Rooting Hormones

[BikerDoc5968]

So here we go again....has anyone heard of or used a rooting hormone called HORMEX. It contains the following: 1-Napthalene acetic Acid... 0.240%, 3-Indole Butyric Acid... 0.013% and Vitamin B-1... 0.250%, while K.L.N. contains approximatley 0.11%, 0.06% and 0.03% respectfully along with minute amounts of Mono-Ammonium Phosphate, Mono-Potassium Phosphate, Ammonium Nitrate and Potassium Nitrate.

[Chubidubi]

I was told that it's too strong for chids. Apart from that I really don't know.

[Jerry Delaney]

I don't use any rooting hormone on my orchids, but I have used Hormex to root cuttings of other plants. It's been a long time but I wonder if your Hormex has a number on it? If I am thinking of the right thing, it comes in a variety of strengths, each one recommended for different plants.

[Ray]

The other ingredients in K-L-N help enhance the solubility of the hormones.

If the Hormex is a liquid, just dilute it more than the K-L-N would be. If it's a powder, don't use it directly on orchids - it is really intended for woody plants, so is much stronger.

[BikerDoc5968]

Yes, the Hormex product is a liquid and I assumed because the concentration of its componets is greater, that simply using less per application would achieve the same end result. The other difference is that the Hormex doesn't contain the small amount of "fertilzer."