a mix of the H20/MG and, water with the H20/H202 mix. (I TRY)

When I prepare the foam for cuttings I soak the block 1st (sometimes with the water/hp or just plain ole water), then 'poke' holes in for the cuttings and, after inserting the cuttings in the holes I will spray them with the MG mix. Not very consistent, hey?!?!

Hmmmmm....since I'm gonna do more cuttings tonite I shall experiment. I'll do one foam block with just plain, unadulterated, water to soak and spray the cuttings. The other block I will use water and hd when I soak and will spray w/water and MG. I'll document changes as I see them and will post the results (most likely by the end of Oct the latest), OK?!

Below is a pix of foam with rooted cuttings. Just 'plop' it in the garden or container/pot. I just use plain potting soil. Any other ?'s just let me know!