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Demonstration of how to use Rhizopon AA
Dry powder rooting hormones by the Dry Dip Method.

A nine year old student at the Little Red School House in New York City shows you how to do it.

First select the dry dip product to use

Rhizopon AA #1 (the lowest concentration). Use to root cuttings of house, foliage, tropical and hardy ornamental plants. Herbaceous, leaf, greenwood and softwood cuttings. Active ingredient: 0.1% IBA COLOR CODED PINK FOR EASE OF IDENTIFICATION Rhizopon AA #2 (the intermediate concentration). Use to root cuttings of house, foliage, tropical and hardy ornamental plants. Herbaceous, greenwood, softwood and hardwood cuttings.  Active ingredient: 0.3% IBA COLOR CODED GREEN FOR EASE OF IDENTIFICATION Rhizopon AA #3 (the highest concentration). Use to root cuttings of more difficult to root woody ornamental plants. Softwood & hardwood cuttings.  Active ingredient: 0.8% IBA COLOR CODED WHITE OR LIGHT GRAY FOR EASE OF IDENTIFICATION

The Dry Dip Method. Dip the basal end of the cuttings 3/4 to 1 inch into the powder, one by one or in small bundles. Make sure that the powder is evenly distributed in a thin even layer (1/32 to 1/16 inch) over the whole base of the cutting. Too much powder on the cuttings might result in excessive rooting where there is surplus powder. Root formation can be expected all over the part of the cutting covered with the powder. Avoid contact between the powder and foliage and other over ground parts of the stem since it may cause phyto toxicity. Tap off the excess powder. Plant the cuttings immediately in moist media. After treating cuttings take care of them.
	First she prepares the cuttings by trimming to length and cleaning off the basal end. In this case she uses cuttings from herbaceous herbs. See: taking of cuttings
	Then she dips the basal end of the cutting into the Rhizopon AA dry dip plant rooting hormone. She assures that the cutting is dipped into a portion of the powder taken from the stock container. She does not return the used portion to the stock pot to avoid contamination of the stock.
	Then she makes holes in the soil media to plant the cuttings. She uses a well draining soil to avoid the cuttings from becoming water logged therefore causing rot.
	She then waters the media until it is thoroughly moist.
	The next step is to protect the cuttings. In this case the planting pot is put into a clear zip lock bag. See: care of cuttings and for some easy methods See: propagation of roses (The hands of the father were photographed by the student)
	She then keeps the cuttings in the best environment for root initiation. Here the bag is sealed. The moisture in the bag is kept inside so the plants do not dehydrate during the rooting process. Keep the cuttings in a warm place, not too hot and out of full sun light. Keep in a bright place. She then will check the cuttings after a week or so, by gently tugging on them, to determine if the rooting has taken place. After the rooting process has started, a few day later she will open the bag to allow air circulation. Little by little, over a few days she will then remove the bag completely. Congratulations, she now has new plants which are identical to the mother plant.

These pictures were taken by the student and her father (December 2002)

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