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Hey guys, just thought i would share some info that i learned today. A nearby 名媛直播 nursery owner told me that he and his wife root their cuttings in Vermiculite and Perlite in a 50/50 ratio and they root like wonders. My cousin also uses this method. I have had bad results with past cuttings haha so this is a new test for me and my cutting skills

The bag with the box tape around it is the Vermiculite and the bag that looks like cocaine from a distance is the Perlite. Lol this stuff looks like bomb making material!

Hi Jon,

Interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing. You might want to label those bags so the right person doesn't get the wrong impression who then calls the police on you. :pinch: LOL!

Here is some interesting info on these two substances. ~ would be wise to make sure the product you are buying is 100% pure/non-contaminated/aspestos-free.

Good luck with your cuttings. Let us know how it works for you!

Thanks for the links!

Some more additional information's. There are soft wood cuttings, hard wood cuttings and medium ones all of which may not root in same perlite environment. Root hormones like IBA(Indol butyric acid), combinations of IAA and NAA , Dilute solutions of vinegar (acetic acid 10%) etc can be used to produce more roots. But we need to standardize various cuttings with different combinations and once we get the right combination it can be passed on to others for trying. I know it is little bit scientific and not for lay man. But just information only.

Oh ok thanks sai, more scientific is cool

sai wrote: Some more additional information's. There are soft wood cuttings, hard wood cuttings and medium ones all of which may not root in same perlite environment. Root hormones like IBA(Indol butyric acid), combinations of IAA and NAA , Dilute solutions of vinegar (acetic acid 10%) etc can be used to produce more roots. But we need to standardize various cuttings with different combinations and once we get the right combination it can be passed on to others for trying. I know it is little bit scientific and not for lay man. But just information only.

How does one learn the right combinations for the various cuttings? I am neither a mathematician nor a chemist. Is there a resource available that provides these combinations for the various types of cuttings?

IBA is costly and available in Chemical labs. Prepare 100 ppm (parts per million) IBA by dissolving 100 milli gram IBA in 100 liters water ( or 1 mg in 1 lit by accurate pippette ie scientific equipment). Also prepare 200, 400, 600,1000 and 2000 ppm solutions. (with the help of a chemist as far as possible to ensure accuracy).
Then dip 3 cuttings each in separate vessels filled with above solutions. Then wait for a few days to watch. If more rooting happens in any of the above combination, select that. Or continue experiment with other combinations like 1500, 2000, 2500, 4000 etc. If more roots come in any say 500 ppm then you can get more accurate results if done again with 400, 500, 600 ppm separately to catch right ppm.

Leslie wrote: How does one learn the right combinations for the various cuttings? I am neither a mathematician nor a chemist. Is there a resource available that provides these combinations for the various types of cuttings?

Good question. I would say: Remember that most plants have a naturaly tendency to grow roots. So.. The ideal combo is not too relevant. More relevant is that you take care of the plants properly. Only if you ar interested in publishing a paper about it, or if you are planning on doing hundreds of cuttings will experimenting become interesting. As long as you have only a handfull of cuttings, I would just use a standard product / combo.

But that is just me..

Hi Sai,
I apologise for my ignorance however, your reply is like a foreign language to me and way beyond my understanding. I have an artist's mind.

Hi Jelle,
Whew! :whistle: Thanks Buddy! I can handle this. As hard as it is for me to lose the tinyest of seedlings or cuttings, I will have to stick to my method of trial and error with a touch of common sense and a little help from my friends. Appreciate your input.