Mycorrhizae Fertilizer

They are all in pots.

I have had a rethink and all this fungal stuff is a bit much for me. So I found the wen site of "Flower" and the product I bought and found this of the other product ...

ROOTING HORMONE POWDER

HORMON P rooting agent is a product presented in solid form that promotes the natural rooting of plants at the time of transplant. Suitable for herbaceous cuttings ...

Description

Natural rooting powder that promotes the rooting of plants at the time of transplantation, as well as regulating their growth. It provides maximum development of the roots both in length and thickness, usable for herbaceous cuttings (indoor plants, flower plants...) as well as for woody cuttings (trees, shrubs, conifers…)

Composition

Organic matter, free amino acids and multivitamin complex.

Dosage

At the time of planting, transplanting or sowing: introduce the moistened root or cutting into the powder, shake a little and plant. Only a thin layer of the product should remain. For subsequent waterings or to stimulate roots: dilute 5 grams of product per liter of water in the 4 waterings after planting, transplanting or sowing.

Uses

Flower can be applied to all types of crops, ornamental shrubs, conifers, broad-leaved trees, fruit trees, vegetables... to induce rooting. It provides maximum root development both in length and thickness,

... and this is on the back of the box ..



You get 5 x 10g packs, so I put a 10g pack in my watering can (I think 2 Gallons) annd that's it.

But now I know I can use this as a rooting powder. I can't get Baby Bio or whatever here.

 

We have used it with some orchids that were not doing so well and now are and also some of the carnivorous plants that were struggling at some point.

 

So these were already potted plants? How did you use it please?

 

It has been introduced to the roots when the plants have been repotted. We did though put some on the top of the bark in some plants and hoped that when watering it would be drawn down to the roots.

 

That sounds a better option for rooting cuttings @Victoria. If you want to encourage more flowering on your established plants, tomato food may help, you probably know this! I don’t grow tomatoes anymore but use a lot of tomato food on dahlias and other flowering plants in pots.

 

I'm not sure what you are looking for Victoria, are you rooting cuttings or feeding plants which already have roots, I'm getting confused.

 

@Plantminded Yes, I know about tomato food and I will ask Jim to get some next time he goes to the DIY ... which is not very often!

@pete I am not happy with two of my new Brugs and a couple of my Hibiscus are not looking happy.. All treated the same but not reacting the same. Also, I have been trying to root some cuttings, unsuccessfully in water and/or soil.

 

OK, so you really need feed and the rooting hormone, I hadn't realised you were trying to root cuttings as well.

 

Cuttings should never be fed any fertiliser at the roots as it encourages rotting off. Sometimes a very, very weak foliar feed in a spray may be advised, but even this is debatable. Mycorrhizal fungi could only act once the cuttings have roots and are potted on.
I use a liquid rooting hormone containing indole-3-butyric acid (Clonex), which has always worked well for me, much better than any powder. Perlite added to the cutting compost helps, up to 100% perlite - I use about 50%.

 

Thank you for that info. I was only thinking of using that for the grown plants. I wasn't sure on purchasing but was pleased to see FLOWER can be used for new cuttings as shown in the picture posted.

 

It would be interesting to know whether its even reasonable to expect a plant to flourish relying solely upon a soil food web ,being restricted to the confines of a pot.
I think @JWK uses MF to develop sufficient roots on his tomatoes so that they are able to leave the pot and venture in to the soil (food web )below. They will do that to seek water in any case, otherwise hydroponics would not work. There is so much which we do not know.

 

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