Amazing rooting success!

13 years ago

Hi all..

I wanted to share some incredible results that I've had with rooting cuttings with 110% success rate.

On my last trip back home to Hawaii, we collected a huge box full of cuttings from friend's trees to bring back home (after Ag inspection). Some of the cuttings were very hardy, while others were extremely soft and new growth.. which typically are much more susceptible to rot.

After starting with typical powdered Root-tone in a 50/50 perlite/soil mix, we had a number of fragile cuttings rotting at the bottom with others still lying dormant with zero sign of life. Not wanting to lose any, we looked for other solutions to help the process along.

We then found the holy grail of rooting: Clonex cloning gel.

After pulling the cuttings, re-cutting and re-dipping.. we had established roots in a matter of weeks.. and now after only a few weeks of leaves.. we have blossoms.

AMAZING. We pulled a couple of cuttings about a week or two after the Clonex to check on root growth.. and you could see how the gel had penetrated the bottom and literally puffed it out with life and roots exploding out of the bottom.

This is not spam.. but an honest submission in hopes that it helps others achieve the same luck! Attached is a picture of our fresh collection. Happy cloning!

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Comments (7)

rox146
13 years ago
Fabulous! Where do you get the gel...our BIG nursery does not have it. I have 11 cuttings from Oahu in May that some are just sitting with barely pushing claws and others have big leaves. I realize some are harder to root and slower but this sure seems like it maybe brings the timing closer together. roxanne
intotheblueFL
Original Author
13 years ago
We purchased this last bottle from a seller on Amazon for under $20 which is more than enough to last you years.. http://www.amazon.com/Clonex-CLO100-Rooting-Compound-100ML/dp/B004Q3NN4W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372690841&sr=8-1&keywords=clonex

If the cutting has been sitting for a while and the bottoms are rotted, cut up to where there's life and re-dip them in the Clonex. Cover the bottom 1"-1.5" of the cutting with the gel and make sure to get a nice snot ball worth on the tip as you put it in the medium. Only dampen soil when dry. You should see a reaction in the tips within a week or so as the hormone penetrates.. it's pretty amazing..

PS.. Attached is the other thing that I collected while there. My one of a kind, freehand Plumeria tattoo on the back of the calf muscle. Thanks to Megan Jones @ 808 Tattoo in Kaneohe!

Here is a link that might be useful: Clonex Gel

This post was edited by intotheblueFL on Mon, Jul 1, 13 at 11:10
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No-Clue
13 years ago
Your cuttings look amazing! Well I am known to kill cuttings so I would be curious to try as well.

Not I'll try the tats though... looks so painful! LOL.
Lnorigb
13 years ago
Good find, thanks for sharing.
PS -also have frangipani tat. =)
intotheblueFL
Original Author
13 years ago
I should add that I also soak the base of the cuttings in a small cup of hydrogen peroxide for a few minutes immediately following the trim. Shake off excess and dip straight in the Clonex..
honeybunny2 Fox
13 years ago
I just called the hydroponics store down the road from me, and found out they are closed on Monday's. I will give them a call tomorrow. Barbra
DelWH
13 years ago
I have Clonex but haven't used it yet since I still have a small amount of MX Clone Gel left. They are both about the same, both have IBA, the hormone that all rooting powders and solutions do. The Clonex label says it also has vitamin B-1. The MX Clone Gel just mentions "antibiotic ingredients" to keep fungus and bacteria from entering besides the IBA. The main thing about the gels I like is that it's thick, like honey, so it sticks very well to the end of the cutting.

Here is a link that might be useful: I got it at Amazon also