By Steveg1966
West Yorkshire,
United Kingdom
Has anybody ever used rooting gel instead of powder and which would be better.
TY
Steve
16 Nov, 2010
Answers
Yes, and you can only really use it once and the container is too small!
16 Nov, 2010
I have tried both and now don't use any rooting aid. I can't say that there is any difference in my success/failure rate whichever way I go.
16 Nov, 2010
I've never used gel but did use powder until one day I found I hadn't any, took cuttings anyway and didn't notice any difference.
16 Nov, 2010
have tried both but prefered the powder, but like most comments here I rarely use it now as it has a very short shelf-life. [discovered this during a uni bioassay activity!]
16 Nov, 2010
Hi, yes I agree with SBG its shelf life is rather short, so I personally dont bother with it any more. As for the gel haven't had a lot of success with that
18 Nov, 2010
Agree with those who prefer powder. The gel really stinks too!
19 Nov, 2010
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I did try it. I found that 'bits' dropped into it, and it was difficult to get them out, and the top surface went mouldy rather soon! I went back to powder after that.
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