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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Rooting Hormone Field Test
This image was taken back in July of 2014 when my patch started to have a virus infection spread which ultimately ended my season early. Due to this, I stopped applying rooting hormone (specifically CloneX gel) to the leaf nodes. However, it took me a while to get to actually pulling the vines out and when I did I noticed something very interesting. There was a clear distinction between where rooting hormone was and was not applied. While many vines showed the same pattern, pictures were taken of a representative sample vine that clearly shows the roots removed from the soil.
Node 1
Rooting hormone (CloneX gel) applied
Node 2
Rooting hormone (CloneX gel) applied
Node 3
No rooting hormone applied
This vine in the image did have time to mature and I have conducted similar tests of rooting hormone (CloneX gel) vs no rooting hormone vs other rooting hormone gel brands vs other rooting hormone substances in a hydroponic setting. A hydroponic setting was chosen to try and reduce the amount of variables as water conditions (ppm, temperature and pH) could be continually monitored. Giant pumpkin plants were used which were clone cuttings from a greenhouse grown plant for the experiments. CloneX rooting hormone had the quickest rooting time and most branching.
This is why I have chosen to use CloneX gel when I bury my vines.
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