Root hormones sold in Canada... - Orchid Board

annehylee · #1 06-20-2009, 08:54 PM

I have a phal that went through a root rot and have been salvaged. It's recovering well and started to grow a new leaf

. I want to try to give it some root hormone to encourage some new growths - right now, it only has 3-4 good ones plus 2 new ones starting to grow. Through reading the posts on this forum, I saw some recommendations for KLN... I know that you can order this online but I was hoping to find something at a local store - like Home Depot or Sheridan Nursery, etc. I am located in Toronto

. Can I use any root hormone or do I have to use one that's just for orchids

?

RosieC · #2 06-21-2009, 07:38 AM

Hi Anne,

I don't know what is available in Toronto, but someone else on OB recently said a liquid one was best and that the powder ones can be too concentrate for Orchids.

KLN is not specifically for orchids, so I don't think you need one that is.

Hopefully someone else who knows what's available near you will be able to chime in.

annehylee · #3 06-23-2009, 07:53 PM

Hopefully Rosie cause I asked the ppl at Home Depot and they were cluecless... Not that I'm surprised. It's hard find someone with a lot of knowledge/experience at these big department stores...

TylerK · #4 07-16-2009, 01:39 PM

Hey. I'm in Toronto too. If you can make it down to the distillery district (or close to it), there's a hydroponics/gardening supply store that sells both KLN and Superthrive I think. If you do a Google search on "Bustan Toronto" you can find their website and exact location.

You can also do a search for Plant Hormones Canada. They also sell some neat stuff that might help.

Tyler