Rooting Hormone Long Term Update ( 7 Months )

[@grat2010]

Thanks for the update. I really appreciate the extra effort to follow-up on this months later. One of the reasons why your videos are a step above other channels.

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks! Thanks to all of you though I have a reason to make these videos, thanks for watching!

[@annag125]

agreed!!

[@bhargavjitbhuyan9394]

100th like

[@howard5250]

Techplant videos give me as much serotonin as my actual plants do. I’m so glad you follow up on previous videos!

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for the kind words! appreciate the viewership and comment!

[@morkvomork6815]

The "problem" is. Auxines are for callus, rooting *and* inhibit sprouting near the root. You just got one nodium with nearly no cytokinine in it but masses of auxines. As long their is no sprouting, the roots grow until there are no more nutrients. This one leave did enough photosynthesis for keeping the roots alive but not for growing a new sprout. And it struggeled to form enough cytokinines what is needed for sprouting, because the relation of auxin and cytokinine "decides" what becomes a root and what becomes a sprout. Hope, it explains a little bit why your treatet cuttings grow slower than the untreatet. It´s just an imbalance of opposite phytohormones. And sorry for my bad english. I´m german and wrote this without a propper dictionary...😉

[@robertbrawley5048]

Your English is as good as apple pie . Yes I like you explanation. Good comment

[@deewells1965]

I suspect this is a case of auxin overdose. Philodendron photosynthesizes year-round, continuously displaying phototropism (auxin produced at apical shoot radiates down trunk). Short cuttings, like in this video, immediately grow new roots without need for root hormone. The auxin produced at an apical shoot won't have far to travel to stimulate root growth. I came across this video when looking to see if anyone uses philodendron as a source for auxin, since many people have it in their home. I think the result might be different if tested on something that would have large losses without intervention, like grapes from fruit or scions with closed buds and no foliage.

[@stationairy]

This is such a great video idea! Thank you for the dedication to a 7month long video haha Could you do an experiment of testing rooting cuttings in water with and without fertilizer? I’ve seen people advise you to put some liquid fertilizer in your water props to make them grow faster, but idk if it works!

[@diavalus]

This would be super interesting to have 3 groups, one without hormone and fertilizer, one with fertilizer and a third group with fertilizer and root hormone.

[@TechplantChannel]

I did an experiment with fertilizer in the water and they grew way faster, I uploaded it like 6 months ago maybe. I would like to try a combination of the two tho!

[@stationairy]

@@TechplantChannel amazing! I’ll go find that video right now! Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@lulu486]

Thanks for the follow up, I’m sure it takes a lot more effort and time for you to make. The follow up is something not a lot of other plant youtubers do. You have such a unique style, which I really appreciate! If you take any request: I heard (in a planter in a vide) that putting a pothos cutting with some other water propagations, make it root faster/better. I tried to research this, but I didn’t get any explanation for this. Would you know why this could happen? I’m sorry for any mistakes, English is not my first language!

[@Pekkek]

I’m not sure if it’s the same for every type of RH, mine has instructions for transplanting cuttings to soil by watering the soil with a more diluted mixture of RH and water until the plant is fully established. It could be that sudden reduction of RH from the RH induced root growth might have stunted root development.

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for sharing, very interesting, Ill have to look into this more and maybe try some other experiments

[@NoBootyBeauty]

That's a really interesting point. I water propogated some spider plants. When I repotted them, one of the plants went into a 50/50 soil-water mix, which I keep at 50/50. The other two plants went into just soil (I water these normally). The plant with the 50/50 is doing SO much better - the leaves are 3x the length of the regular soil plants, and they are a much deeper green.

[@PottPlanter]

That result is crazy good. Thanks for Experiment and greetings from Germany

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for watching

[@victoriakathleen01]

I'd love to see an experiment like this with soil propagation! I feel like I see a lot of people use rooting hormone by preparing and dipping the plants, then putting them straight into a pot :)

[@0215karl]

Thanks for the update! Love how you include progress over time in your vids, makes it a lot more pleasing to watch

[@TechplantChannel]

yeah its my fav part about making videos. I like compiling the long term footage!

[@SandraLodos]

Hi there Mr Techplant 😊 I have learned that the whiter or lighter the roots, the healthier is the plant. I think that the roots on the plant with hormones look healthier than the plant without (which also has a fungus on one of the leaves). For the first time, I will try that same product on some hydrangea cuts, so thanks for your video!

[@jannafolsom1069]

I would love it if you did this with a different plant. Something that doesn't root as quickly as a pothos. Like a sense sansevieria? Or something similar.

[@TechplantChannel]

ill give it a shot

[@handlesshouldntdefaulttonames]

The one with the rooting hormone is just a few shades darker of a green, and yes had no dead leaves when the one without rooting hormone did. I was still able to tell the difference between the two, but it does mainly come down to the depth of color.

[@jaydaksrules5316]

pothos are very good at making their own hormone they even help other plants rooting with them, you should try this with a plant species thats doesnt.

[@PBatrina]

Very nice update on the hormone experiment!

[@TechplantChannel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@LuNa4Death]

Oh dang! Didn't know I needed this info, thanks! :D guess its just for 'in case' it doesn't root not 'always use' when growing cuttings.

[@TechplantChannel]

For me personally I never use it, but there are some pesky plants that dont wanna root easily so for those I think its probably worth using.

[@YukiTheOkami]

the rooting hormone is for plants you grow from leaves and patial leaves like Sansevieria or Ficus benjamina not so much for plants that produce air roots and baby plants on their own like for example Epipremnum aureum, Hedera helix or Chlorophytum comosum And yes i had to google the names since i only know the german names not the international/latin ones and yes technicly the first two do ptoduce roots but not while still being on the plant the sansevieria you can cultivate by cuting a leave in some big chunks letting dry out the edges abit and potting them into soil the ficus can grow roots from the green plant stemp where the leave is attachted to the tree and those are the two kinds you want root groth hormones on to assure the survival so why dont you try the experiment on those two

[@TechplantChannel]

i try it will some sansevieria

[@robertbrawley5048]

Yes I like the experiment . I m watching your channel to learn about softwood cutting though I have been primarily doing unsuccessful hard wood cuttings . I use that rooting hormone that you used . In hard wood cuttings it seem to be absolutely useless yet it has the same amount of hormone as the highly touted Colonex brand .03 % hormone. So I'm going to go with that worthless rooting hormone in water propagation of hard wood cuttings in hopes that initial rooting develops sooner .hardwood cutting in soil or sand or perlite rot way too fast and I'm hoping that quick root development will prevent the rotting . Using water propagation which doesn't rot the bark and kill the cuttings

[@TechplantChannel]

I havent really done much hard wood rooting so sadly I don't have much info I should really experiment tho

[@robertbrawley5048]

@@TechplantChannel well, though I'm mostly into hard wood cuttings , fig varieties sold in the winter months I have learned a good deal from your relentless experimenting in soft wood cuttings . Top of the list is light exposure on the root zone and second place is the Jade demonstration of the roots popping out in the high humity

[@mhendricks125]

Love the commitment for an update. But tbh for me this says that maybe the rooting hormone cuttings maybe suffered more of a transplant shock. If you've got more free time I'd love to see how cuttings propagated in soil turn out, or even just not left in water for two months lol. Either way, great video. Thank you for taking the time to invest in the sharing of knowledge.

[@rintangazhar]

Man o man thank God I got nerdy with plant today and found this insightful info. Thank youuuu.

[@TechplantChannel]

lol, nice! Thanks for watching!

[@diavalus]

That’s super interesting! I’ve done some experiments with pepper mint. In 3 jars I used tap water and in other 3 tap water with fertilizer rich in P. The mint in fertilizer grew so many roots in just a week! But here, with root hormone, it seems it gives a boost as long as the plant is kept in the hormone. Afterwards, it seems it balances off.

[@TechplantChannel]

interesting, I gotta start doing more tests with different kinds of plant supplements like you did, thanks for sharing!

[@diavalus]

@@TechplantChannel one thing I should mention, I used fertilizer for hydro.

[@elizabethchurchill2933]

I love your experiments, and the followups.

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertbrawley5048]

I find this video mirrors other experimentor results. There experiment was with mycrorizer added to potted tomato plants . . Mycrorizer helpd in the initial growing stages but at maturity mycrorizer plants were no more fruitful or bigger than those tomatoes plants grown with out microrizer For me additives like rooting hormone is to develop roots before the cuttings rots, due to lack of oxygen

[@zhandcl]

Your passion is sincerely passionate!

[@simisimona5164]

I love your videos, they all are very informative and useful, but short and easy to follow at the same time. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us.

[@TechplantChannel]

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!

[@coolbeans3099]

El h also, I have a new video suggestion, I’m still debating whether soil is better than moss propagation or vice versa. I see all these nurseries and tutorials on how to propagate, and they all have success with soil. Can you try soil propagation again? 😅 maybe with a chunkier more aerated mix. Try adding coconut cubes, more perlite, pumice and other aeration amendments. Hope you can consider this, thanks!

[@TechplantChannel]

I think something that helps them is the watering cycle is super consistent ( on a timer ) and they have the sun, the sun has UV rays that kill bacteria/viruses and other crap which i think helps the soil be really really healthy. I bet it works fine. Also I think they avoid moss because its a lot more expensive to use. I will try again

[@flowers0fpeace]

Thanks for this! I love your experiments and updates!! 💚💚💚💚💚

[@TechplantChannel]

You are so welcome!

[@theothertiffany8728]

Question: Right before potting, the non-hormone plant had roots AND new growth points. When you compared them for this video, did that make a difference? Did the non-hormone plant have more new growth points or did the hormoned plant catch up once potted?

[@TechplantChannel]

they both caught up to each other in both roots and new growth. When i looked to see how many growth points their were, it was comparable.

[@curly__headed]

Whooooa that was unexpected! Veryyyy interesting to see!

[@TechplantChannel]

Right?! I love doing these videos cuz its cool to see the results!

[@arks0214]

I love this experiment! Thanks for the update, This really solve my curiosity!!!

[@TechplantChannel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@carter_s]

Good to know, I’ll keep this in mind when I propagate another plant

[@TechplantChannel]

Nice, Thanks for watching

[@CPtheLyricalBeast]

At first I was like "YOU FOOL, I CAN TELL BY THE DEAD LEAVES" but then you removed the dead leaves and was entirely stumped

[@TechplantChannel]

hehehehe

[@jacksemple2061]

Hey techplant. Your videos have helped me get back into the plant hobby and I was just wondering if you could help me out with fertilizing my house plants. Like what plants need to be fertilized and what fertilizer to use?

[@TechplantChannel]

So im not an expert with this, I havent experimented with this at all either, BUT for the last maybe 6 months what ive been doing is mixing in small amounts of fertilizer into my watering can. I use MAXSEA 16:16:16 its a general fertilizer and i always use way less that it tells you too lose to avoid over fertilizing. I think there must be much better and knowledgable people on youtube that can talk way more about this. I dont want to steer you in the wrong direction. But I think youd be safe with just about any fertilizer as long as you are doing half strength

[@jacksemple2061]

@@TechplantChannel Thanks so much. I'll definitely give this a shot :)

[@morkvomork6815]

@@jacksemple2061 Normally a cheap N-P-K fertilizer will work, if you repot your plants from time to time. But if you don`t want to repot your plants or grow them in hydroculture, you can work with trace element fertzilizer too. And it is really helpfull to use less than it´s told, like Techplant said. For orchids and cacti you should use spezial fertilizer with less N and more P.

[@awoken97]

Thank you for the long term experiment.

[@judylee3288]

What an effort !! Thank you so much

[@TechplantChannel]

You're welcome!

[@altdeadpool8509]

Thanks for the update. I will be saving myself some money on the powder hormone since I do most of my propagation in water. The root ball of the plain water one definitely was much better and healthier. I wonder if it would have been different if you had put rooting hormone on the roots again when you potted them up if they would have been healthier in the long run. The top growth was definitely very similar. I couldn't see much difference. Now that the plants are together, it will be interesting to see if you can tell the difference between the two later on or if the healthy ones will help the weaker ones catch up. I was wondering if you have tried to do the experiment with Clonex? I'm going to try on a couple props to see if it helps next time I get a couple of the same things.

[@TechplantChannel]

ill have to try doing it once i pot it too

[@UpperAquatics]

For the algorithm!

[@TechplantChannel]

Thank you

[@kcototheyoyoyo]

“So how do we conclude this experiment?...” Me: With a DANCE PARTY!!!!!🥳

[@storeboughtramonaflowers]

Ty for this, great info

[@TechplantChannel]

You bet!

[@blucenere]

Could it be that the intake of hormones reduces the capability of producing them? The plants has already got enough rooting hormones therefore it doesn't need to produce them, therefore it doesn't need to invest in the "rooting hormone factories" with effects on the long term

[@Enn-]

Great information. Thank you!

[@TechplantChannel]

Glad it was helpful!

[@XamaL1]

Thank you for the update!

[@katerinaouzouni4892]

Really appreciate all your efforts Love the updates Do you still live in that room? How high is the humidity? I also am surrounded by plants in my bedroom... starting to think it's going to give me a health problem!!!!

[@TechplantChannel]

I moved out of the original room but i lived in my plant room for 2 years and i seem fine lol but who knows

[@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013]

What if you did rooting hormone *and* fertiliser?? Would you get even more insane roit growth, or would the plant focus on both but have more roots?

[@TechplantChannel]

ill add it to the list of experiments

[@davidgaytan6754]

Love these videos! You’re my go to on plant info most def 😀

[@TechplantChannel]

Yay! Thank you!

[@jimmyhayden-linhares4597]

thanks

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks for watching

[@brentlieb9300]

Really interesting results! I just found you channel so I'm kind of new here but I was just wondering if you had any formal background in plant sciences? I'm not done with my botany degree yet but from my understanding of root hormones they signal the creation of new root tissue, not the expansion and maturation of old root tissue. Correct me if I'm wrong there, but that might be why the rooting hormone treatment caused more skinnier roots, while the control group developed less roots that became more developed. The hormone treatment might have been diverting resources from root maturation to new root development, causing more roots of lesser quality.

[@vildhallon4709]

Very interesting! Thank you for another great video!

[@TechplantChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chrisgalen9362]

I totally love your videos about the lemon trees. I grow a few myself. By the way are you from Canada?

[@TechplantChannel]

No, Wisconsin, but its pretty close!

[@FirstLast-numba1]

please do this experiment with a plant that is less willing to clone. like rosemary.

[@alexandrecarvalho7628]

Hey, I know it's an old video, but I would love to see the same experiment in a different kind of plant as pothos already easily roots and already produces a lot of root hormones. Wouldn't it be interesting to see it in a ficus elastica or in another one that is a bit harder to root?

[@JoeBostonBruin]

Good video; thank you.

[@shavinmccrotch9435]

The roots developed hormone addiction! 😜

[@TechplantChannel]

i think so

[@kathyf9413]

Hi What are your thoughts re: Organic supports for the plants, maybe use this as your next experiment.

[@TechplantChannel]

organic supports?

[@kathyf9413]

@@TechplantChannel Organic Liquid Fish or worm castings

[@torrencekrepps757]

Here's a good 👍idea for you to do grow one in a plastic pot and 1 in a grow bag and see which one does better in building a better root system

[@thejurnalist9870]

Great video

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks!

[@attri2292]

Initial roots

[@Ch33Ch22]

Another interesting video 👍👍

[@jisoolee5244]

wow thank u for this! really helps ❣️

[@TechplantChannel]

No problem 😊 Thanks for watching

[@kittydoggy9112]

We must use hormone all kinds of plant?

[@TechplantChannel]

I dont think you need it at all, the plants look the same with or without it

[@FortheBudgies]

Maybe things would be different if you used a plant other than a golden pothos since they seem to produce so much of their own rooting hormone.

[@TechplantChannel]

ill try some more experiements!

[@anarup916]

Exactly.. Pothos doesn't need any help

[@coolbeans3099]

Nice vid!

[@TechplantChannel]

Thanks!

[@scooterlovya]

Where do you get money for all these devices?

[@TechplantChannel]

What devices? like grow lights?

[@jakethomas6123]

I could tell: darker green leaves with the rooting hormone.

[@grow420grow4]

Hey,any interest reviewing led grow light?Please let me know if you would thanks bro

[@TechplantChannel]

im taking a break from light reviews for a another week or two but you can contact me about it at [e-mail] or the same name on IG

[@nf3959]

I like your approach but you need to be a little bit more rigorous about confounding variables. Pothos is known to be very easy to propagate, so you cannot extrapolate about the usefulness of rooting hormone based on this one experiment. You need to repeat it with a plant that is known to be hard to propagate. And ideally with a plant that is somewhere in the middle. I also have a problem with another one of your videos that I saw recently where you compare cutting with razors scissors and pliers. I think it was a failure not to include pruning shears. For that video I think you also need to be careful not to overstate the significance of small differences. These comments are not meant to be negative. Just observations I think you need to take into account to make your experiments even more valuable. Keep up the good work.

[@TechplantChannel]

I appreciate the your sentiment! I'm going to try and expand on experiments with other plants like you suggested!

[@aloe9179]

Great video!! :)

[@TechplantChannel]

Thank you!!

[@Steveshappylittletrees]

Aloe Vera gel works better than any other medium

[@blichert5362]

maybe you could do a video about ananas please :D

[@EMH_Richard]

Goddammit. You pulled out the dead leaf. 😂

[@TechplantChannel]

hehe

[@EMH_Richard]

@@TechplantChannel Still nice to see the difference. Maybe the root hormone expended too much energy on the roots in the initial stage?

[@tugbatas8330]

Rooting long hormone term

[@TechplantChannel]

lmao Im at bad thumbnails making

[@melissah6235]

in conclusion, you now have a bushy pot.

[@TechplantChannel]

pretty much, all the experiments I do end up becoming a new pot of pothos lol

[@JK-xz6mj]

The conclusion is... After you stop taking steroids, you catch up to the rest.

[@JK-xz6mj]

(but your testicles remain small forever)

[@TechplantChannel]

these are facts

[@akeleven]

I submit your sample size is too small to solidify a decision.

[@clarkkke7]

I'm not sure you can prove much either way by only doing a 2 plant test

[@TechplantChannel]

well they are all separate nodes so about 5 plants kinda sorta if that makes sense

[@91f]

Rooting Long Hormone Term

[@TechplantChannel]

lol

[@AnxietyFreak]

You doing the follow up is some king sh1t

[@sterlgirlceline]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😊

[@dhirajsingh9071]

ओ मिस्टर 🦓 हम हैं बिहार के समझा । इ पौधा बिना कुछ डालले लाग जाता है समझा कि नहीं हमका उल्लू समझता है ।

[@TechplantChannel]

?

[@werosification]

rooting hormone producers hate him lol

[@TechplantChannel]

lmao i can just picture those spam ads. I think rooting hormone does have a place, there are times when it would be necessary. But for most common plants you see in the houseplant hobby I don't think you need it.

[@werosification]

@@TechplantChannel yeah it makes sense. i usually have no problem rooting cuttings, but right now I have two plants that just decided they don't want to grow roots at all, I might look into buying something to help them

[@donethos]

This experiment may well have encountered human error. Nothing personal. Love your channel, just not this particular experiment.

[@javierzurera986]

Rooting long hormone term

[@TechplantChannel]

lmao, my thumbnail skills are bad

[@javierzurera986]

@@TechplantChannel ;)