root toner on cuttings?

[Parshvik Chintan]

i see that noone really mentions root toner when talking about trying to get cuttings to root.

is it unsafe to use on trichocereus?

 

[SnozzleBerry]

It's not necessary, ime.

 

[Parshvik Chintan]

It's not necessary, ime.

well i have some toner, and its taking a while for my cuttings to root, so i figure might as well (assuming it doesn't harm them or make them inedible)

 

[nicechrisman]

Not necessary, but some people have found that the ones that have a fungicide added to them (Rootone, etc.) can help to prevent rot from setting into the exposed tissue. This is mostly an issue in wet and humid climates. I live in a pretty wet and humid climate though, and have never found it necessary.

What I do is take my cuttings and let them sit and callous. I then prop them up in a not too sunny windowsill until they actually start to push roots out, only then do I put them in cactus soil and water very sparingly until they seem well rooted. Seems to work like a champ.

 

[mrwiggle]

slightly off topic, though it seems as though the question of using root toner on cactus cuttings has been thoroughly addressed i would like to add my own personal theory on using rooting gel, its a chemical thing made from the blood of the mother (no good) in order to do the same thing (get plants/cuttings to root) i have come up with a clever plan, some plants create their own natural rooting hormones/enzymes, these plants will propagate easily from cuttings...so the plan is soak cuttings of the desired plant in water that the hormone excreting plant has been soaked in, in this case i site willow as our prime suspect for a rooting hormone source

 

[PrimalWisdom]

I use em, never had a problem, and I don't see it as a bad thing, it's gone within a few months I'm sure. And my cacti are super loving, potent little buggers.

My 2 cents, each to their own imo.

Peace

 

[peyote]

it works use it if you like

 

[r2pi]

I've never needed it. K. Trout has a chapter on propagation in Sacred Cacti and mentions he has done experiments with and without rooting hormone, and found no difference in strike rate.

 

[dg]

i like the chemical free route if possible, especially for plants that could be consumed

rooting hormones or sulfur powder(or other anti bacterial) may be beneficial in climates with high rh