Damn just went to HD and they had this rooting powder that started wirh a B.didnt have reading glasses so couldnt see shit.Went to lowes and all they had was thrive alive,I dont think they knew what a rooting hormone is lol.I should have bought the stuff from home depot I guess
strictly speaking, if your cloning skills are even just adequate, you don't really need any kind of hormone at all, it just speeds things up a bit and maybe increases your success rate, ...i can routinely get 80% plus just sticking cuts in moist coco with no hormone or honey and i'm just a hobby grower.
btw, what is your preferred cloning tech? ...and your grow style?
I did the side by side test that is in that area, and to save you some time, the rootech was faster by a couple days- the Olivia's was slightly fuzzier,but both worked. In the end, I combined the two by soaking in the gel instead of a cup of water, then dipped in the powder. IMHO I can live without the Olivia's gel, and won't be replacing it when it runs out. BTW, I used the kind of powder from lowes, but krunchbubble uses the kind from home depot with better results(he is a pro though, results may vary)
Last cuttings run [coco], did 12 w/Rootech, 12 w/Green Light. Saw no difference-possibly, a very slight advantage w/GL. My favorite is Dip n Grow, 15 second dip, then plant. -granger
I get the same success rate using multiple kinds of rooting gels as when I use none. I still use it, but when I don't have any I don't stress. I get the same results, anyone else?