nono_fr
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Hello all,
I grow in a 60x60x140cm with MarsHydro TS 1000
I reuse soil adding 10% homade worm compost and 10 % coco choir
I poped 1 golden tiger 3rd version, 1 mandala #1 and 3 safari F2 wich are homecross from safari mix ( mandala seeds )
I gave them nettle purin before switching 11 / 13 ( light/darkness )
Golden Tiger ( don't know the sex yet ! )
Mandala #1
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For the bloom, I make comfrey purin ( 30 g dry comfrey for 3 liters of water - I put an aquarium heater ( 21 °C ) ) . I shake twice a dayI
I'd already gave to Mandala #1, for the others, I wait to see flower
*****
And my secret ingredient : willow water
- this is PGR experiment .
I add 60 ml ( the little glass in picture ) in their water
I traslate the french wikipedia article on willow water because it is interesting - https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eau_de_saule
Willow water
Willow water, obtained by maceration of willow, allows, like auxins, to facilitate the cutting of plants.
Manufacturing
It can be made, for example, by crushing with a hammer a few willow branches (all species except the willow marsault) which are left to soak for 24 hours in water in order to extract the salicylic acid and β-indole butyric acid naturally present in the bark of the willows. This water is collected and the stems of the plant are cut into it. Willow water promotes rhizogenesis.
But the best recipe is to immerse a few large willow cuttings in a basin of water for 4 to 5 weeks.
This produces two very interesting things:
Willow cuttings that are ready to be replanted.
the liquid left in the basin is like a gel, leaving a slippery residue on the fingers. The parts of the willow that were under water also seem to be coated with a clear gel; especially around the surface of the cut at the base. This liquid can be used to facilitate the cutting or layering of any plant and to strengthen weakened trees (by repotting for example).
This technique was widely used before the marketing of the cutting hormone in garden centres.
Willows (Salix .ssp) have always been known for their ease of rooting. A cutting (even 2 cm in diameter) can be taken at any time of the year, immersed in water and it will produce new roots in just a few days without the need to use cutting hormone.
The "Willow Water" theory
Aspirin mixed with water is often used to extend the life of cut flowers (1 aspirin tablet 500 mg per 5 litres of water). Aspirin is a natural anti-coagulant.
Aspirin acetylsalicylic acid is a derivative of salicylic acid, which is naturally found in the bark of willow trees. There are other hormones (auxin) that facilitate rooting.
Salicylic acid has been shown to block the response to injury from abscisic acid [ref]. Abscisic acid is a stress hormone released by all plants in response to injury, disease but particularly to water stress (when the difference in water concentration between the soil and the atmosphere is too great the plant generates this hormone which, by closing the stomata, helps to limit evapotranspiration and thus strong dehydration); it induces the rapid closure of the stomata and the "closing" of injured areas of the plant.
By slowing down this reaction, salicylic acid prevents the plant from drying out and allows it to heal by producing new roots.
The "strength" of the willow water will obviously depend on the concentration of salicylic acid in the resulting gel. This in turn depends on the number and thickness of the willow cuttings used and the volume of water in which they are immersed.
Be careful, willow water is not a miracle product. It will only make it easier to take cuttings or lay them down, provided that they are taken according to the "rules of the art".
******
If my golden tiger is a male, i will make the diary of mandala #1
Feel free to comment, Have a nice run .
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I grow in a 60x60x140cm with MarsHydro TS 1000
I reuse soil adding 10% homade worm compost and 10 % coco choir
I poped 1 golden tiger 3rd version, 1 mandala #1 and 3 safari F2 wich are homecross from safari mix ( mandala seeds )
I gave them nettle purin before switching 11 / 13 ( light/darkness )
Golden Tiger ( don't know the sex yet ! )
Mandala #1
*****
For the bloom, I make comfrey purin ( 30 g dry comfrey for 3 liters of water - I put an aquarium heater ( 21 °C ) ) . I shake twice a dayI
I'd already gave to Mandala #1, for the others, I wait to see flower
*****
And my secret ingredient : willow water
- this is PGR experiment .I add 60 ml ( the little glass in picture ) in their water
I traslate the french wikipedia article on willow water because it is interesting - https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eau_de_saule
Willow water
Willow water, obtained by maceration of willow, allows, like auxins, to facilitate the cutting of plants.
Manufacturing
It can be made, for example, by crushing with a hammer a few willow branches (all species except the willow marsault) which are left to soak for 24 hours in water in order to extract the salicylic acid and β-indole butyric acid naturally present in the bark of the willows. This water is collected and the stems of the plant are cut into it. Willow water promotes rhizogenesis.
But the best recipe is to immerse a few large willow cuttings in a basin of water for 4 to 5 weeks.
This produces two very interesting things:
Willow cuttings that are ready to be replanted.
the liquid left in the basin is like a gel, leaving a slippery residue on the fingers. The parts of the willow that were under water also seem to be coated with a clear gel; especially around the surface of the cut at the base. This liquid can be used to facilitate the cutting or layering of any plant and to strengthen weakened trees (by repotting for example).
This technique was widely used before the marketing of the cutting hormone in garden centres.
Willows (Salix .ssp) have always been known for their ease of rooting. A cutting (even 2 cm in diameter) can be taken at any time of the year, immersed in water and it will produce new roots in just a few days without the need to use cutting hormone.
The "Willow Water" theory
Aspirin mixed with water is often used to extend the life of cut flowers (1 aspirin tablet 500 mg per 5 litres of water). Aspirin is a natural anti-coagulant.
Aspirin acetylsalicylic acid is a derivative of salicylic acid, which is naturally found in the bark of willow trees. There are other hormones (auxin) that facilitate rooting.
Salicylic acid has been shown to block the response to injury from abscisic acid [ref]. Abscisic acid is a stress hormone released by all plants in response to injury, disease but particularly to water stress (when the difference in water concentration between the soil and the atmosphere is too great the plant generates this hormone which, by closing the stomata, helps to limit evapotranspiration and thus strong dehydration); it induces the rapid closure of the stomata and the "closing" of injured areas of the plant.
By slowing down this reaction, salicylic acid prevents the plant from drying out and allows it to heal by producing new roots.
The "strength" of the willow water will obviously depend on the concentration of salicylic acid in the resulting gel. This in turn depends on the number and thickness of the willow cuttings used and the volume of water in which they are immersed.
Be careful, willow water is not a miracle product. It will only make it easier to take cuttings or lay them down, provided that they are taken according to the "rules of the art".
******
If my golden tiger is a male, i will make the diary of mandala #1
Feel free to comment, Have a nice run .
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