I've started to do some testing of root development substances and I've
come up with some interesting initial research. So far I've been
mostly working with brassinolide
and I had great results with mint and basil while yams showed no
real benefit to brassinolide. The tests were very simple. I put cuttings
in water with some brassinolide in it and waited.
First the bad. I tested yam cuttings at 0.20,0.10 and 0.05 PPM. At 0.2 PPM
the cutting actually died ... not a good thing. I tried another cutting
at 0.10 PPM and while the cutting survived it seemed to develop roots
at bit slower than the control cutting. Then I tried 2 cuttings at
0.05 PPM and they showed root development that seem a bit better
than the two control plants. I need to do a lot more tests with
a lot more cuttings at PPM lower than 0.05 PPM. I will be doing them
once I have more plants to work with.
Next I tested some basil cuttings at 0.06, 0.03 and 0 PPM with 8 cuttings.
Again, not enough but that's all I had to work with. After 11 days the
0.06 PPM was much better while the 0 PPM cuttings did much worse.
I will have to run more tests with a lot more cuttings.
Finally I worked with 4 mint cuttings with 0.03 and 0 PPM. Here I found that
the 0.03 PPM cuttings did much better than the two cuttings in plain water
so I need to do volume testing at higher PPM.
After testing 20 different cuttings I would expect that brassinolide
at 0.04 PPM is a safe and effective for helping cuttings develop roots.
I currently have a lot more testing to do with a lot more cuttings.
To figure out how to mix brassinolide to get different PPM level go
here.
Brassinolide is a naturally occuring plant steroid normally found in small amounts in all plants.
By applying it to plants improves plant growth through
improved root growth,
better seed germination,
plant photosynthesis, resistance to cold and water shortage.
All product descriptions should not be interpreted as a claim. It is only a summary of information commonly found on the internet including laboratory research. Products are not available in Canada.
Product Ordering
Instructions
The 0.1% brasssinolide will dissolve in water. To determine how much powder to use
please use the tables below.
Important! The newer orders are a bit different and the scoops holds 0.067 grams
per scoop - the sheet of paper shows 0.067 grams written on it so
use this table.
The older orders don't show any weight so use the 0.058 grams below.
For 0.058 Grams Per Scoop
Example: if you use 1 scoop of powder (filled up to the brim but not higher) you
will have about 0.058 grams of powder. If you want to make a 0.1 PPM solution
mix it 0.580 liters of water (or 19.612 ounces).
Please read the FAQ and select the PPM that seems the best for you type of plant and the type of results you
want. It may be smart to start at an even lower PPM and over time, depending on results, you can raise or lower
the PPM.
Please read the FAQ and select the PPM that seems the best for you type of plant and the type of results you
want. It may be smart to start at an even lower PPM and over time, depending on results, you can raise or lower
the PPM.
Please read the FAQ and select the PPM that seems the best for you type of plant and the type of results you
want. It may be smart to start at an even lower PPM and over time, depending on results, you can raise or lower
the PPM.
Please read the FAQ and select the PPM that seems the best for you type of plant and the type of results you
want. It may be smart to start at an even lower PPM and over time, depending on results, you can raise or lower
the PPM.
How Much Powder To use
How Much Water To use
0.7 PPM
0.8 PPM
0.9 PPM
Scoops
Grams
Liter
US Ounce
US Gallon
Liter
US Ounce
US Gallon
Liter
US Ounce
US Gallon
1
0.058
0.083
2.802
0.022
0.073
2.452
0.019
0.064
2.179
0.017
2
0.116
0.166
5.603
0.043
0.145
4.903
0.038
0.129
4.358
0.034
3
0.174
0.249
8.405
0.065
0.218
7.355
0.057
0.193
6.537
0.050
4
0.232
0.331
11.207
0.086
0.290
9.806
0.075
0.258
8.716
0.067
5
0.290
0.414
14.009
0.108
0.363
12.258
0.094
0.322
10.896
0.084
6
0.348
0.497
16.810
0.129
0.435
14.709
0.113
0.387
13.075
0.101
7
0.406
0.580
19.612
0.151
0.508
17.161
0.132
0.451
15.254
0.117
8
0.464
0.663
22.414
0.172
0.580
19.612
0.151
0.516
17.433
0.134
9
0.522
0.746
25.216
0.194
0.653
22.064
0.170
0.580
19.612
0.151
For 0.067 Grams Per Scoop
Example: if you use 1 scoop of powder (filled up to the brim but not higher) you
will have about 0.067 grams of powder. If you want to make a 0.1 PPM solution
mix it 0.670 liters of water (or 19.612 ounces).
Please read the FAQ and select the PPM that seems the best for you type of plant and the type of results you
want. It may be smart to start at an even lower PPM and over time, depending on results, you can raise or lower
the PPM.
Please read the FAQ and select the PPM that seems the best for you type of plant and the type of results you
want. It may be smart to start at an even lower PPM and over time, depending on results, you can raise or lower
the PPM.
Please read the FAQ and select the PPM that seems the best for you type of plant and the type of results you
want. It may be smart to start at an even lower PPM and over time, depending on results, you can raise or lower
the PPM.
