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Omelet wrote:

In article . net,
"Steve Peek" wrote:

A good substitute for rooting hormone is ground willow twigs. Just place
some willow twigs in a blender with a little water & chop finely. Pot your
cuttings & soak with the willow water. They always root quickly for me.
Steve

We have Willows down by the river.

I'll have to give that a shot!

Do a Google for "willow water". There's actual science behind that
old wive's tale. (Auxins are abundant in willows.)

I tried it on an apple softwood cutting this spring. It didn't work,
because I didn't plant the cutting in a sterile medium. My bad.
I learned something though... : )

Jan in Alaska