Live rooting stimulant from subscriber

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In early February, we harvest willow twigs (willow). We put it in a vase of water. And we wait for the roots to appear, about a week, maximum two. As soon as the roots appear, the water turns into living water.

We pour this water into another container. We are rooting other cultures in it. Faster than normal water. You can root grapes, tops of tomatoes, stepchildren of cucumbers root very well. And any herbaceous and shrub plants. Of course, not all tested. But everything we tried took root quickly.

We fill the willow with water again and drain again when something needs to be rooted. So many times.

Here is a stem of grapes that gave roots in willow water:

And this is he after a while:

Gave leaves, shoot, and roots.

What i think about it

Naturally, I was interested in the method, and I began to look for information. It turned out that the method was known, I did not know that.

My internet discoveries

1. Not only willow twigs provide a lively stimulant of root formation. Any plants that are easily rooted. For example, poplar, alder, benjamin ficus, coleus, balsam.
2. Overdose is excluded
3. We rooted grape cuttings of the same variety in willow water and in Kornevin, it turned out that Kornevin gives excellent roots, while the grape cut does not give leaves (their growth is inhibited). This means that there was an overdose of Kornevin. And the correct dose is unknown! In the willow water, the cuttings developed harmoniously, and there were roots and leaves.
4. In plain water, rooting was slightly worse than in willow. Willow water works smoothly and reliably.
5. The best result was rooting grape cuttings, first in willow water for 3 days, then in vermiculite.
6. Willow water contains a lot of tannins that prevent the development of microorganisms. And also salicylic acid.
7. People treat burns with willow broth, the skin grows faster. This is explained by the fact that willow is a good antiseptic. And colds are treated with a decoction of willow bark.

Having learned such interesting information, I remembered that when we had fuchsia in a bottle for a long, long time, for rooting, there was no bad smell in the water. It surprised me a lot. It turns out that the reason is in special substances.

Will you try?

What root formation stimulants do you use?

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