hardwood cutting/aloe vera/ S/H and kelpmax

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I have several lovely yellow tea rose cutting for an early Valentines day.
I want to clone them using Aloe Vera as rooting hormone, then place in S/H using the same method as for orchids. Before I rose cut rose stem on an angle 1/2 inch below a same year node, I cut an inch off of the largest part of a mature aloe and put the green but firm rose stem that I scrap/scar with clean knife, into the inch of juicy aloe, and gently cover with Leca.

My question is before I use the Aloe Vera, would it benefit from KelpMax, and if so, how would I use it for either an orchid stem or a rose stem.

I am going to try a couple of rose stems and root them in sand and potting soil in a regular plastic clear pot, holes in the bottom instead of the side of it. I want to try KelpMax before the Aloe but don't know what I am doing as it is new for me.