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Propagate New Plants From Cuttings Using
RHIZOPON AA #1, #2 AND #3
Dry powder rooting hormones.
The Dry Dip Method
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Rhizopon AA dry powder rooting hormones are ready
to use in three concentrations.
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
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Rhizopon AA
#1 #2 and #3
Rhizopon AA
Water Soluble Tablets
Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts |
The Dry Dip Method.
- Take plant cuttings, usually stem, root or leaf cuttings.
- Woody cuttings are usually wounded by making a 3/4" notch at the basal end.
Herbaceous cuttings are not wounded.
- From the stock container of Rhizopon AA dry powder take off enough powder for one time
use.
- Do not contaminate the stock container of powder by returning the used portion to the
container.
- Dispose of the used portion.
 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.
How NOT use the dry dip method
Our request line received the following e-mail.
What do you think she did wrong?
From: MS
State: Washington USA
Date: 23 Jun 2006
I made some cuttings of vinca major from this spring's stems. I dipped
them in a hormone powder and am trying to root them in quart jars of
water. They have been in the water (which I have changed from time to
time) for 3 1/2 weeks, but no roots appear to be starting. Can you tell
me what I am doing wrong? They are sitting on the kitchen counter, but
not in direct sunlight.|
Thanks very much! |
Special Techniques
Fresh Rhizopon AA
Water Soluble Tablet and Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts solutions
are used by many methods
Spray drip down method
first stick cuttings in media then spray with solution until drip down.
Total immerse method
totally immerse
the cuttings in the solution a few seconds then stick in media.
Quick dip method
dip the basal end of
the cutting into solution a few seconds then stick in media.
Soak immerse method
dip the basal end
of the cutting into solution a few hours then stick in media.
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Hortus IBA Water Soluble Salts
You can prepare your own fresh
plant rooting solutions using easy to measure IBA
powder.
Plant variety:
Rooting hormone charts
Select the proper rooting hormone for the specific plant variety.
Please note:
We do not supply technical IBA, indole butyric acid
(otherwise called IBA indole-3-butyric acid). We supply the finest IBA,
indole butyric acid, for End Use.
All our IBA, indole butyric acid, products are registered for use in greenhouses
and nurseries. We supply IBA indole butyric acid in ready to use dry power, and
IBA, indole butyric acid in salts and tablets to make fresh solutions. |
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