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A bazillion threads on Cannas Rhizotonic. Everyone has used it. As a root promoter for already young barely rooted cuts...as a foliar (awesome as well) and as a transplant solution they dont skip a beat. The shit is pricey as all get out. So I only use it in early veg..after cuts are rooted and at pot up transplant. Ive used all the root tonics. And its hands down the best. Better than the now shitty weaker reformulated H&G Roots Excel. Better than Rapid Start. Better than BCuzz..Better than Greenfuse..better than all of the others for me. Ive never got such a fast acting tonic. Foliar sprayed...hours later..young plants show extreme phototropism. Just praying leaves. They glow I swear. Within half a day to a day. The shit is that good. Anyways..I tried a little experiment. I went to my cousins house last week. In her backyard is a giant Weeping Willow tree. Branches everywhere. Willow is an excellent root and foliar tonic on its own. Containing natural hormones like auxins and salicylic acid...the stuff thats in pricey tonics like Rhizo and the really expensive Aptus Fasilitor. So I chopped up a half 5 gallon bucket full of 3 to 4 inch branch chunks of fresh green newer willow branches off her tree. I poured clean tap water a little on the warm side over the rest of the bucket as well. I brought it home and let it sit for the last 5 days. Stirring occasionally. I strained out the branch chucks and was left with about 3 gallons of hormone rich tonic. Ive used willow water before and its wonderful on its own right for young plants. But this time I decided to use it as my start water for the Rhizotonic dilution. One gallon of the willow water to one tablespoon (15 ml) of Rhizo. Ph down (it does raise pH) to 5.7 for my already rooted (but not alot) cuts in 4 inch rockwool blocks. Poured just a little. Actually used one of those giant syringes they sell at the hydro store. Couple syringe squirts full for each block. Came back today in the veg room. And my cloning rack is just unreal. I swear they grew a TON of roots overnight. I use a heatmat on a digital thermostat set to 76 degrees as well. You all should really try it. Using a simple willow water mix if you have acess to chunks of fresh willow branches. I would imagine this would work when diluting any of the popular rooting promoters like Roots Excel..Rapid Start..Greenfuse..etc. I can say for a fact it stretches the expensive Rhizo even further and even better than using straight water to mix it alone. Try it. Iam telling you. Try it!!!
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