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Old 06-29-2013, 10:16 AM
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Default Has anyone tried this with KLN ?

I recently bought a quart of KLN. The little voice in my head kept saying "get a smaller bottle" and while I usually listen, this time I said GO AWAY!

KLN has a very unstable shelf life and it's recommended that you keep it in the fridge. You can't keep the stuff in your garage...your greenhouse...or anywhere that doesn't offer stable cool temps.

So here I am with this quart of KLN, which isn't cheap. At a tsp. per gallon going into a pot every month of so, I would imagine that I'm not going to make it through that quart in a years time. I started giving it to a Bismarck Palm, a Camphor tree, a Bonsai and some Plumaria with great results but I'm never going to get through this quart....I'm the thrifty type who hates to waste anything. SO...I was thinking.... My husband cringes when I do that.

KLN contains NAA (Naphalene Acetic Acid), IBA (Indolebutyric Acid) and vitamin B1 (Thiamine). So no wonder it's so unstable. I'm not a chemist...I'm a nurse with a minor in Chemistry BUT no chemist! That said...

I can understand why you can't apply heat to these compounds....BUT....these compounds are frozen all the time! The question is....has anyone tried it with KLN?

I wonder what would happen if I put a tsp in each slot of an ice tray, fill the rest with pure water and freeze? I could then, pop the cubes out of the tray and suck pack batches in a food saver bag. When I need a tsp., I could just throw in a cube or two and be done with it. No measuring!

Does anyone have any input on why this wouldn't work while maintaining the integrity of the compounds of KLN?
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