Rooting Hormone Gel

Stem cuttings are the most common type of cutting

• Usually 10 to 15 cm long.
• Use current or last year’s growth terminal parts of the stem best.
• Long shoots can give several cuttings.
• Keep cuttings cool and moist until they are stuck.
• If delayed cutting material can be stored in the fridge in a plastic bag 
• Remove leaves from the bottom  I /3 to Yi of the stem.
• Cut leaves of large-leafed species in half.
• Pour Clonex into a separate container for dipping.
• Do not pour unused Clonex back into the original container
• Dip cuttings to I cm up the stem.
• A 45-degree angle cut is the best.
• Stick and maintain humidity.

Post Cutting Care

• Humidity should be maintained at a high level
• Air changes  should  be done regularly
• Moisture  level in the medium  needs to be maintained
• Plant food needs to be supplied to the cuttings when roots first form
• Light  levels should be satisfactory  for  photosynthesis

Rooting Media should have these properties:

• Sufficient pore space to contain air.
• Be free draining, but still hold enough water for the cutting.
• The medium should be disease free.
• The medium should contain all plant mineral nutrients essential for growth.