Root Hormone Feed?

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If more roots make more plant, does it follow that you could dissolve root hormone in your water and feed that to the plant in order to increase its root mass, resulting in bigger better budder?

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well you could try this, theoretically it should work...


if you have some widow trees growing around you, get a branch or two and strip the bark of it off, cock it on low for like 12h, don't boil it, let it sit then for another 24h and filter it then of.

mogie made a thread about this, home-made rooting hormone or something, check it out

Yes, saw another post about it, oh dear, newbie repeating posts, shocking...
But I think you mean Willow trees...although having a buncha Widow trees about can't be a bad thing either...
But I have heard of this as well, some hippie mates of mine told me to use Willow tea for a replacement root hormone if you can't find the shop-bought stuff...or even just use shredded leaf in the bottom of the medium you're transplanting a clone into....stands to reason, it contains salicylic acid (from Salix, the Willow species) which assists in the absorption of water, which is also apparently why it's so popular as aspirin, it conducts water to the inflamed parts of your brain ie: headaches.
Useful stuff. Am trying the root water plan.

yeah i guess so been to stoned that night

I always found regular feeding with super-thrive which contains NAA a powerful rooting hormone can help increase root mass and decrease stress, this stuff has never failed me.

Hmmm, don't think I've ever heard of Super Thrive round my neck of the hoods but I'll make enquiries - anything for a booster, right?
While we're on about roots - what do folks think of the 'roots must NEVER get light on them' theory? I grow in recycled 2-litre bottles (yes, I know that's small, but then I'm going for small plants...it's a low-profile operation) that are see-thru, but to be honest I've never had any problems with light, the roots end up matted and thick as. But do you think taping duct tape around would give the roots better growth?

dood ive got some supper thrive and it is the shit // try mixing it with some bloom fertilizer ur plants will grow like mad

and the nice thing about superthrive is that it is very concentrated, one drop per gallon and it's pretty dirt cheap! Look for it online, a small bottle goes a long way, oh and walmart around here carries it, try looking there. It looks like something out of another era but it works.

hedmekanik said:

Searched about this, no joy, so -
If more roots make more plant, does it follow that you could dissolve root hormone in your water and feed that to the plant in order to increase its root mass, resulting in bigger better budder?

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The theory is quite correct and healthier bigger roots = healthier bigger plant = bigger buds. However, there is a point of diminishing return and I see little point in boosting root grwoth if you're going to restrict that growth in small containers. Bigger roots = bigger container.

Biobizz make a product called Root juice which is presumably the kind of thing you're looking for - use it when you transplant at an early stage to boost root growth.

Superthrive is a kind of cure all plant tonic that contains microvitamins, hormones, amino acids that's really useful to ease transplant shock - use a drop per 4 litres of irrigation water when you transplant.

Don't grow plants in see through containers - light destroys the delicate root hairs and this can slow growth down, whilst it repairs and grows new ones.

The botanicare cloning solution recommends watering once a week for a month of newly planted clones.

I heard that you could use aspirin to clone. Can anyone tell me how this works.