"Jane Ransom" wrote in message
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In article , Franz Heymann
writes

"David Hill" wrote in
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Like many others I also use rooting powder, and even if it does
no
good I am
sure that the fungicide in the powder does do some good.

Putting together Jane and Davids notes, it sounds as if the best
regime is not to use a hormone at all, but to just dip the cutting
into a fungicide like Benlate.

Franz, are you taking cuttings on a massive scale or do you just
want a
few to replace stuff you have / give to friends?

The latter. Mainly to maintain and on occasion increase my stock of
this and that.

Because, if it is the
latter, don't waste your money on chemicals!! I take cuttings every
year
from dozens of my plants, never use chemicals of any sort, and
always
end up with far too many plants. I can't bear to put the excess on
the
compost heap so the poor things end up in a cold frame, getting root
bound and eventually dying off (((((((

I'll do it systematically this year. Some with hormone, some with
hormone and Benlate, some with Benlate and some without anything.
My statistice won't be wonderful, but it will be interesting to see
the outcome.

Franz