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Sunday, June 16, 2019
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Dig a Trench and Apply Rooting Hormone
Some growers will create a trench where the vine will grow into resulting in reduce risk of damaging roots, but I simply dig the trench as needed. This is where trowel selection is important as it needs to be the right size, balanced and be comfortable. The specific one I use is the OXO Good Grips Transplanting Trowel that is around $10-15, and I like the soft non-slip grip and stainless steel blade. However, trowel selection should be a personal choice.
At the leaf junctions there are some purple dots, this is the placement of the CloneX rooting hormone which is a purple based gel. It contains Indole-3-Butyric Acid which is an Auxin class of plant hormones known for encouraging rooting. There are other forms of Auxins, but I have seen the results of this product first hand and the gel formulation adheres to the plants well allowing for enough contact time for the hormone to be effective.
A small paint brush is used to simply apply a drop on both the top and bottom side of the vine where the root will soon form. This gel can help encourage rooting even before the initial root is even seen and it can also help encourage branching of the roots once formed to increase the roots surface area for water and nutrient absorption.
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