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smokeyMcPOT · 03-20-2006, 03:06 PM

Has anyone ever watered their plants with WILLOW WATER??? Any thoughts on using it???

marijuanamat · 03-20-2006, 04:01 PM

I've used it before instead of using rooting powder/gel and the cutting rooted fine,i just soaked aload of willow stick's in water for about 24 hour's then let the cutting sit in the water for 24 hour's then planted them in a 50/50 soil/perlite mix and watered them with the willow water when thay needed it and thay took 10-15 day's for root's to show out the bottom of the pot's.

03-20-2006, 09:40 PM

i tried it in my EZ cloner once..... didn't really see a big enough differance to switch to it all the time.......

Suby · 03-23-2006, 06:03 PM

I find using freshly grown shoots in some hot water and let them seep for a day or so is better.
It's not a miracle solution it's a tonic, every little thing when added up makes a difference.
You can freeze it and add a couple of cubes to your plain water feedings.

minds_I · 03-24-2006, 05:56 AM

Hello all,

Its 'choke full o' good shit. Willow is the highest naturally occurring cloning/root hormone you can get. It does not keep-I have heard about freezing both good and bad but I can't say for sure.

I a big fan of using whats about you rather then buying. Oh, its not that I am cheap-I am being environmentally conscious. How-well, I could go out to my back yard and cut plenty of new growth willow shoots, strip the leaves and add to hot water and let steep for 24 hours.

Or I could go and spend what would amount to 3 dollors in gas to go to the grow shop to pick up cloning solution and root stimulator. Spend money and polute the atmosphere causing green house gases which make a hurricane kill a bunch of people and devastate an entire coastline.

Now, I would not want that on my chest would you?

Willow shoots are best in the spring-more growth hormones.

Wow, I wonder if they are in order with kelp?

Give it a shoot.

I have used it with success.

minds_I

https://www.bluestem.ca/willow-article1.htm

LavenderCowboy · 03-24-2006, 02:53 PM

minds_I,

No, they don't do what kelp will do....I'm not sure whether using the willow water during vegg would work or not....It would help the roots, I guess....LC

minds_I · 03-24-2006, 10:35 PM

Yeah LC, I googled it last night after I posted-rooting hormones are not growth hormoens.

minds_I

Burgundy Frost · 01-08-2016, 09:08 PM

I think it contains salycylic acid!

Terpz · 01-08-2016, 11:10 PM

Willow bark naturally contains salicylic acid, yes. Never used willards brand personally but I had a buddy who would drink the one for humans. Google Willards Water.

growingcrazy · 01-09-2016, 01:11 AM

Since this post is back up from the dark ages and I am getting ready to make some willow extract tomorrow, maybe I'll document it a little.

As Terpz said above the salicylic acid is concentrated in the bark of the willow. There is a higher concentration in new growth but it is still available in older bark.

Most of the versions of this I have witnessed were made with whole branches or chopped up branches, so a lot of pulp is still contained in the soak. I like to just skin the branch with a pocket knife. It looks similar to lemon zest just made of bark (maybe a zester would work too?).

2 cups willow zest
1 gallon water

Let soak for at least 2 weeks.

I dilute at 1/4 cup per qt. water to foliar cuttings and early veg.

Does it help? No idea, sure doesn't hurt.

Peace
GC

03-20-2006, 03:06 PM	#1
smokeyMcPOT Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 160	Willow Water??? Has anyone ever watered their plants with WILLOW WATER??? Any thoughts on using it???
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marijuanamat Crazy X Breeder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Were you want to be Posts: 1,628	I've used it before instead of using rooting powder/gel and the cutting rooted fine,i just soaked aload of willow stick's in water for about 24 hour's then let the cutting sit in the water for 24 hour's then planted them in a 50/50 soil/perlite mix and watered them with the willow water when thay needed it and thay took 10-15 day's for root's to show out the bottom of the pot's. __________________ Plant a Seed & Free The Weed My Gallery https://www.seedbay.com/index.php?a=5&b=128
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03-20-2006, 09:40 PM	#3
James-Bong Guest Posts: n/a	i tried it in my EZ cloner once..... didn't really see a big enough differance to switch to it all the time.......
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03-23-2006, 06:03 PM	#4
Suby AWD Aficianado Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the healing arms of planet love. Posts: 2,435	I find using freshly grown shoots in some hot water and let them seep for a day or so is better. It's not a miracle solution it's a tonic, every little thing when added up makes a difference. You can freeze it and add a couple of cubes to your plain water feedings. __________________ Organic Fanatic Collective Suby's Kitchen The "Beer" Fridge ~Pimp Your Organic Fertilizer~
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03-24-2006, 05:56 AM	#5
minds_I The Emperor is not only naked but batshit crazy. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norcal USA Posts: 5,269	Hello all, Its 'choke full o' good shit. Willow is the highest naturally occurring cloning/root hormone you can get. It does not keep-I have heard about freezing both good and bad but I can't say for sure. I a big fan of using whats about you rather then buying. Oh, its not that I am cheap-I am being environmentally conscious. How-well, I could go out to my back yard and cut plenty of new growth willow shoots, strip the leaves and add to hot water and let steep for 24 hours. Or I could go and spend what would amount to 3 dollors in gas to go to the grow shop to pick up cloning solution and root stimulator. Spend money and polute the atmosphere causing green house gases which make a hurricane kill a bunch of people and devastate an entire coastline. Now, I would not want that on my chest would you? Willow shoots are best in the spring-more growth hormones. Wow, I wonder if they are in order with kelp? Give it a shoot. I have used it with success. minds_I https://www.bluestem.ca/willow-article1.htm __________________ His contempt for objective truth is the rejection of democratic accountability, an implicit demand that his supporters place undying faith in him. Because the only measure of truth he accepts is what he claims at any given moment, the power his supporters vest in him is unlimited. Sound familiar? If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures. In the United States, under our Constitution, a free press is a check on politicians of all parties. If we are to demand that other countries respect the tradition of a free press we must also practice that here at home. Let the people know the facts, and the country will be safe. Last edited by minds_I; 03-24-2006 at 05:57 AM..
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03-24-2006, 02:53 PM	#6
LavenderCowboy Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: USA Posts: 192	minds_I, No, they don't do what kelp will do....I'm not sure whether using the willow water during vegg would work or not....It would help the roots, I guess....LC __________________ To starve the soil, is to starve the life that depends on it....
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03-24-2006, 10:35 PM	#7
minds_I The Emperor is not only naked but batshit crazy. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norcal USA Posts: 5,269	Yeah LC, I googled it last night after I posted-rooting hormones are not growth hormoens. minds_I __________________ His contempt for objective truth is the rejection of democratic accountability, an implicit demand that his supporters place undying faith in him. Because the only measure of truth he accepts is what he claims at any given moment, the power his supporters vest in him is unlimited. Sound familiar? If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures. In the United States, under our Constitution, a free press is a check on politicians of all parties. If we are to demand that other countries respect the tradition of a free press we must also practice that here at home. Let the people know the facts, and the country will be safe.
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Burgundy Frost Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 23	I think it contains salycylic acid!
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01-08-2016, 11:10 PM	#9
Terpz Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Between my eye socket is where I build my skyrocket. Posts: 221	Willow bark naturally contains salicylic acid, yes. Never used willards brand personally but I had a buddy who would drink the one for humans. Google Willards Water. __________________ -tERpz
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01-09-2016, 01:11 AM	#10
growingcrazy Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Michigans sunset coast Posts: 771	Since this post is back up from the dark ages and I am getting ready to make some willow extract tomorrow, maybe I'll document it a little. As Terpz said above the salicylic acid is concentrated in the bark of the willow. There is a higher concentration in new growth but it is still available in older bark. Most of the versions of this I have witnessed were made with whole branches or chopped up branches, so a lot of pulp is still contained in the soak. I like to just skin the branch with a pocket knife. It looks similar to lemon zest just made of bark (maybe a zester would work too?). 2 cups willow zest 1 gallon water Let soak for at least 2 weeks. I dilute at 1/4 cup per qt. water to foliar cuttings and early veg. Does it help? No idea, sure doesn't hurt. Peace GC Last edited by growingcrazy; 01-09-2016 at 01:12 AM.. Reason: I spell like a 1st grader.
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