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["Mark and Piper" <piper33@verizon.net>]

Rob,

I took a college class on plant propagation. We had a misting bench where we dipped sticks in rooting hormone, stuck the sticks into sand, and then turned on a mister that kept the humidty high. The sand was heated. The succes rate with rooting was high. I have been wanting a set-up like this ever since. I wonder if parafilm could take the place of the mister?

 

I'm trying to understand your rooting method. When you prepare a stick for rooting, do you wrap the whole thing in parafilm and then stick it in a pot of dirt? Do you use rooting hormone? How often do you water? What plants works well for you this way?

-Mark Lee, Edmonds

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From: rob hamilton

To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:56 PM

Subject: [NAFEX] parafilm

... a little side note about Parafilm

These are my initial findings and I hope to do more investigating this spring.

I have tried using it to wrap dormant cuttings for rooting. I have had improved success using it with more difficult rooting plants, but wrapping whole cuttings with "buddy tape" can be expensive. You can get parafilm from different scientific supply companies of the net for alot cheaper. They also come in much larger widths. I have notice this parafilm is a cheaper quality as well (for our needs). It will crack breakdown much quicker than buddy tape (though for rooting you may not need it to last very long).

Anyone else use parafilm for rooting and care to add their knowledge?


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