Using willow cuttings to assist rooting

[fieldnstream]

Anyone ever tried this? Essentially you take cuttings of willow, strip the bark, and soak the stems in water. The stems leach hormones that help cuttings produce roots. I've never tried it with viv plants, but its worked great with cuttings for the garden.

[Frogtofall]

Yeah it's been brought up a few times. It does work well from what I understand. Shouldn't need it for viv plants though. Most root with ease.

[Brotherly Monkey]

old school trick. You should be able to find lots of info online under "willow tea. Another good one is coconut milk

[fieldnstream]

Originally Posted by Frogtofall

It does work well from what I understand. Shouldn't need it for viv plants though. Most root with ease.

I thought it may be helpful to boost the rooting...maybe for people who put cuttings into clay bgs or for more delicate plants.

[Brotherly Monkey]

Originally Posted by fieldnstream

I thought it may be helpful to boost the rooting...maybe for people who put cuttings into clay bgs or for more delicate plants.

you can also can and store it, I believe, for future use. Not sure how refrigeration effects it, but I have an old gardening almanac that devotes a few paragraphs to it. When i get a chance, I'll look over it for you

[hypostatic]

Originally Posted by Brotherly Monkey

old school trick. You should be able to find lots of info online under "willow tea. Another good one is coconut milk

Ah, I remember learning in my developmental biology class that coconut milk could be used to cause a single cell of a plant to regenerate a whole plant!

[Brotherly Monkey]

Originally Posted by hypostatic

Ah, I remember learning in my developmental biology class that coconut milk could be used to cause a single cell of a plant to regenerate a whole plant!

I never heard of people using it for tissue culturing, but it makes sense. Being that CN is basically a slurry of various development hormones and nutrients.


How I've heard of it being used is as a watering aid, via a weak dilution

[thedude]

Originally Posted by hypostatic

Ah, I remember learning in my developmental biology class that coconut milk could be used to cause a single cell of a plant to regenerate a whole plant!

ya this was talked about briefly in a botany class i took a bit ago. ill have to breakout my notes when i get the chance and read refresh my memory.

[arielelf]

Where do you get coconut milk? I see cn cream and cn water in stores but never the milk? Also do you just soak the stems in the milk? And for how long?

[Brotherly Monkey]

Originally Posted by arielelf

Where do you get coconut milk? I see cn cream and cn water in stores but never the milk? Also do you just soak the stems in the milk? And for how long?

usually comes canned in most asian grocers. Just make sure you don't get the fat free