Safe rooting product for orchids using IBA and NAA?

[PaphLover]

Hi Experts,

I found this product at the hydroponic store I go to because it has the cheapest prices for LECA, lights, fertilizer, net pots, etc. They sell quite a bit to our orchid society.

Admittedly, I know nothing about growing pot plants, but I suspect they're less particular about fertilizer overload than orchids, so I don't think products used on them can just be interchanged and used on orchids.

But I found this product and wanted to try it out because:
1. you get a lot of rooting gel for the cost.
2. I'm leery of buying keiki paste off of eBay
3. I thought it might be useful for rootless plants you're trying to save or seedlings just out of flask.
4. The manufacturer is within a 15min drive of me. I like supporting local.

I've looked for a more complete listing of ingredients, but the list below is the best I could find. So, based on this limited information...

My questions:
1. Do you think this product would be safe for orchids?
2. Do you think it would cause deformity either in the plant, future bloom development, cell structure?
3. Would you buy this product?
4. If I contact the manufacturer directly to inquire about ingredients are they required to give more information than "our secret recipe nonsense" written below? Is there any specific ingredients I should be asking about? Ratios? Basically, what info should I ask them for?

Ray, I'm definitely hoping you'll chime in on this one, since I have read your article on the use of IBA and NAA in root production.

Thanks for reading and your input!



Remo’s Roots is Remo’s original and flagship product. This unique formula seals your cut immediately and saturates the area with multiple rooting compounds.

It is one of the only propagation gels to contain two different rooting hormones: IBA and NAA. Normally these two hormones repel each other and thus won’t bind together in a gel format. Our proprietary mixing method successfully binds the two together for maximum rooting potential.

Remo’s Roots is registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

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