schaplin
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Posted 1392346202
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I've read about using willow water to encourage plants to root and wondered if anyone has tried this.
recomer20
1378013757
Posted 1392347359
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Gnat larvae are the issue. They can burrow into the cutting creating little pinholes that promote rot; also feast on young roots. Can really wreak havoc on cuttings. At the advice of many, I bought some Gnatrol powder (cheap on Amazon). I add about a cap or two to each gallon of water and bottom water my plants. I haven't had a huge gnat problem, but did it just to be safe. Not sure if its working, but haven't seen hardly a single gnat. So cheap, there's really nothing to lose by adding it to your regimen.
brianm
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Posted 1392347501
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I actually sell quite a large amount of willow cuttings on eBay for that very reason. I don't think they are rooting figs though.
greenfig
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Posted 1392347697
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Good, bad, ugly, evil, gnat ...
schaplin
1392175246
Posted 1392348284
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Interesting since I have never worried about the gnats with the orchid seedling. When I rooted the cuttings I did nothing to protect them and most rooted fine. I think there were about 4 different types. I lost them during the moving process to lack of watering.
dkirtexas
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Posted 1392381506
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Willow tea, aspirin, humic acid are all related in content with IBA being the constant if I remember right, they all seem to work well. I have used all three and get a fuller foliage and it seems to root quicker when pre-soaked in the elixir. I usually use humic acid and I soak the cuttings for 24 hrs. I have kept notes on this and the humic acid is the best. Nothing scientific maybe imagination. I also use a humic acid elixir for liquid fertilizer.
susieqz
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Posted 1392399059
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is there any chemical difference between aspirin and willow bark?
