Phisherman wrote in
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That would be hard to say without having a control group. I followed
the method descibed in an herb-growing book which stated to use the
hormone powder. And they said to expect not all cuttings will make
it. Two out of seven is not too bad, and the two are growing fast and
healthy now.

I agree, with such a small sample size, you really can't declare anything
.... could also have been climate or other factors. But you might want to
try without the rooting powder once to see how it goes. My survival rate
was about 90% and plants hate me.

-- Salty