On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:38:30 +0100, Jane Ransom
wrote:

In article , martin
writes
On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 10:30:34 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:

There has been some nonsense spoken in this ng about the putative shelf life
of rooting hormones.

Thanks Franz. I had wondered about the placebo effect of expired
rooting hormones on plants.

You don't need rooting hormones to propagate plants.

For the nth time :

HORMONE ROOTING POWDER

If you take cuttings at the right time in the right place there is
absolutely no need to use root hormone. In fact using the stuff can have
adverse effects.

We know. We don't use it. There's been some in our garage sitting on a
shelf for 10-15 years. It didn't work on our tortoises missing leg
either :-)
--
Martin