I have tried KLN and liked it back when I used to use Clonex. Clonex either changed their formula or I got a bad bottle, either way that's unacceptable so I switched to to Dip-N-Grow. Long story short, I'm still 'dialing in' Dip-N-Grow and haven't used KLN in a while.
interesting you say that. I noticed a serious drop in clone success too for a while. It has went back up some but still not @ the 95%+ I was seeing. closer to 70-80% success. Which still isn't too shabby but still.....
Clonex used to be made in Australia, now it might be Michigan. The bad bottle/new formula that I had was kinda runny and was almost a pink color instead of a purple gel. Either way Dip-N-grow is legit and they've never changed their formula. You can also mix up different concentrations to root everything from soft tissue to hard wood cuttings.
PM me if you try it, I'll give you some numbers that should work well.
I like that it has different levels for hardwoods and such. I've been thinking about trying to clone some arborvitaes for a windbreak.
I personally don't think 'root boosting' needs to be done if everything else is in order (ie, good food, good medium, good environment, good watering practices, etc.) but do whatcha gotta do to get good roots.
That's how I used to use Clonex and while I know there are many powders and gels that work well, I just wanted something consistent and commercial-grade. I found a few folks over at another forum recommending D-n-G and gave it a shot. I think I paid $10 for 2 ounces of liquid and I use 1ml of said liquid diluted into a measured amount of RO water at cloning time. I usually clone once per month which means this tiny bottle should last 5 years. So far so good.
it's not necessary but I noticed my roots were healthier and grew much faster with products like root excel. Definetily gave them a boost.auxin and cytokinine are keys in plant growth. for cutting I usually prepare a solution of cannastart and add few ppm of silicon then ajust ph with fulvic... I soak my plugs in this solution then I dip cutting in root gel and put them in plugs.
I can't comment on DnG. I have never used them myself. Though I have read about them and there is no reason why it shouldn't work. If they are cheap and works well, why try something else. I can say I dislike clonex. Clonex only gave me 20% clone rate.
Roots Excel is over rated man. Too damn pricey. Rapid start is half price and does the same thing. However, I don't know if I will buy another bottle of Rapid start. Rapid start works well for me. I am still looking for a cheaper and better alternative.
Lol, ok......
I spoke with the owner of DnG and he echoed the same thing. Since you can make your mix as potent or as weak as you want depending on the type of plant you're propagating, he said to keep in mind that your results across a range of concentration levels would resemble a bell-shaped curve. If a particular mix is working, a more potent mixture isn't always the way to go.
